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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Cell Transplants May Cure Deafness
July 12, 2009
When Uppsala researchers found immature stem cells in the inner ear of humans a few years ago, it caused a global sensation. They have also managed to grow hearing nerves from stem cells and human tis... Read More
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With Funding from Oticon Pediatrics, Sertoma, Inc. Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss
July 11, 2009
A $12,000 grant from Oticon Pediatrics enabled Sertoma, Inc. to award $1,000 scholarships to 12 outstanding college-bound students with hearing loss. The winning students with mild to profound hearing... Read More
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss 2009 - New Expert Seminar Series from AudiologyOnline
July 10, 2009
AudiologyOnline (www.audiologyonline.com) is excited to announce a new four-part expert seminar series on noise induced hearing loss, coordinated by Guest Editor, Brian Fligor, ScD. NIHL is preventabl... Read More
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Global Network Formed to Improve Hearing Implant Outcomes
July 10, 2009
The Cochlear Implant Program at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) working in collaboration with researchers at The University of Western Ontario's National Centre for Audiology, has joined 16 o... Read More
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Estrogen Controls How the Brain Processes Sound
July 9, 2009
Estrogen Found to Work Within Neurons to Facilitate Hearing and Memory Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain process... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Foundation Rolls Out Celebrity Red Carpet as Hollywood Comes to Minnesota
July 8, 2009
Public invited to get photos and autographs with celebrities attending Ninth Annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala Starkey Hearing Foundation, the global leader in delivering the gift of hearing... Read More
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Starkey Companies Hire Dr. David Fabry as Managing Director of AudioSync
July 8, 2009
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce the addition of Dave Fabry, Ph.D., as the Managing Director of AudioSync, Starkey's newest c... Read More
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ASHA Campaign Honored By ASAE For Third Straight Year
July 7, 2009
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership for its "... Read More
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Scripps Research Scientists Discover Molecular Defect Involved in Hearing Loss
July 6, 2009
Finding May Lead to Better Understanding of How Body Responds to Mechanical Stimuli Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have elucidated the action of a protein, harmonin, which is involved... Read More
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HearAtLast Combats Hearing Loss Epidemic With Future Sonics Atrio Ear Buds
July 6, 2009
HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HRAL) is pleased to announce that it has formed a strategic alliance with VitaSound to distribute Future Sonics MP3 Ear Buds. Future Sonics is the award-winning... Read More
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NIDCD Welcomes Five New Members to Its Advisory Council
July 5, 2009
NIDCD Director James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., welcomed five new members to the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council during the Council's regular meeting on June 5,... Read More
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Hearing Loss Community and Others Benefit from Newly Passed NFPA 72® National Fire Alarm Code® Update
July 3, 2009
Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock meets the code, available now Smoke alarms have saved countless lives, but fire risks remain for the millions of Americans who may not wake up to the al... Read More
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Delivering Vaccine Through The Skin Could Be The Future For The Prevention Of Ear Infections
July 3, 2009
An experimental vaccine applied to the surface of the skin appears to protect against certain types of ear infections. Scientists from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Colum... Read More
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New Passport™ Premium Hearing Instrument Exemplifies Unitron's Commitment to Purpose-Driven Innovation
July 2, 2009
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Unitron today announced the worldwide availability of Passport™, the Company's new premium hearing instrument. Introduced at AudiologyNOW! 2009, Passport offers an e... Read More
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HLAA Sets Walk4Hearing™ Goal at $1 Million
July 1, 2009
Since 2006, thousands of people nationwide have joined the effort to end the stigma associated with hearing loss and provide support and resources for hearing loss prevention and education programs th... Read More
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Otix Global, Inc. to Become Parent Company of Sonic Innovations, Inc.
June 30, 2009
Company name change approved at annual shareholder meeting —Sonic Innovations' (NASDAQ: SNCI) shareholders overwhelmingly approved the renaming of Sonic Innovations, Inc. to Otix Global, Inc. (N... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 7
June 30, 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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ASHA Call for Nominations to the CFCC
June 30, 2009
The Nominating Committee of the Council For Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) is soliciting nominations to fill four vacancies on the CFCC in 2010: One ASHA cert... Read More
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Study Targets Auditory Processing Problems in Kids
June 29, 2009
It's not uncommon for parents to complain that their children don't listen to them. But for some children, it's not because they don't want to. Some children, despite having normal hearing, show diffi... Read More
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Beltone Holds Annual Meeting in Baltimore
June 29, 2009
Company Honors Distinguished Hearing Care Practitioners, Highlights New Hearing Aid Technologies Each year hearing care practitioners from around the world gather at Beltone's National Meeting to shar... Read More
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