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Congress Listens to HIA
June 13, 2009
A big "thank you" goes out to everyone who took part in Hearing on the Hill 2009. With over 80 Congressional meetings throughout the day, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646 & S. 1019) message was h... Read More
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Case Western Reserve University Receives $1.66M Grant from NIH for Otoprotection Research
June 13, 2009
Study has potential to uncover new therapeutic approaches Qing Yin Zheng, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Genetics at the Case Western Reserve University School o... Read More
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Camp for Children With Hearing Loss and Their Families Offers Weekend of Fun
June 12, 2009
The House Ear Institute, HEI, established Family Camp 24 years ago as a comfortable, open forum where parents raising a child with hearing loss could share their experiences and exchange information a... Read More
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Terri Zahn-Burnam and Russell Burnam Receive Beltone President's Cup Award
June 11, 2009
Prestigious Award Honors Practitioners for Excellence in Patient Care Beltone proudly presented its prestigious President's Cup Award to Terri Zahn-Burnam and Russell Burnam at its 2009 National Meeti... Read More
Industry
Unitron Releases Key Findings of Benchmarking Study of Independent Hearing Healthcare Practices
June 10, 2009
Survey results offer strategic and practical business opportunities for hearing healthcare professionals Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Unitron today announced the top-line findings of an independent Be... Read More
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Increased Dosage of Vancomycin May Lead to Hearing Loss in Older Patients
June 10, 2009
A new study suggests that increasingly aggressive doses of vancomycin being prescribed to keep pace with the rising number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections may cause hi... Read More
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Senator Harkin Reintroduces Hearing Aid Tax Credit and Expands Coverage to People of All Ages
June 9, 2009
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has reintroduced Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the Senate (S. 1019) that would expand coverage to people with hearing loss of all ages. Hearing Aid Tax Credit legisla... Read More
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Older Americans are in Denial About Their Hearing Loss, New Study Finds
June 9, 2009
A survey commissioned by Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. reveals that the average American Baby Boomer believes their hearing is above average, while the majority of their children think their paren... Read More
Industry
Wrightslaw - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Conference
June 8, 2009
The Children's Hearing Institute, Educational Outreach Program is pleased to announce an upcoming conference, "Wrightslaw - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Conference" that will take place... Read More
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Childhood Hearing Loss More Prevalent Among Hispanic-American, Low-Income Households
June 7, 2009
New review indicates fractured medical records collection for childhood hearing loss - A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already one of the most common birth disorder... Read More
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2009 Oticon Focus on People Awards: Call for Nominations of Outstanding Individuals with Hearing Loss
June 6, 2009
National Award Celebrates 12 Years of Honoring People Who Make a Difference In 12 years, the Oticon Focus on People Awards have honored over 180 extraordinary people whose courage, vision and commitme... Read More
Industry
ASHA Sponsors WETA Kids, #1 Most Watched Children's Programming In Washington, DC
June 5, 2009
New Television Ad Points Viewers To Safe Listening Web Site During Better Hearing And Speech Month (BHSM) A new television advertisement encouraging viewers to visit www.ListenToYourBuds.org (LTYB) fo... Read More
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Tel Aviv University Discovers 'Hair' microRNAs As a Cause and Potential New Cure for Deafness
June 4, 2009
Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss.... Read More
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New Stem Cell Therapy May Lead to Treatment for Deafness
June 3, 2009
A new study has successfully isolated human auditory stem cells from fetal cochleae - Deafness affects more than 250 million people worldwide. It typically involves the loss of sensory receptors, call... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 6
June 3, 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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Consumer Reports Covers Hearing Aids & Hearing Protection
June 2, 2009
The July 2009 issue of Consumer Reports (CR) includes an article entitled Hear Well in a Noisy World that covers hearing aids, hearing protection and the process of shopping for hearing aids. The arti... Read More
Research
Beltone Shows 'Touch' Of Class
June 2, 2009
Beltone's Smallest Power Custom Device Disappears into Most Ear Canals While Delivering Natural Sound Beltone Electronics announces the introduction of Beltone Touch™, their smallest (custom) po... Read More
Industry
ASHA Announces Winners of Viral Video Contest
June 2, 2009
Videos Raise Awareness About Communication Disorders For May, Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) The winners of the first annual "Make Your Own BHSM Video" contest were announced by the American S... Read More
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Human and Mouse Share Hearing Deficit Caused by Mutation in microRNA
June 1, 2009
In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is associated with progressive hearing loss. The new gene - called a microRN... Read More
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Healthy People 2010 Update: Preventing NIHL in Children
May 31, 2009
In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010, our national blueprint... Read More
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