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Salus University Osborne College of Audiology Summer Workshops
June 13, 2014
Salus University Osborne College of Audiology is proud to offer two outstanding workshops for the summer of 2014. “Diagnosis and Management of Middle Ear Function” and “Advances in H... Read More
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Northgate Hosts International Event in Italy on Childhood Hearing Screening
June 13, 2014
Northgate Public hosted an international meeting of health experts in Lake Como, Italy. The working lunch brought together international experts in hearing screening to discuss the role of the school... Read More
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Voting Opens for 2014 Oticon Focus on People Awards – Vote Online at oticonusa.com!
June 12, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ June 11 – Voting in now open for 2014 Oticon Focus on People Awards at oticonusa.com. Website visitors are invited to cast their vote for the 12 finalists who represent the "... Read More
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Honeywell Hosts Free Hearing Conservation Seminars in June to Prevent Workplace Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
June 12, 2014
SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, USA — May 28, 2014 — Free hearing conservation seminars to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace are scheduled for June around the U.S. and Can... Read More
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Dr. James Jerger on AERPs
June 11, 2014
This month’s 20Q is authored by none other than the venerable Dr. James Jerger. In addition to the evidence-based clinical information about AERPs (auditory event-related potentials) and the peek th... Read More
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Unitron Celebrates 50 Years: Technology Changes but Relationships Remain a Constant in Company’s History
June 10, 2014
June 4th, 2014 - Kitchener, ON, Canada – Unitron is proudly celebrating 50 years of building strong relationships with hearing healthcare professionals and delivering great products and services... Read More
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Brain Anatomy Differences Between Deaf, Hearing Depend on First Language Learned
June 10, 2014
WASHINGTON – In the first known study of its kind, researchers have shown that the language we learn as children affects brain structure, as does hearing status. The findings are reported in the... Read More
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Sonova Announces Appointment of Group Vice President Phonak
June 9, 2014
Stäfa (Switzerland), 4 June 2014 – Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing solutions, announces today the appointment of Martin Grieder to the position of Group Vic... Read More
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Hearing Quality Restored with Bionic Ear Technology Used for Gene Therapy
June 9, 2014
Existing cochlear technology used in a new way to re-grow auditory nerve.Researchers at UNSW Australia have for the first time used electrical pulses delivered from a cochlear implant to deliver gene... Read More
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Dr. Rita Chaiken Receives Salus University Audiology Alumnus of the Year Award
June 8, 2014
Elkins Park, Pa. – Rita R. Chaiken, AuD, FAAA has been recognized as the Salus University Audiology Alumnus of the Year for her “extraordinary service and contributions to the profession o... Read More
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Speech Means Using Both Sides of Our Brain, NYU & NYU Langone Researchers Find
June 7, 2014
We use both sides of our brain for speech, a finding by researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center that alters previous conceptions about neurological activity. The results, whi... Read More
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Computer Models of Neuronal Sound Processing in the Brain Lead to Cochlear Implant Improvements
June 7, 2014
Children learning to speak depend on functional hearing. So-called cochlear implants allow people with severe hearing loss to hear again by stimulating the auditory nerve directly. Researchers at the... Read More
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Oticon Foundation Awards $94,000 to The CARE Project to Extend EDHI Program Support
June 6, 2014
Copenhagen, DK June 4 – The Oticon Foundation has announced the award of a $94,000 grant to The CARE Project to expand training, direction and implementation of adjustment counseling strategie... Read More
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Researchers Turn Current Sound-Localization Theories 'On Their Ear'
June 5, 2014
Mass. Eye and Ear scientists challenge the two dominant theories of how people localize sounds.BOSTON – The ability to localize the source of sound is important for navigating the world and for... Read More
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Hearing Aids in Children Associated with Improved Speech, Language Abilities
June 4, 2014
Bottom Line: Fitting children with mild to severe hearing loss (HL) with hearing aids (HAs) appears to be associated with better speech and language development.Authors: J. Bruce Tomblin, Ph.D., of th... Read More
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Beltone Announces New Hearing Care Foundation
June 2, 2014
(May 30, 2014) Chicago, IL. – www.beltone.com – Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for over 70 years, has announced the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization... Read More
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Dr. Janice Scharre Named Provost at Salus University
June 1, 2014
Elkins Park, PA (May 20, 2014) – Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Salus University, has appointed Janice Scharre, OD, MA, FAAO to the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic A... Read More
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CAA is Calling Investigators to apply for a Clinical-Research Grant
May 31, 2014
The Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) Clinical-Research Grant will provides financial and practical support to individuals wanting to investigate a unique research question on hearing and/or balance... Read More
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Listen to This: Research Upends Understanding of How Humans Perceive Sound
May 30, 2014
A key piece of the scientific model used for the past 30 years to help explain how humans perceive sound is wrong, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine... Read More
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School Hearing Tests do not Detect Noise Exposure Hearing Loss
May 29, 2014
School hearing tests cannot effectively detect adolescent high-frequency hearing loss, which is typically caused by loud noise exposure, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.The... Read More
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