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GN Otometrics ICS AirCal Cleared by FDA for Sale in U.S.
September 5, 2012
New ICS Air Caloric Irrigator Offers Improved Product Features. GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, announced today that the new ICS AirCal air caloric irrigator... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Presents National Awards at Convention 2012 in Providence, Rhode Island
September 4, 2012
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's largest organization for people with hearing loss, presented national awards during its annual Convention this past June in Providence, Rhode I... Read More
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HearPO Adds Referral Management System For Plan Providers
September 3, 2012
Zero-cost cloud software solution allows plan providers time-saving tool for everyday patient activities. The nation's largest provider of hearing healthcare benefits in the United States, HearPO, is... Read More
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U.S.-Israel Neurotechnology & Neuroscience Conference
September 2, 2012
The U.S.-Israel Neurotechnology & Neuroscience Conference will bring together leading scientists from academia and industry to highlight recent developments in the study of brain function and brain di... Read More
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This Grandparents Day, Sept. 9, Speak Up About Hearing Loss
September 2, 2012
Do you suspect an older family member has trouble hearing? With 99 million U.S. adults over 50 having untreated hearing loss, chances are you do. Almost half the respondents in an AARP/American Speech... Read More
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Switalski and Nowakowski Join Audiology Systems Inc. as Shareholders & Partners
September 1, 2012
Audiometric Consultants and Inter-Med Technologies Now Part of Audiology Systems. Audiology Systems Inc., a national partnership of industry professionals, audiologists and local audiology and vestibu... Read More
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Linda Bryant Named Interim Associate Dean at RIT/NTID
August 31, 2012
Linda Bryant, an RIT/NTID faculty member for 28 years, has been named interim associate dean for student and academic services at NTID. Her appointment is for one year, beginning Aug. 1. She is replac... Read More
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Gerry Kearby, In Memoriam
August 31, 2012
Gerry Kearby, co-founder and CEO of Neurotone Inc., the company that produced LACE (Listening and Communication Enhancement), the first interactive, computerized, adaptive auditory training program, p... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments Extends XCEL Technology to Motion Custom Hearing Aids
August 30, 2012
Latest hearing aid technology now available in Siemens' most popular line of in-the-ear (ITE) hearing devices. Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. today announced its Motion® lineup of custom hearin... Read More
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Robots Come to Life at RIT/NTID's DRobotZ Camp
August 29, 2012
Future scientists and computer wizards have been busy at Rochester Institute of Technology creating, programming and performing experiments with their very own robots they will bring home with them. D... Read More
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Phonak LLC Names Jeffrey Newnham as New President
August 29, 2012
Phonak LLC has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Newnham as President of Phonak LLC, effective immediately. Jeff has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and general management in the op... Read More
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Spectrum Brands Holdings' Rayovac® Division Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment in its Industry-Leading Hearing Aid Battery Business
August 28, 2012
Rayovac® Moves Further Advance Battery Technology and Meet Growing Demand. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB), a diversified and global consumer products company with market-leading brands... Read More
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Oticon "Pink with a Purpose" Campaign Gets Social to Promote Hearing Health and Breast Cancer Awareness
August 27, 2012
Oticon, Inc. will tap into the awareness-building power of social networks to promote the company's fifth annual Pink with a Purpose campaign. Oticon's newest Pink with a Purpose campaign will introdu... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Applauds Support of Consumer-Driven Hearing Health Care
August 27, 2012
In an unprecedented joint communiqué the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), the American Academy of Audiology (the Academy) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) deliv... Read More
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Michel Jurgens Appointed General Manager at Audiology Systems
August 26, 2012
Audiology Systems Inc., a national partnership of industry professionals, audiologists and local audiology and vestibular instrument experts, announced today that Michel Jurgens has been appointed the... Read More
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Waterproof Neptune Processor from Advanced Bionics Wins Prestigious Design Award
August 25, 2012
AB's Neptune, the world's first and only swimmable sound processor, wows design experts at Red Dot's renowned international product design competition. Advanced Bionics (AB), the global leader in coch... Read More
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Ultra Marathon Runner Miles Ahead in Overturning the Stigma of Hearing Loss
August 24, 2012
Waterproof, dust-proof hearing instrument helps Jamie Flanagan undertake a grueling challenge. Aquaris, the only waterproof digital hearing instrument in the world will aid Jamie Flanagan as he prepar... Read More
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New FCC Program Provides Technology to Americans with Vision/Hearing Loss (New FCC Program)
August 23, 2012
Perkins School for the Blind, Helen Keller National Center, and FableVision to Lead the iCanConnect Campaign. Many thousands of Americans who have combined loss of hearing and vision may soon connect... Read More
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Call on Your Senator to Support the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
August 22, 2012
Last month, July 26, 2012, on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, HLAA watched as the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted to send the Convention on the Rights of Persons... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Researchers Present at Bi-Annual IHCON Meeting
August 21, 2012
Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that company researchers authored and collaborated on more than 12 posters and presented sev... Read More
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