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Now Hear This: Scientists Discover Compound to Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss
February 9, 2014
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that excessive noise activates certain cells in the ear causing them to detach and damage the blood barrier.Bethesda, MD -- Your mother was right when she wa... Read More
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National Writing and Arts Contests for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
February 8, 2014
High school students may compete in writing, digital arts, film and animation contests.Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are eligible to compete for cash prizes and more in national contests sponsored... Read More
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Richard Danielson, PhD, to receive National Hearing Conservation Association’s Outstanding Hearing Conservationist Award
February 7, 2014
Westminster, CO ― February 4, 2014 — The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) will recognize audiologist and educator Richard W. Danielson, PhD, with its Outstanding Hearing Co... Read More
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Unitron’s Moxi Kiss Wins iF Product Design Award 2014
February 6, 2014
Refined and intelligent design puts Unitron’s hearing instrument on the world stage.February 5th, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, is p... Read More
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First Deaf International Short Course Swimming Championship at RIT
February 6, 2014
The Winter Olympics may be just a few weeks away, but an international sporting event occurred recently at Rochester Institute of Technology.Approximately 100 athletes from nine countries gathered to... Read More
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Beltone Offers HPF80™ NanoBlock Technology on its Entire Product Line
February 5, 2014
(February, 2014) Chicago, IL – www.beltone.com – Beltone, a leader in the hearing aid industry for over 70 years, has announced that HPF80™ Nano protective coating technology will be... Read More
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Oticon Scores Touchdown for Hearing Health with Super Bowl Infographics, Sound Advice and Two Amazing Little Girls in Sensei Hearing Instruments
February 4, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ February 3 – Oticon, Inc. turned Super Bowl fever into a unique opportunity to capture national media attention for hearing health with a targeted campaign that capitalized on ex... Read More
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Look at What I'm Saying
February 4, 2014
University of Utah engineers show brain depends on vision to hear.University of Utah bioengineers discovered our understanding of language may depend more heavily on vision than previously thought: un... Read More
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The History of Hearing Aids Throughout the Ages
February 3, 2014
New infographic from Sonic entertains and educates.From the do-it-yourself “hand cupped behind the ear” to the sophisticated all-in-the-ear hearing devices of the modern era, changes in he... Read More
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DTU and Three Hearing Aid Companies Start New Research Center
February 2, 2014
DTU, Oticon, Widex and GN Resound open a new research center on the 1st January 2014. The newly named CAMM center – Center for Acoustic-Mechanical Micro systems will focus on the interaction bet... Read More
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UT Dallas Study: Initial Success for New Tinnitus Treatment
February 1, 2014
UT Dallas researchers have demonstrated that treating tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, using vagus nerve stimulation-tone therapy is safe and brought significant improvement to some of the participan... Read More
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Oticon “At the Heart of It” Campaign Joins with Hearing Care Practices to Increase Heart and Hearing Health Awareness
February 1, 2014
Somerset, NJ January 28 – It is a cause that Oticon, Inc. and its employees have a lot of heart for and 2014 will once again see the company partnering with the American Heart Association for... Read More
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Neuromonics Introduces Easy-to-Use Device for Tinnitus Sufferers
January 31, 2014
Neuromonics Haven™ provides individualized, on-demand to help ringing in the ears.WESTMINSTER, Colo., Jan. 29, 2014 – Neuromonics, Inc., is introducing an easy-to-use device to help tinnit... Read More
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RIT/NTID Alumna Amber Zion to sign National Anthem for Super Bowl XLVIII
January 30, 2014
The hundred million television fans tuning in to watch Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2 may see two women with roots in Rochester performing the National Anthem.Opera star Renee Fleming, a graduate of East... Read More
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"Listen To Your Buds" Urges Consumer Electronics Show Attendees to Adopt Safe Listening Habits to Prevent Childhood Hearing Loss
January 29, 2014
(Rockville, MD - January 6, 2014) - Amid the fever-pitch buzz surrounding the newest, most innovative technologies on display at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week... Read More
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HLAA Files a Friend of the Court Brief Supporting Equal Access to Captioned Telephones
January 28, 2014
On August 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules regarding the use of Internet-based captioned telephone service (IP CTS) and software applications (apps) that provide cap... Read More
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Allied Health Media Appoints New Continuing Education Sales Director
January 28, 2014
Leading Continuing Education Company Expands Client Services and Products, Grows Sales Team.SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 10, 2014) -- Allied Health Media, the leading online provider of continuing educati... Read More
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Oticon Hearing Experts Sound Off About How Cold, Helmets, Stadium Design and More Can Impact Hearing on Game Day
January 27, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ January 24 -- It’s not all about the (fan) noise! Hearing care experts from Oticon, Inc., a leading manufacturer of hearing devices, located just miles 40 miles from MetLife Stadiu... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Hosts Another Successful Hearing Innovation Expo
January 26, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - January 23, 2014 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce that the 2014 Hearing Innovation E... Read More
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Towards a Better Understanding of Inherited Hearing Loss
January 25, 2014
IRCM researchers identify new proteins crucial for hearing.A team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Cayouette at the IRCM made an important discovery, published online yesterday by the scientific journ... Read More
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