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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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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HLAA Convention 2010 in Milwaukee, June 17 - 20 2010
January 21, 2010
The Hearing Loss Association of America® would like to invite you to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Convention 2010, , at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center and adjoining Midwest Airlines Center. Located... Read More
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AMA Urged To Retract Published Position On Audiology
January 20, 2010
Describing the American Medical Association's AMA Scope of Practice Data Series: Audiologists as "rife with opinion, misstatements, innuendo, and factual errors," the American Speech-Language-Hearing... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments Names Brian Kinnerk as CEO in the Americas
January 19, 2010
Hearing industry veteran heads top hearing aid manufacturer Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (SHI) today announced the appointment of Brian Kinnerk as CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments in the Ameri... Read More
Industry
More Than 27 Million Americans Will Suffer from Untreated Hearing Loss in 2010
January 18, 2010
HearUSA CEO Says It's Time to Recognize Hearing Care as a Medical Necessity With hearing loss in America approaching what medical researchers say may be epidemic proportions, a top hearing care execut... Read More
Industry
Gene Discovered in Childhood Language Disorder Provides Insight Into Reading Disorders
January 17, 2010
The recent discovery of a gene associated with specific language impairment (SLI), a disorder that delays first words in children and slows their mastery of language skills throughout their school yea... Read More
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NHS 2010 Conference: Submit Your Abstract
January 16, 2010
We are much looking forward to meeting colleagues and new friends at the NHS2010 conference to be held on June 8 10, 2010 at Villa Erba (Como) Italy. The conference will present opportunities for all... Read More
Associations
Expedition 2010
January 16, 2010
Hear the World combines forces with Global Explorers, a not-for-profit educational travel organization, to offer the first-ever Hear the World Expedition to the Peruvian Amazon. The expedition will in... Read More
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Early Treatment with Glatiramer Acetate Reduces Risk of Progressing to 'Full-Blown' Multiple Sclerosis by Almost Half (PreCISe Study)
January 15, 2010
Glatiramer acetate is an approved drug for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). An Article published Online First (www.thelancet.com) and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet shows that early... Read More
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