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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Misophonia Receives Media Attention, Needs More Specialists
September 30, 2011
The New York Times and NBC's TODAY Show recently ran features on "misophonia," a condition in which people are unable to tolerate certain sounds. The Tinnitus Practitioners Association (TPA) applauds... Read More
Research
LSUHSC Research with Tropical Frogs Shedding Light on Human Hearing and Attention Disorders
September 29, 2011
A study conducted by Hamilton Farris, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Otorhinolaryngology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reveals new information about the way tungara... Read More
Research
NOWiHEAR.com Partners With talkTECH Communications To Offer U.S. Audiologists Digital Marketing Communications Services
September 28, 2011
Through a recently launched mobile application and variety of other digital offerings, hearing professionals will be able to harness national marketing power at a local level for a fraction of the cos... Read More
Industry
House Clinic Physicians Receive Awards from American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
September 27, 2011
Jennifer Derebery, MD, physician at House Clinic and past-president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), will receive the Presidential Citation Award. Dereb... Read More
Associations
ReSound Announces Online Conference Featuring Leading Experts
September 26, 2011
Advances in Amplification: Meeting the Needs of Aging Adults November 7 - 11, 2011 ReSound, the technology leader in hearing aid solutions, is hosting an online conference entitled , from November 7 -... Read More
Industry
2011 Oticon Focus on People Awards Honor Twelve Outstanding People Who Defy Stigma of Hearing Loss
September 26, 2011
The Oticon Focus on People Awards has announced the recipients of the 2011 Oticon Focus on People Awards, twelve outstanding people with hearing loss who prove that hearing loss does not limit a perso... Read More
Industry
States Expand Emphasis on HA Insurance Coverage Mandates
September 25, 2011
The number of states that mandate some form of hearing aid insurance coverage has more than doubled in the past three years, with mandates going into effect in 11 states since January 2009. Even so, m... Read More
Associations
New Interactive Sound Ruler Released by the NIDCD's Noisy Planet Campaign
September 24, 2011
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' Noisy Planet campaign now offers an interactive sound ruler to teach tweens (kids between the ages of 8 and 12) about noise that c... Read More
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House Research Institute Engages Teens in Hearing Loss Prevention Message with T-Shirt Contest
September 23, 2011
House Research Institute has launched a three month nationwide outreach campaign to support the institute's educational initiative It's How You Listen That Counts®. The sophisticated online campai... Read More
Associations
ASHA Announces 2011 Media Award Winners
September 22, 2011
EverydayHealth.com, The Los Angeles Times, Real Simple Magazine, Univision, and the Wall Street Journal Radio Network Win ASHA Members Vivian Sisskin and Janice Trent Win New 'Media Champion' Award Th... Read More
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Ida Institute Announces October Motivational Engagement Workshop at University of South Florida
September 20, 2011
Patient motivation is critical for implementing the recommendations made by the audiologist. However, many practitioners find it difficult to determine patients' state of readiness for change and crea... Read More
Associations
NowiHear.com Launches Android App for Consumers to Test Hearing Loss and Locate a Licensed Audiologist
September 19, 2011
AuDNet, Inc.'s consumer marketing division launches interactive app to promote healthy hearing and provide access to the best Audiologists in the U.S. NowiHear.com, a wholly owned consumer marketing d... Read More
Industry
Hearing Loss Association of America Launches New Website
September 19, 2011
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.hearingloss.org. HLAA's website serves as the primary source of objective information for 36 mi... Read More
Associations
New Oticon Get: Easy Audibility in Reliable, Affordable BTE and Custom Solutions
September 18, 2011
Oticon Get offers cost-conscious consumers some of the most fundamental benefits of modern hearing care peech intelligibility with open ear acoustics and directionality plus comfort in noisy environme... Read More
Industry
ReSound Introduces Alera TS Hearing Aid for Tinnitus Management
September 17, 2011
Tinnitus sufferers can now find relief in a combination hearing instrument that can help in teaching the brain to ignore unwanted sounds. www.gnresound.com - ReSound, the technology leader in hearing... Read More
Industry
VA Audiology Clinic Selected for a VHA National Systems Redesign Champion Award
September 16, 2011
The James H. Quillen/Mountain Home, TN Audiology staff has been selected for a National Veterans Health Administration Systems Redesign Champion Award by the Under Secretary for Health. The Audiology... Read More
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CASLPA Supports Literacy for Everyone, Everywhere
September 15, 2011
September 8 is International Literacy Day Canada is a top-ranked country in terms of literacy levels, but almost half of Canadian adults have difficulties with reading and numbers, according to the Mo... Read More
Associations
Starkey Awards 2011 Academic and Clinical Scholarships
September 14, 2011
William F. Austin Scholarship and Outstanding Student Clinician Awards Announced Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is pleased to announce this year's... Read More
Industry
Phonak Gift Underwrites Annual AudiologyNOW! Lectureship
September 13, 2011
Richard Danielson, chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) Board of Trustees, has announced that Phonak has made a generous gift that will support a new lectureship series at Audi... Read More
Associations
ASHA and Film/TV Star Esai Morales Collaborate on Safe Listening Public Service Announcement
September 12, 2011
Morales and Other Celebrities Speak Out about Hearing Safety and ASHA's Listen to Your Buds Campaign Film/TV star Esai Morales is featured in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA)... Read More
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