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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Word Learning in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants
March 31, 2010
Learning words may be facilitated by early exposure to auditory input, according to research presented by the Indiana University School of Medicine at the American Association for the Advancement of S... Read More
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P2i Showcased Liquid Repellent Nano-Coating for Hearing Aids at AudiologyNOW! 2010
March 31, 2010
Aridion™, a revolutionary liquid repellent nano-coating that protects hearing aids against corrosion and warranty failure, will be showcased by P2i at AudiologyNOW! 2010. Already used by three o... Read More
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Hearing Coalition Continues to Oppose Hearing Aid Tax
March 30, 2010
Congress works to reconcile House and Senate healthcare reform proposals The House of Representatives and Senate are working to enact comprehensive health reform legislation using legislative procedur... Read More
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Etymotic Research Wins Prestigious Safe-in-Sound Innovation Award
March 29, 2010
Etymotic Research, a leader in products that measure, improve and protect hearing, has won a 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award from the National Institute for Occupational... Read More
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Summer Career Exploration Program Announced for College-Bound High School Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
March 28, 2010
The Explore Your Future (EYF) program at Rochester Institute of Technology offers college-bound high school sophomores and juniors with hearing loss a unique opportunity to experience life on a colleg... Read More
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Researchers Find How Brain Hears the Sound of Silence
March 28, 2010
University of Oregon team discovers that separate brain pathways process the start and end of what we hear Feb. 10, 2010) team of University of Oregon researchers have isolated an independent processi... Read More
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NIOSH Researcher Mark Stephenson Presented 'Outstanding Hearing Conservationist' Award by the National Hearing Conservation Association
March 27, 2010
NIOSH researcher Dr. Mark Stephenson has been named "Outstanding Hearing Conservationist" by the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) for his noteworthy contributions to hearing loss preve... Read More
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Final Legislation Exempts Hearing Aids from Device Tax
March 27, 2010
Tax will apply to other Class I devices The complicated process by which the Senate and House adopted sweeping health reform legislation ended yesterday with the House's adoption of minor changes that... Read More
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Mice Shed New Light on Causes of Childhood Deafness
March 26, 2010
Deafness is the most common disorder of the senses. Tragically, it commonly strikes in early childhood, severely damaging an affected child's ability to learn speech and language. In many cases, child... Read More
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HIA Convenes Industry, Affirms Action, Elects Leaders
March 26, 2010
Corporate CEOs and professional organization leaders of the hearing healthcare industry met February 25 and 26 at the annual meeting of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA). Opening the two-day se... Read More
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Starkey Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products to Create Pediatric Hearing Aids
March 25, 2010
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.,www.starkey.com one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce an exclusive licensing agreement with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products... Read More
Industry
Siemens Hearing Instruments Launches BestSound™ Technology
March 25, 2010
Hearing industry leader sets new standard in hearing aid devices and hearing care with market leading technologies Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (SHI) today announced a new product line based on... Read More
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Independent Research Study Proves that SmartFocus™ Significantly Improves Speech Intelligibility in Noise
March 24, 2010
Unitron delivers most significant speech in noise advancement in over a decade Unitron today announced the results from three third-party research sites that proves its exclusive smartFocus™ tec... Read More
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EHDI Data Demonstrate Progress
March 24, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control issued a new report on March 5, 2010, that analyzed EHDI data from 1999 - 2007 to determine the status of efforts in identification of hearing loss in newborns and infa... Read More
Research
FDA Approves First of its Kind, Fully Implantable (Surgically), Invisible Prosthetic Hearing Restoration Device
March 23, 2010
On March 17, 2010 the FDA gave approval to Envoy Medical Corporation to market a "First of its Kind" prosthetic hearing restoration device. The approval follows a December 18, 2009 unanimous 15 to 0 v... Read More
Industry
Breaking News: New TV Captioning Complaint Rules In Effect!
March 23, 2010
On Friday, February 19, 2010, HLAA along with other consumer and industry representatives attended a meeting of the Digital Closed Captioning & Video Description Technical Working Group. This Working... Read More
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J Analytic Releases Report on Hearing Aid Industry
March 22, 2010
New report uncovers the opportunities and challenges in a rapidly increasing market. Independent technology research firm J Analytic announces the release of its latest report titled, "Hearing Instrum... Read More
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AFA Declares Victory: Mission Accomplished!
March 22, 2010
After 21 years of work to transform audiology to a doctoring profession with a single, unifying designator, the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is declaring victory for the profession in upgradi... Read More
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Children with Cochlear Implants Have Quality of Life Equal to Normal Hearing Peers
March 21, 2010
Children who have cochlear implants (CI) rank their quality of life (QOL) equal to their normally hearing (NH) peers, indicates new research in the February 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Nec... Read More
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ASHA Applauds Congressional Progress On Therapy Caps
March 20, 2010
Group Appeals To Lawmakers For Long-Term Solution The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) joined over 40 patient, consumer and provider organizations today to thank Congress for provid... Read More
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