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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
American Cochlear Implant Alliance Announces Upcoming Conference in Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2013
McLean, VA - July 11, 2013 - The American Cochlear Implant Alliance has announced their upcoming CI-2013 Symposium, "Emerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation," October 23-26, 2013, at the Hy... Read More
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Brain Waves Make Waves: Listening Abilities Depend on Rhythms in the Brain
July 25, 2013
November 14, 2012 - Naturally, our brain activity waxes and wanes. When listening, this oscillation synchronizes to the sounds we are hearing. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cogniti... Read More
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NIDCD Establishes New Center for Aphasia Research
July 24, 2013
The NIDCD recently awarded a five-year, $12 million clinical research center grant to Northwestern University in Chicago to establish the Center for the Neurobiology of Language Recovery, a multidisci... Read More
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Chain Reaction: NIH Researchers Find Dynamic Ties Between Epithelial Cells
July 23, 2013
A new finding from NIH researchers has uncovered a never-before seen method of intracellular physical communication among epithelial cells in the inner ear. The finding could offer scientists a potent... Read More
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H3 Sports to Provide Daily Video Coverage of Deaflympics Starting July 23
July 22, 2013
TORONTO, CANADA | MENDHAM, NJ – 15 July 2013 - H3 Network Media Alliance, an Internet media broadcasting network, announced today they will be providing day-to-day video coverage of the Deaflymp... Read More
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RIT/NTID interpreting grad is ‘Music’s Hottest ASL Interpreter’
July 21, 2013
Holly Maniatty had gone to bed Thursday night when her phone started ringing. A video of her working was being shown nationally on Jimmy Kimmel Live.“I was totally asleep, then all of a sudden I... Read More
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AG Bell Elects Jonathan Berger to its Board of Directors; Rachel Arfa Appointed to Second Term
July 21, 2013
Washington, D.C. – July 3, 2013 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) announces the election of Jonathan Berger to its board of directors for t... Read More
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AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
July 20, 2013
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provide the best care before and after su... Read More
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Researchers Discover Two-Step Mechanism of Inner Ear Tip Link Regrowth: Mechanism Offers Potential for Interventions That Could Save Hearing
July 19, 2013
A team of NIH-supported researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links. Tip links are extracellular te... Read More
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Congressman Leonard Lance Tours Oticon Headquarters
July 19, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ July 15 – Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) toured the U.S. headquarters of Oticon, Inc. in Somerset today, his first visit to the leading hearing manufacturer’s new five-sto... Read More
Industry
Beltone Introduces Beltone Prime Hearing Aids
July 18, 2013
New In-The-Ear Design Offers One Visit Fitting Meets the Needs of Active, On-The-Go Patients.(July 16, 2013) Chicago, IL — http://www.beltone.com/ — Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for o... Read More
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Sorenson to Exit IP Relay Business
July 17, 2013
New FCC Rate Regime Prioritizes Cost Reductions Over Quality of Service for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2013) - Sorenson Communications today announced that it w... Read More
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Rapid Hearing Loss May be a Symptom of Rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
July 17, 2013
DETROIT – Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the disorder.That w... Read More
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Oticon Medical Previews Newest Implant Technology and Next Steps in Advanced Sound Processing at Osseo 2013
July 16, 2013
Copenhagen, DK July 12 -- Oticon Medical recently presented the newest findings and technology in bone anchored implant systems at the Fourth International Symposium on Bone Conduction Hearing - Crani... Read More
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President George W. Bush Joins Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Global Fight against Hearing Loss
July 15, 2013
Starkey provides hearing care in Tanzania with the help of the former president.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last week, former President George W. Bush personally joined Starkey Hearing Foundation&rs... Read More
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Hot Summer Picks
July 15, 2013
Here’s my hot summer picks for audiology and some non-audiology reading, watching and listening.Reading20Q: Noise, Aging and the Brain: How Experience and Training Can Improve CommunicationDr. N... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Selected to Host IFHOH Congress in 2016
July 14, 2013
Portland, OR - “We are delighted to announce that the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has been selected by the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH) to host their... Read More
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Researchers Find Diminished Balance in those with Poor Vision
July 13, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — UC Davis Health System Eye Center research has found that visually impaired individuals and those with uncorrected refractive error — those who could benefit from glas... Read More
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Oticon Marketing Boot Camp Drills Down to Practical, Actionable Strategies to Win in a Competitive Market
July 12, 2013
Somerset, NJ July 3 – Discipline, know-how and a great action plan are essential to success in any campaign but are especially relevant for practitioners aiming to succeed in today’s comp... Read More
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Researchers Discover Primary Role of the Olivocochlear Efferent System
July 11, 2013
Show Exposure to Everyday Noise is Damaging, Shed Light on the Natural Mechanism that Protects Ears from Hearing Loss; Paper Published in March 27 Issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. Boston (March 2... Read More
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