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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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
Industry
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
Industry
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
Associations
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
Industry
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
Associations
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
Research
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
Industry
Ten Digit Number Deadline for Video Relay and IP Relay Services Extended
June 28, 2009
A just-released FCC order extends from June 30 to November 12, 2009, the deadline by which users of video relay and IP relay services must register for ten-digit numbers in order to be able to complet... Read More
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Second Human Link Conference Provides Strategies, Support and Inspiration for Women in Hearing Healthcare
June 28, 2009
The second Women in Audiology conference, sponsored by Oticon, Inc., was held in Indian Wells, California on May 29-31. Award-winning journalist Linda Ellerbee, keynote speaker for the conference, inv... Read More
Industry
President and CEO of Phonak, Mike Orscheln, Named Business Team Chair for the Chicago Walk4Hearing
June 27, 2009
Mike Orscheln, president and CEO of Phonak, has been named Business Team Chair of the 2009 Chicago Walk4Hearing to be held on Sunday, October 18, in Lincoln Park. In its third year, local volunteers f... Read More
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Integrated EP/ENG/VNG Solution
June 26, 2009
ICS Chartr EP 200 is a new system for Evoked Potential testing from Otometrics. The system builds on the expertise of Otometrics' ICS Chartr line offering comprehensive EP testing. Chartr EP 200 can b... Read More
Industry
American Academy of Audiology Announces Introduction of Direct Access Legislation
June 26, 2009
The American Academy of Audiology is pleased to announce the introduction of H.R. 3024, the Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009 in the 111th Congress. This bill is identical to H.R. 1... Read More
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Starkey Audiology Series Presents Paul Pessis, Au.D., Alan Freint, M.D., and Gyl Kasewurm, Au.D.
June 25, 2009
Industry Leaders to Share Expertise August 14-15 in Minneapolis Starkey is proud to announce that Paul Pessis, Au.D., Alan Freint, M.D., and Gyl Kasewurm, Au.D., will present Maximizing Practice Profi... Read More
Industry
From the Editor: Monthly Review - High Prices - Mediocre Fittings - Lack of Information
June 25, 2009
If you read the July 2009 issue of Consumer Reports there was a "Step-by-Step Guide on How to Buy Hearing Aids." The first three paragraph headings of this article were the same as the subject of this... Read More
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Summit at Jackson Conference Topics Announced
June 24, 2009
Hearing wellness event co-sponsored by Sonic Innovations The list of discussion topics for the Summit at Jackson, a conference for hearing wellness clinicians and researchers, has been finalized. The... Read More
Industry
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada
June 23, 2009
Brain injuries are the number one killer and disabler of people under the age of 45 in Canada. These injuries are a common occurrence, with more than 50,000 Canadians a year sustaining a brain injury,... Read More
Associations
ASHA Podcast Offers Parents Tips On Infants And Hearing Aids
June 22, 2009
ASHA Podcast Offers Parents Tips On Infants And Hearing Aids Consistency Of Use Important For Speech, Language Development The barriers and challenges parents face when ensuring their infant uses hear... Read More
Associations
Seewald Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
June 21, 2009
Richard Seewald, a Canada Research Chair in Childhood Hearing and Distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Canadian As... Read More
Associations
Program Improves Language Skills in Deaf, Hard of Hearing
June 20, 2009
Children enrolled before they are six months old in a home-based program that teaches language skills to the deaf or hard of hearing are not only able to achieve appropriate language skills but also t... Read More
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