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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Beltone Offers New Extensions to its Award Winning Beltone First and Beltone Origin Product Lines
December 10, 2014
(December 2, 2014) Chicago, IL — www.beltone.com — Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for nearly 75 years, has announced the latest additions to its Beltone First™ and Beltone Origin... Read More
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International Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children Co-Organized by ACIA and Vanderbilt University Medical Center December 11-13, 2014/Nashville
December 9, 2014
WHAT: The 14th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in children, a conference involving national and global leaders in the field of cochlear implants will come together to share research and best clinical p... Read More
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ESCO Hires Chief Operations Officer
December 9, 2014
Plymouth, Minnesota - ESCO Holdings LLC, the hearing industry’s leader in warranty and insurance services, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kathleen Kuntz as its new Chief Operations Officer... Read More
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Children Understand Familiar Voices Better than those of Strangers
December 8, 2014
Familiar voices can improve spoken language processing among school-age children, according to a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. However, the advanta... Read More
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Infant Cooing, Babbling Linked to Hearing Ability, MU Researcher Finds
December 7, 2014
MU study reinforces the importance of early hearing interventions.COLUMBIA, Mo. – Infants’ vocalizations throughout the first year follow a set of predictable steps from crying and cooing... Read More
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Viral Infection in Nose Can Trigger Bacterial Infection in the Ear
December 6, 2014
Middle ear infection (acute otitis media) is very common in young children. Now, a new study from the US suggests one of the triggers can be a viral infection in the nose.The researchers, from Wake Fo... Read More
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Community Music Programs Enhance Brain Function in At-Risk Children
December 5, 2014
Two years of musical training improves auditory brain function.EVANSTON, Ill. --- A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk yout... Read More
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Improving Babies' Language Skills Before they're Even Old Enough to Speak
December 4, 2014
A Rutgers researcher focuses infants on noticing the sounds that are most important.In the first months of life, when babies begin to distinguish sounds that make up language from all the other sounds... Read More
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How Learning to Talk is in the Genes
December 3, 2014
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy.Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at th... Read More
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Ida Institute Sponsors Logo Design Contest for International Ear Care Day
December 2, 2014
Call for entries opens December 1 at idainstitute.org.Naerum, DK December 1 -- The Ida Institute, with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is sponsoring a global logo competit... Read More
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The Rights of Public School Students to Effective Communication
December 1, 2014
November 12, 2014: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division together with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehab... Read More
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RIT/NTID Grad Helps Improve Lives Around the World
November 30, 2014
A curiosity about a college campus more than 6,600 miles from his home nearly 20 years ago has led Minoru Yoshida to improve the lives of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals around the world... Read More
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Pain, Magnet Displacement in MRI in Patients with Cochlear Implants
November 29, 2014
Pain, discomfort and magnet displacement were documented in a small medical records review study of patients with cochlear implants (CIs) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a... Read More
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Fish and Fatty Acid Consumption Associated With Lower Risk of Hearing Loss in Women
November 28, 2014
Study provides insights to possibly prevent or delay acquired hearing loss.BOSTON, MA – Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that consumption of two or more servings of fish per... Read More
Study: Viral Infection in Nose Can Trigger Middle Ear Infection
November 26, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 5, 2014 – Middle ear infections, which affect more than 85 percent of children under the age of 3, can be triggered by a viral infection in the nose rather than... Read More
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New Oticon Foundation Grant Supports the Marion Downs Lecture Through 2019
November 26, 2014
Additional Gift Made to Support the September Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference.(Reston, VA, November 25, 2014) The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is pleased to announce... Read More
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Cocktail Party Neuroscience: Making Sense of Voices in a Crowd
November 25, 2014
The role of prediction and attention in understanding of speech.Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system. Without realizing it,... Read More
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GW Physician Addresses Stigma against Patients and Providers with Disabilities
November 24, 2014
Leana Wen, M.D., shares her personal experiences on sensitizing doctors to patients with disabilities in an essay published in Health Affairs.WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2014) — Nearly 20 percent of Ame... Read More
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Blocking Key Enzyme Minimizes Stroke Injury
November 23, 2014
DALLAS – A drug that blocks the action of the enzyme Cdk5 could substantially reduce brain damage if administered shortly after a stroke, UT Southwestern Medical Center research suggests.The fin... Read More
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HLAA Signs Historic Agreement on Movie Captioning
November 22, 2014
In an historic first, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) along with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA), the Alexander Graham Bell Associ... Read More
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