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Oticon Marketing Boot Camp Equips Hearing Care Professionals with Knowledge and Skills to Succeed in a Competitive Marketplace
June 19, 2014
Somerset, NJ June 11 – Park City, Utah, the training ground for America’s elite Olympic athletes, proved an ideal backdrop for the 2014 Oticon Advanced Marketing Boot Camp. Now in its six... Read More
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New Release of Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
June 18, 2014
(San Diego, CA – June 6, 2014) – Counseling in the field of communication disorders is an essential dimension of professional practice, but just what it entails is often a bit of a mystery... Read More
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Website Launched for Program that Helps Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Earn Graduate Degrees
June 17, 2014
Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program has students in RIT/NTID and UR programs.A website is now available detailing the partnership between Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of... Read More
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U-M Tinnitus Discovery Opens Door to Possible New Treatment Avenues
June 17, 2014
Disruption of timing from sensory nerves underlies 'ringing in the ears' that plagues millions, including many veterans.ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For tens of millions of Americans, there's... Read More
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Sonic Presents Ear to Ear Inspirations - New Infographic
June 16, 2014
Sonic introduces new infographic about 3 famous people who took a win from hearing lossJune 16, 2014. Somerset, NJ. It’s easy to think hearing loss would be a disadvantage in life—but yo... Read More
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Play it Again, Sam: How the Brain Recognizes Familiar Music
June 15, 2014
McGill research reveals how motor networks help us know whether we've previously heard a tune.Research from McGill University reveals that the brain's motor network helps people remember and r... Read More
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NIH Researchers Discover Key Factor in Early Auditory System Development: Finding Offers Insight into How Sensory Cells Find Their Position
June 14, 2014
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a molecule in an animal model that acts as a key player in establishing the organization of the auditory system. The molecule, a protein... Read More
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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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