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Oticon Pediatrics Helps Kids Stay to Fun with New Comic Book Series
February 4, 2010
Click Here to View Comic Book Cover (PDF) Thomas, the hero of the new Plugged In comic strip, is a typical fun-loving boy who navigates the ups and downs of middle school with a sense of adventure - a... Read More
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UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel
February 3, 2010
A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative treatment that uses a noise-generati... Read More
Research
Dangerous Decibels Presents Educator Training Workshop Following National Hearing Conservation Association Conference
February 3, 2010
The National Hearing Conservation Association announces that an Educator Training Workshop will be presented by Dangerous Decibels from February 28 to March 1, 2010 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando... Read More
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Minnesota Academy of Audiology to Host Upper Midwest Audiology Conference
February 2, 2010
The Minnesota Academy of Audiology will be hosting the Upper Midwest Audiology Conference on February 26-27th, 2010 at the Sheraton Minneapolis South in Bloomington, MN. This year's theme is "Focus on... Read More
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Leadership Opportunities for Teens 2010 Applications Available!
February 2, 2010
AG Bell's acclaimed LOFT 2010 program will take place from June 20-24, 2010, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention. LOFT is a four-day... Read More
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Scientists Set Their Sights on Hearing Breakthrough for Babies
February 1, 2010
The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies with hearing difficulties can now be fitted with cochlear impla... Read More
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U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and Federal Partners Launch Historic Six-City Listening Tour in Dallas
January 31, 2010
During this economic downturn with record-breaking unemployment rates, ODEP and its Federal partners are launching a six-city Listening Tour in Dallas on January 21, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The... Read More
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Hearing Coalition Continues Opposition to Hearing Aid Tax
January 31, 2010
Congress also considers children's coverage mandate and payment disclosure rules The election of Scott Brown (R-MA) to the Senate is likely to have a significant impact on health reform efforts since... Read More
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Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss
January 30, 2010
A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University's A. James Huds... Read More
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AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Registration Now Available!
January 29, 2010
Online registration for the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention, June 25-28 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., is now available! This year's convention features 11 intensive short cours... Read More
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Pivotal Study Could Establish New Standard of Care for Preventing Surgical-Site Infections
January 28, 2010
Patients, whose surgeons use chlorhexidine-alcohol rather than povidone-iodine to cleanse their skin before surgery, are approximately 40 percent less likely to experience surgical-site infections. In... Read More
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AFA Au.D. Student Otoscope Program Now Open
January 28, 2010
This year, the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is again offering its "Clued into Audiology" otoscope program for third-year Au.D. students. "Clued into Audiology" will be open through February 1... Read More
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Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf Offering Two Programs for Teens with Hearing Loss
January 27, 2010
On Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., New York City-area students with hearing loss and their parents are invited to a free one-day conference entitled "Life After High School." The... Read More
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Monthly Review - Is That All You Got?
January 27, 2010
Happy New Year and I hope your holidays were joyful! We are kicking off the year with some great new CEU offerings. As we have hundreds of courses to choose from, I wanted to highlight a few of our re... Read More
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The Hearing Loss Association of America's Walk4Hearing™ Tops $1M Goal
January 26, 2010
The Hearing Loss Association of America® is pleased to announce that the association's Walk4Hearing™ program surpassed its fundraising goal of $1 million for 2009. Dedicated volunteers organ... Read More
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Sonic Innovations, Inc. Teams Up With Utah Department of Health to Give Children Hearing Aids
January 26, 2010
Sonic Kids is a collaborative pediatric hearing aid project involving parents, Sonic Innovations, Inc., audiologists, and Utah Department of Health and Hearing Speech and Vision Services - Sonic Innov... Read More
Industry
AFA and Starkey Award Au.D. Scholarship
January 25, 2010
Ohio audiologist Maryann Heider is the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) latest Au.D. scholarship winner. Heider won an AFA scholarship for $1,000, sponsored by Starkey, to pursue her Au.D. degr... Read More
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Now Hear This: Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Older Adults
January 24, 2010
by Dave Tenenbaum Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, an... Read More
Research
Ira J. Hirsh, One of the Founders of Audiology, 87
January 23, 2010
Ira J. Hirsh, Ph.D., who did pioneering research in human hearing, auditory perception, communication, speech, language and communication disorders, died Jan. 12, 2010, of cardiopulmonary failure at H... Read More
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Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified
January 22, 2010
A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other communication Dis... Read More
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