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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
House Research Institute Family Camp Offers Weekend of Fun for Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families
June 16, 2011
Celebrating its' 26th anniversary, House Research Institute's Family Camp continues to be a popular program for many families who have a child with a hearing loss. The camp is once again filled to cap... Read More
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Ida Institute's e-Learning Lab Offers Collaborative Learning Experience and Educational Units
June 15, 2011
Animated Instructors, Life-Like Clinical Settings and Virtual Consultations Engage and Enlighten in First e-Learning Module Ida Institute today launched the first of the e-learning courses that will b... Read More
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Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids - New Book from Plural Publishing
June 14, 2011
Plural Publishing is pleased to announce the release of a new book, Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids, by Brian Taylor, Au.D. and H. Gustav Mueller, Ph.D. This extremely practical and engaging new b... Read More
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Unitron Announces Quantum, Moxi and TrueFit
June 13, 2011
New generation of hearing instruments and fitting software delivers high-fidelity sound Unitron, a global provider of world-class hearing innovations announced today the release of its new QuantumT... Read More
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Cutting-Edge Device, Customized Music Dramatically Reduce Veterans' Disabling Tinnitus for Two Vets
June 13, 2011
Tinnitus is most common diagnosed injury among veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan For veterans Colonel Robert Schorr (ret.) and Corporal Joseph Lewit, tinnitus has proven to be more treacher... Read More
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Teens Get More Ear Infections When Someone Smokes at Home
June 12, 2011
Family members who smoke are more apt to feel it is OK to smoke indoors as their children get older. But in households with secondhand smoke, children between 12 and 17 are 1.67 times more prone to ha... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Strengthens its Retail Product Range
June 11, 2011
Aquaris, Pure Carat, Nitro BTEs and miniTek showcased at BSHAA 2011 Siemens Hearing Instruments has strengthened its retail product range with a series of new launches. Showcased at the BSHAA Congress... Read More
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Otometrics Hosts Anniversary Celebration for ICS with Dr. Barin
June 11, 2011
GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, celebrated two milestone anniversaries with a gala dinner on May 12 at the Allerton in downtown Chicago: the 30th anniversary... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Hosts FREE Hearing Health Fair For The Greater St. Louis Area
June 10, 2011
Cochlear Americas is sponsoring a free Hearing Health Fair to help educate St. Louis area residents about hearing loss and today's modern solutions, such as cochlear implants. The Hearing Health Fair... Read More
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Starkey's Brent Edwards Elected Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
June 9, 2011
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that Brent Edwards, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Director of the Starkey Hearing Rese... Read More
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The 27th Annual Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat
June 8, 2011
The 27th annual Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat is scheduled for September 29th - October 2nd, 2011. Mark your calendars for So assemble your "Masquerade" and your "Big Easy" and parade down... Read More
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American Academy of Audiology Announces Introduction of Direct Access Legislation
June 7, 2011
The American Academy of Audiology is pleased to announce the introduction of H.R. 2140, the Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011 in the 112th Congress. This bill is identical to H.R. 3... Read More
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Mayo Clinic Finds New Genetic Cause of Neurodegeneration
June 6, 2011
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered two mutations responsible for a devastating neurological condition they first identified 15 years ago. The researchers say their study — appearing in Natu... Read More
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Study Finds Increase in Developmental Disabilities in U.S. Children
June 5, 2011
A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the overall prevalence of developmental disabilities among children increased by 17 percent between 1997 and 2008, with 15 percent... Read More
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Study: Lowering Cost Doesn't Increase Hearing Aid Purchases
June 4, 2011
Lowering the cost of hearing aids isn't enough to motivate adults with mild hearing loss to purchase a device at a younger age or before their hearing worsens, according to researchers at Henry Ford H... Read More
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Hearing Health Advocates Thank Congressional Champions for Efforts to Enact Hearing Aid Tax Credit
June 3, 2011
Representatives Tom Latham (R-IA) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), and a staff representative for Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) greeted Hearing Aid Tax Credit supporters at HIA's... Read More
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Tinnitus: Is This What Happens When the Brain's Gatekeeper Breaks Down?
June 2, 2011
Why some people with hearing loss develop tinnitus - a buzzing or ringing sound in the ears in the absence of any real sound - and others don't has puzzled scientists for years. Almost all cases of ti... Read More
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New York City Unveils First-In-the-Nation Public Safety System; Enabled Mobile Devices will Receive Emergency Alerts at Critical Moments with Potentially Life-Saving Messages
June 1, 2011
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and top executives from AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile & Verizon announce PLAN at World Trade Center site in... Read More
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Cephalopods Experience Massive Acoustic Trauma from Noise Pollution in the Oceans
May 31, 2011
Research shows that low frequency sound, such as noise produced by offshore activities, causes lesions in the sensory organs of squid, octopus and cuttlefish Noise pollution in the oceans has been sho... Read More
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FCC Moves Forward with Comprehensive Reforms to Eliminate Abuses and Ensure Viability of Video Relay Service
May 30, 2011
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that the video relay service (VRS) continues to provide a crucial telecommunications link for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, the Commission today ado... Read More
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