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Unitron Hearing Introduces 360™
October 22, 2008
A super power hearing instrument with advanced features tailored for severe to profound hearing loss Unitron Hearing announced today the introduction of 360™, an advanced digital hearing solutio... Read More
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ASHA Invites Audiology Organizations To Unite In Development of Quality Measures
October 21, 2008
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has invited audiology organizations to convene in the development of quality measures so that audiologists can participate in Medicare quality r... Read More
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MRI Reveals Inner Ear Anomalies in Children with Hearing Loss
October 20, 2008
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), physicians can identify soft-tissue defects that contribute to hearing loss in children, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Otolaryngol... Read More
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Toddlers' Focus on Mouths Rather Than on Eyes is a Predictor of Autism Severity
October 19, 2008
Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that two-year-olds with autism looked significantly more at the mouths of others, and less at their eyes, than typically developing toddlers. This abno... Read More
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AFA/ReSound Award Au.D. Scholarship
October 18, 2008
Oklahoma audiologist Jamie L. McMurray has won a 2008 Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) postcard scholarship to pursue Au.D. distance education. ReSound sponsored the postcard and McMurray's $1,00... Read More
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American Auditory Society: Call for Papers
October 17, 2008
Deadline: December 10, 2008 Annual Meeting March 5-7, 2009 Scottsdale, AZ The American Auditory Society (AAS) is a multidisciplinary organization composed of individuals whose professional work is ded... Read More
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Cochlear Implants in Children a Safe Procedure
October 16, 2008
In the six decades since French and American surgeons implanted the first cochlear hearing devices, the procedure in children has become reliable, safe, and relatively free of severe complications, ac... Read More
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36 Million Americans Affected By Hearing Loss
October 15, 2008
Hearing loss currently affects more than 36 million Americans. Although hearing problems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all hearing-impaired persons are young... Read More
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Oticon Pediatrics Gathers Pediatric Audiologists for Knowledge-Sharing and Advocacy on Capitol Hill
October 14, 2008
When Oticon Pediatrics scheduled a knowledge-sharing weekend focusing on "More of What Children Need," the proximity to the nation's capitol created an unanticipated bonus: A unique opportunity for pe... Read More
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Hearing Restoration May Be Possible with Cochlear Repair After Transplant of Human Cord Blood Cells
October 14, 2008
According to an Italian research team publishing their findings in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (17:6), hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplantation of human umb... Read More
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From the Editor - AARP and The Internet: Two Big Fish
October 13, 2008
Every year I head down to the Texas coast for an annual fishing trip with my extended family. Of course, it is as much about the drive down to the coast with my Dad and visiting with my relatives as i... Read More
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New Tool to Assess Speech Development in Infants, Toddlers with Hearing Impairments
October 12, 2008
The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns abo... Read More
Research
Accepting Nominations for the Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award
October 12, 2008
Phonak is pleased to announce we are now accepting nominations for the 2008 Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award for outstanding achievement in Educational Audiology. Please mail or fax your nomination form b... Read More
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Sonic Innovations Launches sonicBLU Bluetooth Device
October 11, 2008
Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI), the only U.S.-based publicly traded manufacturer of digital hearing aids, is introducing sonicBLU, a wireless communication device that will allow users of Soni... Read More
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Starkey's Jason Galster Honored with ASHA Editors' Award
October 10, 2008
Research Focus is Student Benefit of Directional Microphones in Hearing Aids Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, would like to congratulate Jason Galst... Read More
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Sharmi Albrechtsen Joins Ida Institute
October 9, 2008
Ida Institute announced today that Sharmi Albrechtsen has joined the non-profit educational institute as a communications specialist. Albrechtsen's responsibilities will include development and oversi... Read More
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Earn Unlimited CEUs on AudiologyOnline for $99 Annual Fee
October 8, 2008
AudiologyOnline Launches CEU Total Access Hearing healthcare professionals can now access hundreds of AudiologyOnline produced self-study courses - authored and presented by the leading experts and ac... Read More
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ASHA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey for Audiology
October 8, 2008
ASHA and more than 70 other organizations are conducting a comprehensive multi-specialty survey of America's physician and health care professional practices, including audiology practices. Results fr... Read More
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New Website Promotes Assistance for Children in Need
October 7, 2008
Seven million children in the United States between the ages of six and nineteen are hearing impaired, and research has shown that these children are much more likely to have developmental, language,... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 4, No. 10
October 7, 2008
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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