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ASI Expands Sales Team Across Country
April 30, 2013
Continued Growth Fuels Expansion.Schaumburg, ILL., April 25, 2013 – Audiology Systems Inc., a national partnership of industry professionals, audiologists and local audiology and vestibular inst... Read More
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Ida Institute’s Ideas Worth Hearing Aims to Inspire Individual and Group Initiatives to Raise Awareness of Hearing Loss
April 29, 2013
Ida Institute has launched Ideas Worth Hearing, an Ideas Catalog featuring some of the best ideas from among the more than 400 ideas generated by the Ideas, Speak up - Action and Awareness for Hearing... Read More
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AO Monthly Review: The Lowdown on Frequency Lowering
April 29, 2013
Have you noticed that most every major manufacturer now offers some type of frequency lowering technology? Linear frequency compression, nonlinear frequency compression, frequency transposition, spect... Read More
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Oticon Medical Scientific Meeting Focuses on Newest Research and Advances in Bone Anchored Surgery to Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes
April 28, 2013
Copenhagen, DK April 24 – Leading surgeons from North America, Europe, Israel and Turkey recently gathered in Copenhagen for Oticon Medical’s Scientific Meeting on tissue preservation su... Read More
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CSUN's Phone App for Deaf Wins International Software Competition
April 27, 2013
A team of Cal State Northridge computer hotshots licked top universities throughout the region at a software competition last weekend by designing a winning phone app alert system for the deaf.The CSU... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Becomes a Corporate Champion Sponsor of American Tinnitus Association
April 26, 2013
Facebook Contest in May Offers Chance to Win Xino Tinnitus Devices.MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2013 – Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is e... Read More
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Douglas Beck, Au.D. Receives R.S. McCrea Medal
April 25, 2013
Douglas Beck, Au.D., Director of Professional Relations for Oticon, Inc., has been awarded the R.S. McCrea Medal 2012 by the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Beck is honored for his presenta... Read More
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Noise – an Everyday Cause of Illness
April 24, 2013
Stäfa / Zug, Switzerland (April 22, 2013) – The 18th International Noise Awareness Day is taking place on April 24. The Hear the World Foundation is using the global day of action to inform... Read More
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Discovering the Missing "LINC" to Deafness
April 23, 2013
Mutation in a genetic protein prevents hearing, reports a TAU researcher.Because half of all instances of hearing loss are linked to genetic mutations, advanced gene research is an invaluable tool for... Read More
Research
Researchers Discover a Biological Marker of Dyslexia
April 22, 2013
Ability to consistently encode sound undergirds the reading process.EVANSTON, Ill. --- Though learning to read proceeds smoothly for most children, as many as one in 10 is estimated to suffer from dys... Read More
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Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Progressive Hearing Loss from Noise and Aging
April 21, 2013
An international team of researchers led by the Miller School’s Xue Zhong Liu, M.D., Ph.D., has identified the first gene to be associated with both noise-reduced and age-related hearing loss. T... Read More
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HLAA Announces a $50,000 Matching Challenge
April 20, 2013
The Most Powerful Contribution You May Ever Make − Respond Today, Double Your Impact!An anonymous long-time HLAA supporter − who shares your passion for our mission, to open the world of c... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Announces A Trio of New Appointments Across England and Wales
April 19, 2013
Siemens Hearing Instuments has announced a trio of new appointments across England and Wales. These have been made to further build upon Siemens’ excellent service offering and to provide deeper... Read More
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UW Researchers Split Hairs
April 18, 2013
Left: This confocal micrograph shows the whole utricle (balance organ) from an adult mouse. This organ has spontaneously regenerated a small number of its hair cells (red) after ablation of the vast... Read More
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Harnessing Ear Power
April 17, 2013
Researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential — a natural battery — deep in the inner ear. The new chip, equipped with a radio transmitter, is powered by... Read More
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Ida Institute Celebrates the Success of Ideas, Speak up - Action and Awareness for Hearing Loss Worldwide Competition
April 16, 2013
Three Winning Ideas Are Announced.NAERUM, DK April 10 – Last week, the Ida Institute introduced the three winning ideas that captured top honors in Ideas, Speak up - Action and Awareness for H... Read More
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$2 Million Funds Study on Hearing Loss from Manganese, Noise
April 16, 2013
January 24, 2013 - Jerome A. Roth, PhD, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, will use a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to study hearing... Read More
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Thousands Receive Free Hearing Aids in Uganda
April 15, 2013
Starkey Hearing Foundation brings the gift of hearing to Uganda, with the help of Global Health Corps and Pros for Africa.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starkey Hearing Foundation conducted hearing mis... Read More
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CASLPA Applauds New Budget’s Support of Canada’s Aboriginal Communities
April 15, 2013
Ottawa, ON (March 22, 2013) —The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) congratulated the government on several positive steps that were announced in yest... Read More
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AG Bell Academy Appoints Andrew Kendrick to Its Board of Directors
April 14, 2013
Washington, D.C. – April 9, 2013 – The AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language announces the appointment of Andrew Kendrick, M. SpEd., LSLS Cert. AVT, to its board of directors f... Read More
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