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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Hearing Loss Association of America Announces New Board of Trustees President
August 12, 2010
Peter C. Fackler of Rochester, New York, has been named president of the Board of Trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's largest organization for people with hearing... Read More
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RNID Research Reveals that 'Temporary' Hearing Loss Could Lead to Permanent Tinnitus
August 11, 2010
New research funded by RNID has revealed that even if hearing recovers after noise damage, permanent tinnitus could still develop. The researchers, from the University of Western Australia, studied an... Read More
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International Hearing Society Hosts 59th Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando
August 10, 2010
The International Hearing Society (IHS) will hold its 59th Annual Convention and Expo at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. The meeting taking place September 29-October 2, will... Read More
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New Cochlear Implant Could Improve Outcomes for Patients
August 9, 2010
More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, a team of Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Techno... Read More
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Good Vibrations
August 8, 2010
New technique uses high-frequency sound to more realistically measure properties of inner ear Diehard Beach Boy fans would cringe at the thought of listening to a vintage vinyl album on an old-fashion... Read More
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30th Anniversary of First Pediatric Cochlear Implant
August 7, 2010
This July, House Ear Institute (HEI) celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the first pediatric cochlear implant. HEI received FDA approval for a clinical trial in July 1980 to implant three patients unde... Read More
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Portable Media Players Associated With Short-Term Hearing Effects
August 6, 2010
Temporary changes in hearing sensitivity are associated with potential harmful effects of listening to an MP3 player, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology—Head &... Read More
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Starkey Named Distinguished Honoree in Seventh Annual International Business Awards for Sweep Technology
August 5, 2010
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that it has earned a Distinguished Honoree Stevie® medal in the Best New Product or Servic... Read More
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Hamilton CapTel Now Offers Captioning for Blackberry
August 5, 2010
Last week, Hamilton CapTel announced availability of their mobile captioned telephone solution for use with the BlackBerry browser. Now, individuals with hearing loss can place and receive captioned t... Read More
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Americans Believe Their Social Life and Safety Would Suffer Most From a Hearing Loss, Sex Life Not So Much, HearUSA Survey Finds
August 4, 2010
Americans believe that their social life and their safety would suffer the most if they had a substantial hearing loss, but think it would have little impact on their sex life or income, according to... Read More
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ReSound Announces Alera - The First Truly Wireless Hearing Aid with No Strings Attached
August 3, 2010
Minneapolis, MN, August 2, 2010 - ReSound, the technology leader in hearing solutions, has launched ReSound Alera™, the industry's first truly wireless hearing aid. Operating on the 2.4 GHz freq... Read More
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NIDCD-Funded Researchers Cook Up First Recipe for Functional Hair Cells from Stem Cells
August 3, 2010
Hair cells grown from mouse embryonic stem cells display their characteristic stereocilia. Credit: S. Heller and K. Oshima Hair cells, the tiny sensory cells located in the cochlea of the inner ear th... Read More
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Starkey Donates Hearing Aids to Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program
August 2, 2010
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that it has donated 100 hearing aids to the Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program for the b... Read More
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Free Seminars for Employers in Chicago, Cincinnati, Davenport, Indianapolis Will Focus on Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention, Hearing Protector Label Changes
August 2, 2010
Free seminars focusing on the increasing critical importance - and rapidly changing regulatory environment - of occupational Hearing Conservation Programs will be held for employers in Chicago, Cincin... Read More
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Oticon's Mission to Xanthia Blog and Donation Program Offer Unique Opportunity to Participate Virtually in Humanitarian Expedition
August 1, 2010
A new Mission to Xanthia blog and hearing instrument donation program created by Oticon, Inc. may provide a way for hearing care professionals across the US to make a positive difference in a part of... Read More
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AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language Announces New Board Appointments
July 31, 2010
The Alexander Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language (AG Bell Academy) today announced two new appointments to its board of directors. Established in 2005, the AG Bell Academy is the on... Read More
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Sycle.net is Hosting In-depth Training at their San Francisco Headquarters, September 29, 2010.
July 30, 2010
Sycle.net has announced they will host live training courses for the Sycle.net practice management system on September 29, 2010. The training courses will be held the day before the California Academy... Read More
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Parents of Children with Hearing Loss Go Online to Find Support and Advice
July 29, 2010
In this age of Web 2.0, more parents are going online to find support and advice. Parents of children with hearing loss often struggle to find guidance on raising their children with unique needs. One... Read More
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Imaging Reveals How Brain Fails to Tune Out Phantom Sounds of Tinnitus
July 28, 2010
GUMC researchers: If a healthy noise cancellation system is restored within the brain, it may be possible to treat the disorder he most common auditory disorder in adults About 40 million people in th... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Research Center Honored with Editors' Award for Best Paper of the Year
July 27, 2010
Research Paper Looks at Listening Effort and the Effects of Background Noise and Noise Reduction The Starkey Hearing Research Center , a division of Starkey Laboratories, Inc., in collaboration with t... Read More
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