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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Callier Launches New Clinic for Pediatric Patients
September 24, 2009
Doctoral Students in Audiology Receive Hands-On Training in Hearing Aid Clinic Sept. 10, 2009 The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently launched a new pediatric hearing aid cli... Read More
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Otometrics Introduces Multi-Frequency ASSR with the New ICSTM Chartr EP 200
September 23, 2009
Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, adds an Auditory Steady State Response module to the ICS Chartr EP 200 AEP system launched in February. The ASSR module is an in... Read More
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CASLPA Supports International Literacy Day
September 22, 2009
CASLPA Supports International Literacy Day September 8th, 2009: "The Power of Literacy" Canada is a top-ranked country in terms of literacy levels, but almost 50% of Canadian adults have difficulties... Read More
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Oticon Pediatrics Donation Supports Hands & Voices 'Guide By Your Side' Program
September 21, 2009
A donation from Oticon Pediatrics to Hands & Voices, a nationwide parent-driven organization devoted to serving families with children from birth to age 21 who are deaf or hard of hearing, will suppor... Read More
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Hebrew U. Researchers Shed Light on the Brain Mechanism Responsible for Processing of Speech
September 21, 2009
Research findings may contribute to improvement of voice recognition technologies Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describ... Read More
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Starkey Gift to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) Supports Student Academy Educational Initiatives
September 20, 2009
The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) has announced that Starkey Laboratories, Inc., will make a gift of $40,000 to provide philanthropic funding for Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) e... Read More
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Audiology Team Takes Humanitarian Trip to S. Africa
September 19, 2009
5 Students Help Professor Screen Children and Adults for Hearing Problems Sept. 3, 2009 Five UT Dallas doctoral students from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences spent 10 days conducting heari... Read More
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Tharpe Named Chair of Hearing and Speech Sciences
September 18, 2009
After a national search, Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences and associate director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, e... Read More
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ASHA Safe Listening Concert Series To Travel West
September 18, 2009
Importance Of Using Personal Audio Technology Safely Will Be Stressed To Glendale, CA School Children - On September 22 at 10 a.m., the Glendale, CA Civic Auditorium will be the site of a free America... Read More
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Starkey Awards 2009 Academic and Clinical Scholarships
September 17, 2009
William F. Austin Scholarship and Outstanding Student Clinician Awards Announced Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is pleased to announce this year's... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Announces FDA Approval of the Nucleus® 5 System, the Newest and Most Advanced Cochlear Implant System
September 17, 2009
Life-Changing Technology Restores Hearing in People with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Admin... Read More
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Nevada and Wisconsin Reps Show Support for Hearing Aid Tax Credit at Local Events During Congressional Recess
September 16, 2009
Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Ron Kind (D-WI) indicated their support for hearing health issues and the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646) during events hosted by local Hearing Loss Assn of America (HLA... Read More
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Special Edition Dual Continues Oticon Support of Breast Cancer Research
September 15, 2009
Oticon, Inc. launches its newest campaign "Positively Pink" to introduce Oticon Dual Think Pink, the newest addition to the Dual portfolio of colorful, modern design, high performance hearing solution... Read More
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From the Editor - A Basic Audiology Communication Diet of Cochlear Implants
September 15, 2009
I am going to show how much of an audiology geek I am by bragging about one of our feature articles this month, Acoustic Reflex Threshold (ART) Patterns: An Interpretation Guide for Students and Super... Read More
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Research Aims to Significantly Improve Cochlear Implant Technology
September 12, 2009
Having two ears is not just a matter of doubling the amount of sound you would hear with one ear. And yet you might not know that from the way today's cochlear implants for the deaf and severely heari... Read More
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AFA Professional Leadership Awards Bestowed at A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences
September 11, 2009
During its August graduation ceremony, the Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) presented Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Professional Leadership Awards to four of its newly graduated Au.D.... Read More
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Spotlight on Hearing Care - Your Vote Needed Today!
September 10, 2009
Professional Hearing Services, Dr. Gyl Kasewurm's audiology private practice located in St. Joseph, MI, has been nominated for NBC television's and American Express' , which is conducting a search for... Read More
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Research Shows Possibility of Vaccine for Ear Infections
September 10, 2009
Children could be protected from disease with a vaccine that does not require a needle - Otitis media, more commonly known as an ear infection, is the most frequently diagnosed illness in children les... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 9
September 9, 2009
AudiologyOnline uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized... Read More
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AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language Announces New President-Elect and New Board Members
September 9, 2009
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) Academy for Listening and Spoken Language today announced Cheryl L. Dickson, M.Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT, as its president-el... Read More
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