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Chue Yang Appointed Director of Operations for Unitron US
September 28, 2013
September 27, 2013 — Plymouth, Minnesota — Unitron today announced the appointment of Chue Yang as Director of Operations for Unitron US. In this position, he oversees a broad range of op... Read More
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Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation R&D Service Awards Funding for Research on Ida Motivational Tools
September 27, 2013
NAERUM, DK September 23 -- The Rehabilitation R&D Service of the Veterans Administration has awarded funding for a pilot study that will explore whether the Ida Motivation Tools and motivational... Read More
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Otometrics Adds Dates and Cities to FittingNOW! Series 2013
September 27, 2013
Popular Demand Drives Schedule Expansion.Schaumburg, IL. - September 25, 2013 – GN Otometrics, a world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, announced today that it has added multipl... Read More
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Consumer Medical Devices Set for Stable Market Growth as Health Concerns Show No Sign of Ebbing
September 26, 2013
Austin, Texas (Sept. 12, 2013)- The world market for consumer medical devices will enjoy steady growth in the years ahead as aging populations climb in number and diseases exacting their toll require... Read More
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New Scoring System Allows Clinicians to Predict Dementia Risk in Older People With Type 2 Diabetes
September 25, 2013
Researchers have developed a simple scoring system, based on a patient’s age, health issues, and education, which accurately predicts the risk of dementia in people aged over 60 with type 2 diab... Read More
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Launches Campaign to Highlight Importance of Early Detection of Communication Disorders
September 25, 2013
Survey of Communication Experts Finds Public Unaware of Key Warning Signs.(Rockville, MD - September 18, 2013) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has launched a nationwide multi... Read More
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AG Bell Executive Director and CEO Leaves for New Position
September 24, 2013
The board of directors of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) today announced the resignation of Alexander T. Graham, who has served as executive director... Read More
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First Sergeant Matthew P. Eversmann, US Army (retired) Named National Spokesperson for “Fit to Serve” Campaign
September 23, 2013
Sgt. Eversmann, whose service was featured in “Black Hawk Down,” to raise awareness of the pressing need for improved hearing healthcare for America’s Veterans.WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndas... Read More
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NHCA Scholarship Foundation Announces 2014 Student Conference Awards Available
September 22, 2013
The Scholarship Foundation of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of student conference awards for the 38th Annual NHCA Con... Read More
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New Jersey Academy of Audiology’s Fifth Annual Meeting To Focus on Pediatric Audiology
September 21, 2013
Event Being Held Friday, October 18, 2013, at Montclair State University.Montclair, NJ, September 16 – The New Jersey Academy of Audiology’s (NJAA) fifth annual meeting, entitled “Cu... Read More
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Oticon Nera Builds on Powerful Inium Platform to Deliver Exceptional Performance in the Mid-Priced Category
September 20, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ, September 17 – Oticon’s powerful and efficient Inium wireless signal processor is driving a range of advanced audiological features in Oticon Nera, the newest hearing solutio... Read More
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HLAA Awards Program
September 20, 2013
Nominations Due October 31, 2013.HLAA currently is seeking nominations for the coming year. Please select Word version or PDF version to download the description of each award and its qualifications.... Read More
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Refreshingly Straightforward with Just the Right Amount of Consumer-Pleasing, New Sonic Charm is Hard to Resist
September 19, 2013
Somerset, NJ September 16 – Charm, Sonic’s newest family of mid-level hearing solutions, is designed to please with the just the right amount of essential features. New Charm’s ri... Read More
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AG Bell 2014 Convention Call for Papers
September 18, 2013
Poster Presentations and Concurrent Sessions.Submissions Open: September 3, 2013 Submissions Deadline: October 15, 2013The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Welcomes Call for Increased Innovation in Procurement
September 17, 2013
Siemens Hearing Instruments welcomes the call for the NHS to be responsive to innovative ideas and solutions from the healthcare industry as contained within the Department of Health’s ‘Be... Read More
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Conferences Encourage more Deaf Students in Sign Language Research
September 16, 2013
Peter C. Hauser, associate professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and director of NTID’s Deaf Studies Laboratory, spent part of this summer in England to help broaden the par... Read More
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Are You Ready for Some CEUs?
September 16, 2013
Ok, so maybe it doesn’t have quite the same ring as ‘football’, but we have an amazing fall course line up here on AudiologyOnline that I would like to share with you. Read More
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Honeywell Experts Host Free Hearing Conservation Seminars in British Columbia to Help Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
September 15, 2013
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Noise-induced hearing loss might well be the world’s most common, and preventable, occupational injury. Hearing conservation experts from Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will host... Read More
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Three Upcoming Audiology Titles from Plural Publishing
September 14, 2013
San Diego, CA – September 4, 2013 – Plural Publishing is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of three audiology titles- Goldfarb and Serpanos' Professional Writing in Speech-L... Read More
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Oticon Unveils Newest Family of Hearing Solutions with Virtual Launch on September 17
September 13, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ September 11 – Oticon, Inc. is counting down to the company’s first-ever virtual launch of a new product family on Tuesday, September 17 at 3PM EST. The event will unfold in... Read More
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