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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Starkey's AMP Wins iF Product Design Award 2011
March 30, 2011
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that its AMP™ hearing aid has been selected for an iF product design award 2011. This Ge... Read More
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Beltone Electronics Receives "A+" Accreditation From Better Business Bureau
March 30, 2011
Company's Trust, Integrity, Reliability and Transparency Earn BBB's Highest Rating Beltone Electronics received an "A-plus" rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the organization's highest pos... Read More
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Hearing with your Nose: How Nasal Stem Cells Could Tackle Childhood Hearing Problems
March 29, 2011
Stem Cell scientists in Australia have found that patients suffering from hearing problems which began during infancy and childhood could benefit from a transplant of stem cells from their nose. The r... Read More
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Monthly Review - As You Like It
March 28, 2011
Are you a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner? Do you like to skim the main points and read the details later or do you prefer to sit down, shut out the world, and give something your full attenti... Read More
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Free Seminars Will Help Employers in Northeastern U.S. Improve Hearing Conservation Programs
March 28, 2011
A series of free seminars have been scheduled for June throughout the Northeastern U.S. to help employers improve their Hearing Conservation Programs and prevent noise-induced hearing loss among their... Read More
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The iMini, Siemens Smallest Hearing Instrument, Disappears Invisibly in the Ear
March 27, 2011
Siemens has developed a new hearing instrument that is even smaller than current models. As a result, it can be inserted far into the auditory canal, remaining basically invisible. The instruments are... Read More
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Ida Institute Education Sessions and Workshop at AudiologyNOW! Promote Patient-Centered Care and Professional Self-Development
March 26, 2011
Featured Session on "Group Aural Rehab" Offered at eAudiology Ida Institute staff and faculty from around the world will collaborate to give audiologists and audiology students participating in this y... Read More
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Knowing When to Stop: NIDCD Researchers Discover Unique Protein That Appears to Control Stereocilia Length
March 25, 2011
If there were a Seven Wonders of the human body, stereocilia would definitely be one of them. Perched like a bristly, V-shaped battlement atop the sensory cells that line the inner ear, their formatio... Read More
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Hearing Loss Common in Middle Age, But Could Be Preventable
March 25, 2011
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers found that hearing loss in middle-aged adults is associated with being male, having a noisy job, and having certain cardiovascu... Read More
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ConnectLine Microphone Bridges Communication Gap for More Personal, One-on-One Connections
March 24, 2011
The Oticon ConnectLine system empowers users to take full advantage of their Oticon hearing instruments' wireless connectivity by streaming audio from a variety of modern communication and entertainme... Read More
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Audiology Boot Camp: Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement
March 24, 2011
How much do you know about Compliance? Coding? Managing Insurance and Reimbursement? Ready to learn NOW? Kim Cavitt and Audiology Resources will provide audiologists and their staffs with comprehensiv... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments Announces Acting CEO
March 23, 2011
Scott Davis is a former Boston Consulting Group Partner and Managing Director Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (www.usa.siemens.com/hearing) has announced that Scott Davis, currently vice president... Read More
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Nerve Stimulation Highly Effective in Battling Tinnitus, Study Reports
March 23, 2011
Targeted nerve stimulation could yield a long-term reversal of tinnitus, a debilitating hearing impairment affecting at least 10 percent of senior citizens and up to 40 percent of military veterans, a... Read More
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Unitron Welcomes CounselEAR to their Unite Program
March 22, 2011
Unitron, a global provider of world-class hearing innovations, announced the addition of CounselEAR to their customer loyalty program Unite. "We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the patient... Read More
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Starkey's SoundLens Named a 2011 Edison Awards Finalist
March 22, 2011
Starkey to be Recognized at Edison Gala on April 5 in New York Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that SoundLens™, its invi... Read More
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ICS Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence in Balance
March 21, 2011
Otometrics is pleased to announce that this year is the 30th anniversary of ICS, its balance assessment brand. A year-long celebration will focus on the brand's innovative history and provide an oppor... Read More
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People with Chronic Kidney Disease Should Have Their Hearing Checked
March 20, 2011
March is National Kidney Month People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) should take the Across America Hearing Check Challenge—a free, quick, and confidential online hearing test at www.hearingc... Read More
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Ida Institute Pediatric Focus Group Explores Application of Clinical Tools to Pediatric Population
March 20, 2011
Ida Institute convened a special focus group of pediatric hearing care professionals to explore application of the Institute-developed clinical tools for pediatric patients and their families. The two... Read More
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Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) Contests: Two Ways to Win!
March 19, 2011
Enter your student's drawings in ASHA's fifth annual National BHSM Drawing Contest [PDF] for students 10 years of age and younger. Drawings should focus on the contest theme, First-place artwork will... Read More
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BHI Highlights Connection between Diabetes and Hearing Health for American Diabetes Association Alert Day℠
March 19, 2011
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is highlighting the connection between diabetes and hearing health and is urging all Americans to take the Diabetes Risk Test and the Across America Hearing Check Ch... Read More
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