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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Research
Unitron Turns Up the Volume on uHear Availability
June 19, 2009
Proceeds from uHear sales during Better Hearing & Speech month donated to the Carabez Alliance Following the success of last month's launch of uHear™, a self-administered hearing screening test... Read More
Industry
Louisiana Tech Student's Personal Story Of Triumph Featured On ASHA's Web Site
June 19, 2009
Hit By A Truck At Age Five, Ahmad Alexander Recovered and Has Grown Up Wanting To 'Give Back' Through The Field Of Audiology A truck hit Vacherie, LA native Ahmad Alexander when he tried to cross the... Read More
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New Mouse Model for Understanding Cause of Progressive Hearing Loss
June 18, 2009
Hearing loss: A new class of genes has been identified as genetic cause for this clinical picture. Photo: Fotolia. Neuherberg, April 18, 2009. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München have develop... Read More
Research
From the Editor - Open Fitting Series, New CTA Program
June 17, 2009
As June is just around the corner, you're probably wrapping up your Better Speech & Hearing month activities, and like me, now looking ahead to summer. While I'm late in planning my family's vacation... Read More
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CASLPA Calls on Committee to Quiet Noisy Toys - Bill C-6 Must be Amended to Protect Children's Hearing
June 17, 2009
Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to encourage the government to include re... Read More
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Ears Have Tiny 'Flexoelectric' Motors to Amplify Sound
June 16, 2009
Utah and Texas researchers have learned how quiet sounds are magnified by bundles of tiny, hair-like tubes atop "hair cells" in the ear: when the tubes dance back and forth, they act as "flexoelectric... Read More
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Ida Institute Second Seminar Series Focuses on Creating and Maintaining Patient Motivation
June 15, 2009
Ida Institute held the first of three Motivational Engagement seminars planned for 2009 in Skodsborg, Denmark on May 18-20. The May seminar engaged more than 20 hearing care professionals from around... Read More
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Vinton G. Cerf, Ph.D., Widely Known as One of the Fathers of the Internet, Will Receive the 2009 HLAA National Access Award
June 14, 2009
Vinton G. Cerf, Ph.D., will receive the 2009 HLAA National Access Award during the Opening Session of the Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convent... Read More
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