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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
HIA Connects the Industry
March 22, 2009
Members of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) met on February 26 and 27 to elect new leaders for the Association and set the organization's course for the year. Jerry Ruzicka, Starkey, HIA Chair... Read More
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University of Florida Awards AFA Professional Leadership Award
March 21, 2009
During December graduation exercises at the University of Florida, Suparna Malhotra, Au.D., received the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Professional Leadership Award. This award honors a gradua... Read More
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ASHA's 2009 Better Speech & Hearing Month Make Your Own Video Contest
March 21, 2009
ASHA is offering a new way for you to share your Better Hearing and Speech Month stories—and a chance to win $300 cash! To enter the contest all you have to do is make a video about . Your video... Read More
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Smoke Alarms and Hearing Loss - What Works Best?
March 20, 2009
A new study published in the February 2009 edition of the journal Ear and Hearing (Volume 30, No. 1, pp 73 - 80) investigated the effectiveness of various smoke alarms in waking people with hearing lo... Read More
Research
New Comprehensive Textbook on Pure-tone Audiometry and Masking
March 19, 2009
Pure-tone Audiometry and Masking by Maureen Valente, Ph.D., the first textbook within the Basic Audiometry division of the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series by Plural Publishing, will be rele... Read More
Industry
Comfort Audio Names Inger Rydin As New Managing Director
March 19, 2009
Comfort Audio has announced that Inger Rydin will take office as new managing director of the assistive listening device manufacturer. Rydin replaces Ragnar Åhgren who had been managing director... Read More
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Reading and Communication Skills After Universal Newborn Screening for Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment
March 18, 2009
A new study from the United Kingdom published online by the journal Archive of Disease in Childhood (Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.151217) concludes th... Read More
Research
Cochlear Inplant Outcomes in China to be Researched
March 17, 2009
Cochlear Limited, West China Hospital and the House Ear Institute have joined forces to commence a landmark project to study the long-term benefits of early cochlear implantation for young deaf childr... Read More
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Earn California Hearing Aid Dispensing Bureau CEUs Now at AudiologyOnline!
March 16, 2009
Effective today, professionals who hold a California hearing aid dispensing license can now earn CEUs at AudiologyOnline (www.audiologyonline.com), the leading provider of online continuing education... Read More
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Au.D. Students Nominated for AFA Outstanding Student Award
March 16, 2009
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce nineteen nominations for its 2009-2010 Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarship. An award will be given to one third-year residential Au.D.... Read More
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The First Portable System for Measuring Hearing Damage in Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
March 15, 2009
The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, managed by researcher Michel André, has developed the first portable system in the world for measuring... Read More
Research
Can You Hear Me Now? How the Inner Ear's Sensors Are Made
March 14, 2009
UCLA study offers new clues for treatment of vertigo, hearing problems Top: head of a normal three-day-old zebrafish. Bottom: blocked cilia movement produces a swollen brain (white arrow), a malformed... Read More
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AFA Director Wins ILAA Award
March 13, 2009
Illinois audiologist and Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Vice Chair Christine Lomey Ulinski, Au.D., has been honored with the President's Award from the Illinois Academy of Audiology (ILAA). The... Read More
Associations
Micro-Tech Names Matt Davis Managing Director
March 12, 2009
12-Year Hearing Industry Veteran to Take the Lead - Micro-Tech, a leading hearing technology company, announced today that Matt Davis, a 12-year veteran of the hearing industry, has been promoted to M... Read More
Industry
Leading Researchers Meet at the 3rd Phonak European Conference on Paediatric Amplification Solutions
March 12, 2009
John Bamford and Richard Seewald attract scientists from all over the world to Brighton - lectures available online Phonak, the world's leading manufacturer of innovative hearing instrument technology... Read More
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Starkey Researcher's Research Presented at Association for Research in Otolaryngology
March 11, 2009
Focus: How People in a Loud Room Concentrate on One Conversation - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that research conducted by... Read More
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Todd A. Murray Named President of GN Hearing Care Corporation North America
March 10, 2009
In an effort to utilize the strength of local leadership and market knowledge, Todd A. Murray has been appointed President, GN Hearing Care Corporation North America. Mr. Murray will assume responsibi... Read More
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He Said, She Said: Boomers Rate Their Spouses' Health
March 9, 2009
Health survey of spouses reveals little exercise, a wish for weight loss and surprising aging expectations recent survey of baby boomers revealed that their positive outlook on their own health and th... Read More
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ADA Announces Launch of
March 9, 2009
e Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce the launch of its quarterly publication, Audiology Practices (AP). Developed as a premier resource for autonomous practitioners, AP inclu... Read More
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Siemens Renews Quota Partnership to Give the Gift of Sound to Children in Need
March 8, 2009
Announcement made by Siemens at Quota's 90th anniversary event - Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, announced at Quota Internation... Read More
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