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Starkey Hearing Foundation Commended by President Bill Clinton
September 5, 2010
President Spoke at Event in Lexington, Ky. - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that the Starkey Hearing Foundation was praised f... Read More
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Monthly Review - The Dog Days of Summer
September 5, 2010
I thought that I was being pretty creative when I interviewed Gus Mueller a few years ago live from a restaurant in Bismark, North Dakota. This month, our Managing Editor, Dr. Smaka has taken it to a... Read More
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Socioeconomic Status Not Associated With Access to Cochlear Implants
September 4, 2010
However, study finds more complications in children on Medicaid compared with those who are privately insured - Poor children with hearing loss appear to have equal access to cochlear implantation, bu... Read More
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ASHA Hails U.S. Access Board Decision To Develop Classroom Acoustics Regulations
September 3, 2010
The U.S. Access Board voted recently to develop regulations pertaining to classroom acoustics, a decision that is expected to create a more acoustically safe environment for school children and teache... Read More
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Demographic Disparities Found Among Children with Frequent Ear Infections
September 2, 2010
Research has documented that ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist among patients with conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Now, a new study by researchers from UCLA and Harvard Univers... Read More
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Teen Hearing Loss On The Rise New Research Underscores Importance Of ASHA's Buds Campaign
September 1, 2010
Noting the impending release of new research showing that hearing loss among U.S. teens is up 30%—more than 70% when just mild or worse cases are considered—the American Speech-Language-He... Read More
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ADA 2010 Convention to Feature Good Company, Speaker Frank Bucaro
August 31, 2010
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) invites you to attend its 34th Annual Convention, "Ideas So BIG Only Texas Can Hold 'Em," November 4-6, 2010 at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX. T... Read More
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Sycle.net, the Industry's Number One Practice Management System, Announces New Team Member Julie Insinger
August 30, 2010
Sycle.net is pleased to announce the addition of a new key player to the Sycle.net team. Julie Insinger, Sales Representative, San Francisco, CA: Julie recently moved to San Francisco from Los Angeles... Read More
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Breakthrough Towards Drug for Hearing Loss
August 29, 2010
Research funded by hearing loss charity RNID has discovered a drug which repairs hearing after damage caused by loud noise. Researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, showed that exposure... Read More
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Tinnitus Treatment Education for Audiologists
August 28, 2010
The Tinnitus Practitioners Association, a tinnitus organization for and by audiologists, has recently completed their 5th educational course in Norfolk, VA with enthusiastic response from the particip... Read More
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Starkey Researchers Present at Bi-Annual IHCON Meeting
August 28, 2010
Three Presentations and Six Posters Featured Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that company researchers presented a total of nin... Read More
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Scientist Challenges the Conventional Wisdom That What You Can't Hear Won't Hurt You
August 27, 2010
A wind turbine is a rotary device with a gigantic propeller as big as a football field that turns in the wind to generate electricity. Although wind turbines are more often found in Europe than in the... Read More
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The Foundation Announces Recipient of the First Annual Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology
August 26, 2010
The Phonak Hear the World Foundation is pleased to announce that Nicole Duncan, AuD student at the University of North Carolina as the 2010 recipient of its first annual Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pe... Read More
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HIA Partners with Michigan AG Bell, HLAA, and IHS to Host Dinner with Senator Debbie Stabenow
August 26, 2010
HIA is partnering with the Michigan AG Bell, HLAA and IHS chapters to host a dinner event for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in East Lansing on Friday, September 3. The Michigan chapters have hosted very... Read More
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Joe McIntyre Of New Kids On The Block Talks About Infant Son's Hearing Loss
August 25, 2010
Singer To Receive Annie Award Performing artist Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is the interviewee in a new podcast by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). McIntyre explains... Read More
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards $4.9 Million to Support Families of Children with Special Needs
August 24, 2010
On July 28, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $4.9 million in grants to continue support for 51 Family-to-Family Health Information Centers in each state and the District... Read More
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New Study Examines Risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Students Using Portable Listening Devices
August 23, 2010
A new study published online in the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research examined 189 urban college students' use of portable listening devices (PLDs) to determine if sound exposure from P... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Hosts Free Hearing Health Fair for Denver Residents with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
August 22, 2010
Did you know hearing is the one sense that can be restored? The Hearing Heath Fair is a free, informative and fun opportunity for people who struggle with hearing aids to learn more about the latest h... Read More
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First Ever Hear the World Expedition
August 21, 2010
From July 8-17, students of mixed hearing abilities from across the country participated in an expedition into the Peruvian Amazon as part of the first ever Hear the World expedition. As you may alrea... Read More
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Sycle.net, the Industry's Number One Practice Management System, Announces a New Team Member
August 20, 2010
Sycle.net is pleased to announce the addition of a new key player to the Sycle.net team. Tom Harris, Product Manager, San Francisco, CA: Tom holds an MBA in Global Strategic Management from Dominican... Read More
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