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Revolutionary ICS Impulse Cleared by FDA
February 25, 2013
GN Otometrics Introduces the Gold Standard in Head Impulse Testing.Schaumburg, IL. - February 19, 2013 – GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, announced toda... Read More
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Monthly Review - And the Winner Is....!
February 25, 2013
It’s Oscar time, and I’m old enough to remember the days when the winners were announced as “And the winner is...”. Nowadays, “The Oscar goes to...” is the acceptab... Read More
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NTID Faculty Member Helps Time Warner Improve Accessibility for People With Disabilities
February 24, 2013
Story Highlights:An RIT/NTID faculty member has received a $20,000 stipend to develop recommendations for virtual peer communities for students with sensory disabilities.Raja Kushalnagar of NTID&rsquo... Read More
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Hearing Loss May Be Related to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
February 23, 2013
CHICAGO – Hearing loss appears to be associated with accelerated cognitive decline and cognitive impairment in a study of older adults, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Inter... Read More
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Sonic Launches New Premium Hearing Solutions
February 22, 2013
Introducing a host of blissfully delightful choices from Sonic. Somerset, New Jersey – February 19th, 2013 - Sonic is proud to announce the release of Bliss, the company’s newest line of h... Read More
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5 Common Tinnitus Myths
February 22, 2013
Neuromonics separates fact from fiction on tinnitus treatments, causes, available help.BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 19, 2013 – For tens of millions of tinnitus sufferers, daily activity can be a challen... Read More
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Better Hearing for 55 Athletes from 35 Countries
February 21, 2013
The Hear the World Foundation makes a successful contribution at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea.Zug, Switzerland, February 14, 2013 – On February 5, the 2013 Special Olym... Read More
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First Ever Objective Analysis of Elderly Falls Could Lead to Improvements in Fall Prevention
February 20, 2013
Researchers have completed the first ever objective, real-life analysis of the causes and circumstances of falls in elderly people, which could lead to improvements in the understanding and prevention... Read More
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American Heart Association Honors Oticon, Inc. as “Best of the Best” Supporter
February 20, 2013
Oticon, Inc. was honored at the kick-off event for the American Heart Association’s 2013 “Go Red For Women” movement. The company presented a $10,036 check to the New Jersey AHA, a d... Read More
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Gene Mutation Leads to Impairment of Two Senses: Touch and Hearing
February 19, 2013
People with good hearing also have a keen sense of touch; people with impaired hearing generally have an impaired sense of touch. Extensive data supporting this hypothesis was presented by Dr. Henn... Read More
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Mass. Eye and Ear Researchers Regenerate Sensory Hair Cells, Restore Hearing to Noise-Damaged Ears
February 18, 2013
Boston (Jan. 9, 2013) – Hearing loss is a significant public health problem affecting almost 50 million people in the United States alone. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common form and... Read More
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USF Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Old Age Hearing Loss
February 17, 2013
Discovery will help aid prevention measures for ailment that affects 30 million Americans.TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2012) – University of South Florida researchers have identified a genetic biomarke... Read More
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Three Leading Telecommunications and Technology Organizations Sponsor the AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center
February 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 8, 2013 – Three leading telecommunications and hearing technology organizations— CapTel®, MED-EL Corporation, and Oticon—have become major spons... Read More
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ACI Alliance Announces CI 2013
February 16, 2013
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance announces that it will hold CI 2013 in Washington, DC in October 2013. “Emerging Trends in Cochlear Implantation” will begin on a Thursday at 1:00 pm... Read More
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Poor Listening to Poor Grades: New Book Looks At the Correlation
February 15, 2013
‘The Listening Child What Can Go Wrong’ looks at hearing problems with struggling students. KITCHENER, Ontario – Having written numerous publications over auditory problems in the cl... Read More
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Phonak Gift Underwrites AudiologyNOW! Lectureship on Patient Satisfaction
February 14, 2013
Reston, Virginia (February 12, 2013)—The American Academy of Audiology Foundation is pleased to announce that a generous grant from Phonak will underwrite the 2013 Improving Patient Care Through... Read More
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HiFocus Mid-Scala Electrode From Advanced Bionics Receives Approval in Europe
February 13, 2013
The all-new HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode designed to help preserve residual hearing is now approved by TÜV.VALENCIA, Calif., February 4, 2013 – Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in coch... Read More
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Australian Hearing Hub Inaugural Conference: Deadline for Papers and Early Bird Registration
February 13, 2013
February 11, 2013. Sydney, Australia - The Australian Hearing Hub at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, brings together leading hearing-related research, clinical and educational organisations u... Read More
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Hearing Loss Prevention Drugs Closer to Reality Thanks to New Testing Method from the University of Florida
February 12, 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new way to test anti-hearing-loss drugs in people could help land those medicines on pharmacy shelves sooner. University of Florida researchers have figured out the longsta... Read More
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Simply Hearing Software Launches Simply Hearing Mobile, a Companion iPhone and iPad App for its Industry leading Office Management System, Simply Hearing OMS
February 11, 2013
Waterloo, Ontario – February 11, 2013 - Simply Hearing Software, the premier supplier of Enterprise Clinic Management Software for the Hearing Healthcare Industry, today announces that it has su... Read More
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