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Medicare Considers New Ruling to Eliminate Coverage of Bone Anchored Hearing Solutions
August 9, 2014
If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has its way, people with certain types of hearing loss will no longer be able to benefit from proven bone anchored hearing solutions such as the... Read More
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Plural Publishing, A Leading Publisher in Speech and Hearing, Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
August 8, 2014
(San Diego, CA – August 1, 2014) – Founded in August 2004 by Sadanand and Angie Singh, Plural Publishing, Inc. marks its ten year anniversary this month. Independently owned, Plural publis... Read More
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Neuromonics Details Top Three Tinnitus Questions
August 8, 2014
Tinnitus company increases awareness, understanding of ringing in the ears.WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 30, 2014 – Tinnitus – commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears” affects... Read More
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Audiology Systems Makes Vestibular Assessement CEU Seminars Accessible To More Hearing Care Professionals
August 7, 2014
Renowned Head Impulse Seminar series – recognized for 0.4 CEUs – is now available in more key cities across the country to help hearing professionals boost their vestibular assessment prof... Read More
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Rayovac’s Portage Plant Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
August 6, 2014
Portage, WI, August 1st, 2014 – Today, Rayovac’s Portage plant is celebrating 50 years of operation. To commemorate half a century of community involvement in the city of Portage, Rayovac... Read More
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Oticon’s Henning Falster Celebrates 40 Years of Knowledge Sharing, Professional Development and Special Events
August 6, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ July 30 – On July 16, Oticon employees gathered to salute Henning Falster for his 40-year contribution to building a leadership position in education and professional development... Read More
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Research Gives New Insights into Rare Disease of the Inner Ear
August 4, 2014
A new study has shed light on the factors likely to lead to the development of a rare condition affecting the inner ear.A new study has shed light on the factors likely to lead to the development of a... Read More
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Study Links APC Gene to Learning and Autistic-like Disabilities
August 2, 2014
New mouse model shows that APC regulates proteins critical for normal learning, memory, and behavior.BOSTON (June 17, 2014) — Autistic-like behaviors and decreased cognitive ability may be assoc... Read More
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Inner Ear Stem Cells Hold Promise for Restoring Hearing
July 31, 2014
New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2014—Spiral ganglion cells are essential for hearing and their irreversible degeneration in the inner ear is common in most types of hearing loss. Adult spiral ganglio... Read More
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Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D., Named Chairperson of Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Board of Trustees
July 30, 2014
Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D., of Mill Valley, California, has been named chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading organization fo... Read More
UI Study Shows Hippocampus is Involved in Language Processing, May Help Treat Alzheimer's
July 29, 2014
The hippocampus is no longer just for memory.University of Iowa researchers show that this brain region is involved in language processing as well, possibly providing additional insight into the accom... Read More
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RIT Mourns the Passing of Deaf Pioneer Robert F. Panara
July 28, 2014
Robert F. Panara, much beloved professor emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology, author, poet, historian and international authority on deaf figures in literature, and the National Technical In... Read More
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Dr. Martin Pienkowski of Salus University Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation
July 27, 2014
Elkins Park, PA – Martin Pienkowski, PhD, assistant professor at Salus University George S. Osborne College of Audiology has received a $20,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research... Read More
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Los Angeles Medical Team Performs California’s First Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery on Toddler at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Part of Only NIH-funded Study of Device’s Safety and Use In Young Children
July 26, 2014
3-year-old Canadian boy hears for first time after device activation at Keck Medicine of USC.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Los Angeles team of scientists and surgeons from Keck Medicine of the Unive... Read More
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Medicare Proposes to Eliminate Osseointegrated Implant as Benefit
July 25, 2014
July 9, 2014 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—through its proposed rule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies for 2015—has proposed th... Read More
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Audiology Systems Helps Improve Fitting Skills for Hearing Care Professionals with Practical Hands-on Training
July 24, 2014
Popular FittingNOW! series recognized for 0.4 CEUs and available in key cities across the country empowers hearing care professionals to make smarter fitting choices for their patients.Schaumburg, IL... Read More
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ASHA Wins Prestigious Award for Diversity Recruitment Programs
July 23, 2014
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has earned the highest association industry honor, a 2014 Power of A Summit Award, for its diversity recruitment initiatives to ensure a more cu... Read More
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Ryan Hait-Campbell Named National Association of the Deaf Youth Ambassador
July 22, 2014
He will represent NAD and offer help for deaf-run business startups.Ryan Hait-Campbell, who with three other students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the... Read More
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Oticon Celebrates 110 Years of People First
July 22, 2014
More than 350 Oticon employees celebrated 110 years of putting the needs of People First at a company-wide salute held at Oticon headquarters in Somerset, NJ. Oticon President Peer Lauritsen encourage... Read More
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Studies Advance Potential Use of MRI Magnetic Fields to Diagnose and Treat Balance Disorders and Dizziness
July 21, 2014
Magnetic pull of MRI shown in zebrafish and in people with common inner-ear disturbance.Expanding on earlier research, Johns Hopkins researchers report that people with balance disorders or dizziness... Read More
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