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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Visit the AFA's New Business Resources Webpage
April 15, 2009
The AFA is developing a new page on its website focusing on Business Resources for practice ownership. Here, you'll find tips from practice owners and articles about business ownership, as well as per... Read More
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Oticon A/S Appoints Ole Jørgensen Vice President of Marketing
April 14, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark - Oticon A/S has named Ole Asboe Jørgensen as Vice President of Marketing. In his new position, Jørgensen will use his extensive experience in marketing and sales to... Read More
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How Your Brain Deciphers Cocktail Party Banter
April 14, 2009
Anyone who has tried to carry on a conversation in a roomful of talkers knows how difficult it can be to concentrate on what one person is saying while tuning everyone else out. Researchers at the Uni... Read More
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EHDI Phase II State Model Legislation and Talking Points Now Available
April 13, 2009
The final version of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Phase II state model bill [PDF] is now available on ASHA's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Action Center. The revised... Read More
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HEARt of the Village, Inc. and Salus Au.D. Students Help Establish Audiological Services to Children with HIV in Kenya
April 12, 2009
Tomi T. Browne, Au.D., founder of the not-for-profit organization HEARt of the Village, Inc., (www.heartofthevillage.org) visited the Nairobi and Kitui Districts of Kenya for two weeks in February, la... Read More
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Built-in Volume Control Helps Protect Auditory Nerve Against Loud Sounds
April 11, 2009
When we hear a sound, sensory cells in our inner ear trigger the release of a chemical—called a neurotransmitter—to neighboring nerve cells, which, in turn, relay the auditory message to o... Read More
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HIMSA's Top 5 Technical Tips for 2009
April 10, 2009
The Hearing Instrument Manufacturers' Software Association (HIMSA) has put together this list of the five most important support tips for HIMSA products, based on support calls received throughout 200... Read More
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Maintaining Balance and Listening at Same Time May Become More Difficult for Older Adults
April 9, 2009
Listening to a conversation or audio book while walking or exercising sounds simple enough for most people, but it may become more difficult for people in their upper 70s and above, according to new r... Read More
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AFA and Widex Partner to Award Au.D. Scholarship
April 9, 2009
Georgia audiologist Cynthia N. Robinson is the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) latest Au.D. scholarship winner. Robinson won an AFA scholarship for $1,000, sponsored by Widex, to pursue her Au... Read More
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NIH Awards $1.8 Million for Sound Research
April 8, 2009
The grant will fund Michael Burger's research into the complex processes that enable the brain to detect the location of sounds. Michael Burger's research explores how the auditory system processes so... Read More
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Call for Nominations - 2010 Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA)
April 8, 2009
Dear Colleague - The CAA Nominating Committee requests your input to fill four vacancies on the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA). All positions are fo... Read More
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Victor Bray, Ph.D., To Serve as Co-Editor of ADA's Audiology Practices
April 7, 2009
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that Victor Bray, Ph.D. will serve as Co-editor of ADA's quarterly publication, Audiology Practices. "I am thrilled that Victor has agr... Read More
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Introducing Oticon Medical - New Business to Advance Bone-Anchored Implant Solutions
April 7, 2009
William Demant Holding has introduced Oticon Medical, a new business that focuses on the development and marketing of bone-anchored hearing solutions. Bone-anchored hearing solutions benefit people wi... Read More
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Unitron Unveils New Company Brand Identity and Two New Products at AudiologyNOW! 2009
April 6, 2009
Unitron today unveiled a new Company brand identity, and announced the introduction of two new products that feature exceptional technological advances at AudiologyNOW! 2009 in Dallas, Texas. The Unit... Read More
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McCarthy Reintroduces Hearing Aid Tax Credit with Record Support from 37 Representatives
April 6, 2009
Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) today reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646) along with Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) and a record number of original co-sponsors, including 8... Read More
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HLAA Sets Walk4Hearing™ Goal at $1 Million
April 5, 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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Feeling Your Words
April 5, 2009
It is not surprising that sensory information from the facial skin and the muscles of the vocal tract affects the sounds of speech as we talk. A recent study by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Y... Read More
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Siemens to Donate Hearing Instruments Through Second Annual Partnership with Quota International
April 4, 2009
Program gives the gift of sound to children in need - Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, has renewed its partnership with Quota In... Read More
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Ida Institute Launches Patient Journey Tool
April 4, 2009
Collaborative Effort Yields Practical Tool to Help Patients and Hearing Care Practitioners Map Steps Along the Patient Journey - Ida Institute today announced plans to introduce A Possible Patient Jou... Read More
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AFA 2008 Annual Report Now Available
April 3, 2009
The AFA's 2008 Annual Report is now available online. This report provides details about the AFA's work in 2008, including a recap of the Conference on Professional Education II (CPE II) and our plans... Read More
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