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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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
Industry
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
Industry
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
Research
Notice from the FCC on Operation of Wireless Mics
March 20, 2010
As a part of the digital TV transition, the 700 MHz band has been reallocated from TV use to public safety and new wireless services. There are some wireless microphones that shared that band with TV... 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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Improved Air Quality Linked to Fewer Pediatric Ear Infections
March 19, 2010
A new study by researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston suggests that improvements in air quality over the past decade have resulted in fewer cases of ear infections in children.... Read More
Research
NIOSH and NHCA Present 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards
March 18, 2010
Work-related hearing loss is a permanent but preventable problem. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (... Read More
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New Oticon Agil Reduces Cognitive Effort Needed to Understand Speech, Leaving More Energy to Engage in Life
March 17, 2010
Oticon Inc. today introduced the most advanced signal processing concept ever with the launch of Oticon Agil, a second generation wireless hearing instrument family. The new premium product family def... Read More
Industry
Cochlear™ Americas Announces Immediate Upgrade for Nucleus® Freedom™ Recipients to the New Nucleus 5 System
March 17, 2010
In an industry first, Cochlear is offering immediate upgrades to their Freedom recipients Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, has announced that their newest product, the Nuc... Read More
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Monthly Review - Spring Training
March 16, 2010
Can you believe it's only a few more weeks until spring? We've got lots of great content on AO to help with your spring training and education, whether you're an audiology rookie or you're playing in... Read More
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Callier Volunteers Take Audiology Skills to Panama
March 16, 2010
Students Accompany Faculty Members on 10-Day Trip to Help Indigent - Students and faculty from the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders continued their international humanitarian outre... Read More
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America's Hearing Loss Population Grows to More than 34 Million, New Study by Better Hearing Institute Finds
March 16, 2010
The number of Americans with hearing loss has grown to more than 34 million - roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population - according to a new study of close to 50,000 homes published by the Better Hear... Read More
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