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Sound Preconditioning Prevents Ototoxic Drug-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice
December 16, 2013
The death of sensory hair cells in the ear results in irreversible hearing loss. Several classes of drugs, including aminoglycoside antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs are known to kill hair cells; how... Read More
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With 20,000 Zebrafish, Texas A&M Researcher Tackles Deafness
December 15, 2013
COLLEGE STATION -- A cure for human deafness just might be swimming alongside the thousands of zebrafish in muggy rooms across the hall from Texas A&M University biologist Bruce Riley's office... Read More
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The Green Bay Packers to Honor One of Their Own with the HearStrong Foundation
December 14, 2013
On December 9th, former Packer Blaise Winter will be honored as a HearStrong Champion in the Lambeau Field Atrium. Syracuse, NY (December 4, 2013) — A franchise used to celebrating championship... Read More
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American Academy of Audiology Opposes Expansion of VA Hearing Health Benefits by Hearing Instrument Specialists
December 14, 2013
(Washington, DC–December 13, 2013)—The American Academy of Audiology appreciates the important and effective hearing health care provided by audiologists to our nation’s veterans thr... Read More
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Hearing Impairment and Dual Sensory Impairment are Associated with Increased Mortality in Older Men
December 13, 2013
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working with researchers in Iceland, have found that hearing impairment and dual sens... Read More
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World-first Device Offers New Insight into Life with a Cochlear Implant
December 11, 2013
A new imaging device was launched on Macquarie University’s campus today, helping researchers in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD) and HEARing Cooperative Researc... Read More
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HANSATON USA Announces New Advanced ITE Hearing Instruments
December 11, 2013
Custom ITE, HANSATON’s latest innovation in hearing instruments, boasts revolutionary new XearA technology packaged in our new, state-of-the-art custom shell lab. XearA technology is available i... Read More
Industry
GN Otometrics Strengthens Audiology Team to Drive Customer Care
December 10, 2013
Company Hires Kathleen Hill as Audiology Education Manager.Schaumburg, IL. | December 4, 2013 – GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, announced today that it... Read More
Industry
What You Hear Could Depend on What Your Hands are Doing
December 9, 2013
A new finding could lead to strategies for treating speech loss after a stroke and helping children with dyslexia; interestingly, it might also explain one reason people perceive a presidential candid... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Top 10!
December 9, 2013
Each December on AudiologyOnline, we highlight the top articles and recorded courses from the year. We had the best year ever, and thus had a very difficult time keeping this list to only 10. Here g... Read More
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Hearing Industry Research Consortium Announces New Grant Recipients
December 8, 2013
Winners Receive $150,000 Each to Advance the Understanding of Dynamic Spatial Listening Scenarios.MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3, 2013 – The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) is excited to announc... Read More
Research
Cochlear Announces the FDA Clearance of the Baha® 4 Attract System, the First Magnetic Baha Bone Conduction Hearing Device
December 7, 2013
Centennial, Colo., (December 3, 2013) – Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Coch... Read More
Industry
New Strategy Lets Cochlear Implant Users Hear Music
December 6, 2013
For many, music is a universal language that unites people when words cannot. But for those who use cochlear implants – technology that allows deaf and hard of hearing people to comprehend speec... Read More
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DeafTEC Receives Telly Award for Deaf Professional Video
December 5, 2013
DeafTEC, a national resource for high schools and community colleges that educate deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM-related programs, received a 2013 Telly Award for its video Deaf Professiona... Read More
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Tips for Using Tech Gifts Safely This Holiday Season
December 4, 2013
On Heels of New Study Revealing Growing Mobile Tech Use in Children, Parents Should Prioritize Hearing Protection.Rockville, MD - November 25, 2013 - With skyrocketing use of smart mobile devices amon... Read More
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Andrea Maeder Joins Oticon, Inc. as Human Resources Director
December 4, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ November 13 -- Oticon, Inc. has appointed Andrea Maeder as Human Resource Director. In her new role, Ms. Maeder will be responsible for developing and executing HR strategies and prog... Read More
Industry
Starkey Hearing Technologies Announces President Bill Clinton as a Keynote Speaker for Hearing Innovation Expo 2014
December 3, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27, 2013 - Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce that President Bill Clinton, will be one of several ren... Read More
Industry
Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Reports micon Portfolio Credited for Better Quality of Life through Improved Hearing
December 2, 2013
Siemens Hearing Instruments has recently unveiled its latest hearing innovations to the UK and has since received positive feedback for its micon™ range of hearing instruments. The micon portfol... Read More
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Harnessing a Stress Response May Prevent Hearing Damage
December 1, 2013
October 23, 2013 - Too much noise can permanently damage your hearing, but in some cases, a little noise might be just what the doctor ordered. New research from the lab of Lisa Cunningham, Ph.D., at... Read More
Research
A Fly's Hearing
November 30, 2013
UI study shows fruit fly is ideal model to study hearing loss in people.If your attendance at too many rock concerts has impaired your hearing, listen up.University of Iowa researchers say that the co... Read More
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