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Real Value & Exceptional Performance with Bernafon’s Carista
March 8, 2014
Bern, February 26, 2014 – At AudiologyNOW! 2014 from March 26 – 29 in Orlando, Bernafon presents Carista 5 | 3 and the newest wireless connectivity devices including SoundGate 2, Phone Ada... Read More
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International Coalition Launches Unprecedented Effort to Raise Awareness of Communication Disorders
March 7, 2014
Speech, Language and Hearing Organizations in Various Parts of the World Join Forces.(Rockville, Maryland, USA – January 27, 2014) For the first time in history, organizations in six countries t... Read More
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CBS Affiliates Spotlight Neuromonics Success in Treating Tinnitus
March 7, 2014
Company helps sufferers with effective tinnitus treatment.WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 5, 2014 – CBS affiliates in Denver and Kansas City have recently featured Neuromonics, Inc., and the success a... Read More
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Health Department Launches Ad Campaign Warning of the Dangers of Listening To Loud Headphones
March 6, 2014
Prolonged exposure to loud sound can cause irreversible hearing damage.The Health Department launched a new ad campaign today warning people that listening to headphones at high volume can cause tinni... Read More
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Vanderbilt Study Reveals Senses of Sight and Sound Separated in Children with Autism
March 5, 2014
Like watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have trouble integrating simultaneous information from their eyes and their ears, according to a Vand... Read More
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HEARing Cooperative Research Centre Gets Funding Boost
March 5, 2014
February 25, 2014 - The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (HEARing CRC) in Australia has received a five year funding extension from the CRC Program to continue developing new devices, therapies and... Read More
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Surrounded by Sound: When it Comes to the Big Screen, Your Ears Play a Role
March 4, 2014
Sonic launches new infographic focusing on memorable movie sounds, just in time for Oscars.March 28, 2014. Somerset, NJ. The shower scene from Psycho. The approaching shark fin in Jaws. Julie Andr... Read More
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Beltone Launches Beltone First, a Revolutionary Hearing Aid
March 3, 2014
New Made for iPhone® Hearing Aid Offers a Whole New Hearing Experience.CHICAGO-- Beltone First™ hits the market today as a revolutionary hearing aid capable of streaming high-quality stereo... Read More
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Oticon VP of Marketing Sheena Oliver Selected as 2014 Marketing Hall of Femme Inductee
March 2, 2014
National Award Celebrates the Most Influential Women in Marketing.SOMERSET, NJ February 24 – Oticon, Inc. announced today that Sheena Oliver, Oticon Vice President of Marketing, has been honore... Read More
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Mastering School Life Despite Hearing Loss
March 1, 2014
The Hear the World Foundation gives parents tips on helping their children deal with hearing loss at schoolBeing able to hear the teacher clearly is vital to learning and academic success. This is no... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies’ Kalyani Mallela Honored as a 2014 New Face of Engineering
February 28, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2013 - Starkey Hearing Technologies’ Kalyani Mallela was recently honored by DiscoverE as a 2014 New Faces of Engineering honoree. The 2014 class includes 13 emerging young... Read More
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Neuromonics Debuts Next-Generation Oasis Device to Treat Tinnitus
February 28, 2014
U.S. Army research acquisition act funds development of product to help ringing in the ears.WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 26, 2014 – Audiologists who treat sufferers of severe tinnitus will be able t... Read More
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Third Edition Launch- Sandlin’s Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Consdierations
February 27, 2014
(San Diego, CA – February 18, 2014) – The comprehensive Sandlin's Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification, now in its third edition, provides the hearing health professional with an over... Read More
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Oticon Donates Hearing Instruments to West Texas Blast Victim
February 26, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ February 20 – Oticon, Inc. donated a pair of hearing instruments to Maranda Hayes to replace the hearing devices the high school student lost when her home was destroyed following... Read More
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NEW Study Shows Barriers to Health Care Remain for Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families
February 26, 2014
AG Bell Survey of 1,000 Indicates that Cost and Access to Care Are Two Challenges.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Every day, 33 babies are born with hearing loss in the United States. These children and thei... Read More
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Resound® Launches Resound LiNX™, a Revolutionary Hearing Aid
February 25, 2014
ReSound has become the first hearing technology manufacturer to release to market a Made for iPhone hearing aid.The new ReSound LiNXTM offers direct streaming of sound from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch... Read More
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Cochlear Implants — With No Exterior Hardware
February 24, 2014
A cochlear implant that can be wirelessly recharged would use the natural microphone of the middle ear rather than a skull-mounted sensor.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Cochlear implants — medical devices... Read More
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Goal of Identifying Nearly All Genetic Causes of Deafness is Within Reach
February 23, 2014
New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2013—At least half of all cases of deafness that develop from birth through infancy in developed countries have a genetic basis, as do many cases of later onset progre... Read More
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CU Researchers May Have Discovered a Plan to Disable Meniere's Disease
February 22, 2014
AURORA, Colo. - Researchers at University of Colorado School of Medicine may have figured out what causes Meniere's disease and how to attack it. According to Carol Foster, MD, from the department... Read More
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Complete Rebrand for a Major Canadian Association: CASLPA is now Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC)
February 21, 2014
OTTAWA, ON (February 5, 2014) — The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) unveils a new name, a new logo and a new tagline as part of an extensive rebran... Read More
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