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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Oticon Sharpens Consumer Focus on BrainHearing™ Technology with Popular Brain Training Program
October 19, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ October 7 -- Oticon, Inc. is driving home the “brain first” approach of the company’s innovative BrainHearing™ technology to consumers with a unique promotion fe... Read More
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Siemens Introduces binax, its Most Advanced Hearing Aid Technology Yet
October 18, 2014
binax is clinically proven to outperform normal hearing in challenging environments New touchControl App for iPhone™ and Android™ turns smartphones into hearing aid remote controlsNew eas... Read More
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NIDCD Recognizes National Protect Your Hearing Month and National Audiology Awareness Month
October 18, 2014
October 16, 2014 - October is National Protect Your Hearing Month and National Audiology Awareness Month. This month, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and t... Read More
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Ida Institute Adds Project Specialist/Audiologist and Web Editor
October 17, 2014
Naerum, DK October 1 -- Ida Institute, a non-profit independent educational institute, today announced the appointment of Anne Mette Jeppesen as Project Specialist and Audiologist and Amanda Farah C... Read More
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What's Your Superpower?
October 16, 2014
October is Audiology Awareness Month. Check out resources from professional associations to promote these initiatives in your community, as well as our superpower graphic that you can find and share f... Read More
Phonak Audéo V: Next generation Receiver-In-Canal (RIC) Hearing Aid Product Line Based on New Venture Platform
October 16, 2014
Twice the processing power and up to 30% less battery consumption – AutoSense OS next generation automation technology providing consumers with maximum convenience and a seamless listening exper... Read More
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Unitron Appoints Global Leaders in Sales and Human Resources to Key Executive Positions
October 15, 2014
Senior leadership team expansion targets innovation in sales and customer experienceOctober 07, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, today announ... Read More
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Music to Your Ears?
October 14, 2014
New Research Examines Evidence of Damage to Your Hearing.University of Leicester - August 2014 - Many people listen to loud music without realizing that this can affect their hearing. This could lead... Read More
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Study: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Alters Brain Responses to Speech
October 13, 2014
Prolonged exposure to loud noise alters how the brain processes speech, potentially increasing the difficulty in distinguishing speech sounds, according to neuroscientists at The University of Texas a... Read More
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Oticon Summer Camps in Denmark and US Invite Next Generation of Hearing Care Professionals to Explore Newest Research, Insights and Directions in Audiology
October 12, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ October 3 - More than 150 students representing the next generation of hearing care professionals participated in this year’s Oticon summer camp experiences in Denmark and the US.... Read More
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Universities Should Follow RIT’s Role in Preparing Disabled Students for Work
October 11, 2014
NOD kicks off National Disability Employment Awareness Month at RIT Career Fair. Rochester Institute of Technology has been credited by the National Organization on Disability as a good Read More
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Unitron Hosts European Conference
October 10, 2014
Event places the patient and practice growth at the center of the conversation.October 07, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, welcomed more tha... Read More
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Complications of Tube Insertion in Ears Not Worse for Kids with Cleft Lip/Palate
October 10, 2014
Bottom Line: Children with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) have no worse complications from ventilation tube (VT) insertion in their ears to treat otitis media with effusion (OME, a buildup of fluid in... Read More
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Ida Institute Earns Fourth International WebAward
October 9, 2014
Naerum, DK September 29 – The Web Marketing Association has honored Ida Institute with the 2014 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the Nonprofit Category. This is the f... Read More
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Researchers Find Molecular Similarities Among Head and Neck, Lung, and Bladder Cancers
October 8, 2014
August 8, 2014 - Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), working as part of a team of scientists wi... Read More
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Enhanced ASL Dictionary App Available
October 7, 2014
RIT/NTID-developed dictionary used all over the world.An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Inst... Read More
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Audiology Systems and Otometrics to Spotlight Better Tinnitus Management
October 6, 2014
New initiatives focus on the importance of assessment and dialogue when helping tinnitus patients.Schaumburg, IL - October 2014 – Audiology Systems, a full-service, U.S. distributor of GN Otomet... Read More
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2014 Oticon Human Link Conferences Explores the Brain, Cognition and Hearing Health
October 5, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ October 1 – More than 500 leading hearing care professionals from across the US attended the 2014 Human Link Conference, “Hearing Care is Health Care.” The professional... Read More
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Childhood Disability Rates Continue to Rise
October 4, 2014
Between 2001 and 2011, the percentage of children with disabilities rose 16 percent. The study, “Changing Trends of Childhood Disability, 2001–2011” appearing in the September 2014 i... Read More
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Louisiana and Pennsylvania Academies of Audiology Endorse the Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014
October 3, 2014
On September 13th, the Louisiana Academy of Audiology (LAA) became the 10th audiology organization to officially endorse the Audiology Patient Choice Act (H.R. 5304), since the bi-partisan bill was in... Read More
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