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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Unitron Wins Prestigious Premier's Catalyst Award for Best Innovation
May 31, 2009
Company's Breakthrough Technology Recognized with Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Award Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Unitron is honoured to announce that it has been named the Company with... Read More
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Starkey Continues Support of Hearing Tax Credit Bill During 2009 Hearing on the Hill
May 30, 2009
Jerry Ruzicka, President of Starkey Laboratories, Inc., and Brandon Sawalich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, participated in the 2009 Hearing on the Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12 and 13 al... Read More
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Cochlear Implants Offer Kids A Gift Beyond Hearing
May 30, 2009
UT Dallas Study Links Devices With an Overall Improved Quality of Life - For years, hearing scientists have known that cochlear implants improve the communication of children who receive them. What th... Read More
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Siemens Promotes May is Better Hearing and Speech Month on America's Largest Stage
May 29, 2009
Educating the public about hearing loss and the importance of hearing health Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. celebrates May is Better Hearing and Speech Month in Times Square from May 11 through 28... Read More
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Good Vibrations - Devices Aid the Deaf by Translating Sound Waves to Vibrations
May 29, 2009
Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly impossible to distinguish by sight alone. Tactile... Read More
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Unraveling the Roots of Dyslexia
May 28, 2009
By peering into the brains of people with dyslexia compared to normal readers, a study published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has shed new light on the roots of t... Read More
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House Passes School Modernization Bill with Classroom Acoustics Provisions
May 28, 2009
Provisions allowing school districts to address classroom noise and acoustics in their school buildings remained intact in H.R.2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act... Read More
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Local Leaders in Speech, Language and Hearing Honoured
May 27, 2009
Canadian leaders in speech, language and hearing are being honoured for contributions to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology at an awards banquet of the Canadian Association of... Read More
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BrainLine.org Shines Light On Services Provided By SLPs And Audiologists To People With Brain Injury
May 27, 2009
For its May Better Hearing and Speech Month edition, BrainLine News, the electronic newsletter of BrainLine.org, features roles played by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists in rehabi... Read More
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Monthly Review - Yellow Pages Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?
May 26, 2009
Marketing is one of the most important activities that a private practitioner may participate in beyond seeing patients. For many years, use of the print Yellow Pages has been considered one of the pr... Read More
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It's Not Just About Hair Cells: New Research Shows Tectorial Membrane Plays a More Active Role in Helping Us Hear
May 26, 2009
When you play a piano, the strings may supply the musical tones, but if it weren't for the wooden hammers striking the strings, you wouldn't hear a note. New research from the National Institute on De... Read More
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NIHL Prevention on the Job: Researcher Develops Computer Program to Help Latino Construction Workers
May 25, 2009
Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete mixing, soil grading, air compressing, steel welding, and more going on for long hours, sometimes all... Read More
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Risk of Autism Tied to Genes that Influence Brain Cell Connections
May 24, 2009
In three studies, including the most comprehensive study of autism genetics to date, investigators funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have identified common and rare genetic factors t... Read More
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Proteins Linked to Congenital Deafness Help Build, Maintain Stereocilia in the Inner Ear
May 23, 2009
If the inner ear were a city, then stereocilia could be considered the flashy, high-rise buildings making up the skyline. Protruding from the tops of sensory cells, called hair cells, inside the inner... Read More
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ASHA Recognized for Innovation in Media and Publishing Presented with a 2009 EXCEL Award
May 23, 2009
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is being honored by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at it's 29th Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognize the best and the b... Read More
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New Hearing Protection Campaign Targets Tweens and Their Parents
May 22, 2009
Spend some time with a "tween"—the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12—and you'll soon discover that the noise level of his or her normal, daily life can be pretty loud. The... Read More
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2009 AFA Otoscope Program Supports 100 Au.D. Students
May 22, 2009
One hundred Au.D. students representing 40 Au.D. programs across the country earned otoscopes this year as part of the 4th annual Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) "Clued into Audiology" otoscope... Read More
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David Luterman to Speak at Clarke's Family Weekend
May 21, 2009
Families of children with hearing loss ages newborn to 14 years are invited to Clarke's Family Weekend July 24th - July 26th to get together with other families, participate in workshops and meet prof... Read More
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VRS and IP Relay Ten-Digit Number Registration Deadline Advisory
May 20, 2009
Persons with hearing and/or speech disabilities who use VRS and/or IP Relay are reminded, if they have not yet done so, to register with the VRS or IP Relay default provider of their choice as soon as... Read More
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This Spring, Hear the World Encourages Americans to Consider Healthy Hearing
May 20, 2009
Global hearing awareness initiative encourages Americans to consider healthy hearing for spring 2009 - Each year, the arrival of spring marks an opportunity for Americans to refresh and revitalize the... Read More
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