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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
NanoBioMagnetics Announces Issuance of US Patent
April 14, 2008
Officials of NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., (NBMI) today announced the issuance of its first patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, titled "Method and Apparatus for Improving Hearing," i... Read More
Industry
UT Dallas Researcher Aims to Significantly Improve Cochlear Implant Technology
April 13, 2008
$225,000 Grant Supports Effort to Enhance Devices' Functionality in Noisy Settings Cochlear implants have restored partial hearing to thousands of people in the past decade, but recipients generally a... Read More
Associations
HIA Elects Leaders, Reaffirms Top Priorities
April 12, 2008
Members of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) met on March 6-8 to elect new leaders for the Association and affirm the organization's commitment to passage of a tax credit for hearing aid purcha... Read More
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OtiCongress Participants Join in Humanitarian Effort to Benefit Argentinean Children with Hearing Loss
April 11, 2008
Over 100 Hearing Impaired Children in Need Receive Expert Care and Oticon Hearing Solutions At this year's OtiCongress held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, more than 100 US hearing professionals took thei... Read More
Industry
Audiologist Loan Forgiveness Included in House Higher Education Bill
April 10, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, which would reauthorize and amend the programs under the Higher Education Act (HEA). The Hous... Read More
Associations
AFA/ReSound U Application Date Extended
April 10, 2008
The deadline for applying to the "AFA/ReSound University for Au.D. Students" program has been extended to April 14. This special event will be held May 14-17, 2008, at ReSound's headquarters in Bloomi... Read More
Associations
Sonic Innovations Launches Two New Hearing Aid Products in Conjunction with Company's 10-Year Anniversary
April 9, 2008
Velocity™ miniBTE and ion™ 400 to be officially introduced in April 2008 —Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) continues its tradition of introducing small hearing aids with the la... Read More
Industry
New Findings Contradict a Prevailing Belief About the Inner Ear
April 8, 2008
A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't pro... Read More
Research
"Listen Up America" Week Brings Free National Hearing Screenings to Communities Around the Country
April 8, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Joins Forces with Audiology Awareness Campaign for Week-Long Event to Better Identify Hearing Loss Despite the fact that more than 31 million Americans report some... Read More
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NHS 2008 Conference
April 7, 2008
www.nhs2008.org Click Here to View the Preliminary Program(PDF) About 340 communications in three concurrent sessions will be presented on the most recent research in audiological and medical diagnosi... Read More
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AAA Announces New Leadership
April 7, 2008
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) board of directors has selected Kris English, Ph.D. to become president-elect of the academy on July 1, 2008. Dr. English will succeed Patrick Feeney, Ph.D., as... Read More
Associations
Speech, Language and Hearing the Focus of CASLPA Conference
April 6, 2008
Kananaskis country will host the 33rd annual conference of the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA), April 16-19. Professionals from across Canada will gather... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Names New Executive Director
April 6, 2008
Brenda Battat, M.A., of Bethesda, Maryland, has been named executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's largest organization for people with hearing loss. She off... Read More
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AG Bell Presents Senator Harkin with Award of Distinction
April 5, 2008
On March 5, 2008, AG Bell's President Karen Youdelman and Executive Director Alexander T. Graham presented U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) with the 2008 AG Bell Award of Distinction at a Capitol Hill... Read More
Associations
Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology Seeks New Members
April 4, 2008
Audiology's best kept secret, The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA), is seeking new members who are passionate for Audiologic Rehabilitation (AR). The purpose of ARA is to promote excellence i... Read More
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Sound Design Technologies Launches VOYAGEURII™ Digital Signal Processing Platform
April 3, 2008
Sound Design Technologies (SDT), a leading designer and manufacturer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions for hearing instruments has launched the VOYAGEURII™ series of DSP solutions, cons... Read More
Industry
Sonic Innovations Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
April 3, 2008
Salt Lake City—Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) a U.S.-based manufacturer of digital hearing aids, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary during 2008. The company is the largest publicly t... Read More
Industry
Auditory Neurons in Humans Far More Sensitive to Fine Sound Frequencies than Most Mammals
April 3, 2008
Researchers implant electrodes in the brain, and use the soundtrack from 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' The human ear is exquisitely tuned to discern different sound frequencies, whether such tones... Read More
Research
Linguist Tunes in to Pitch Processing in Brain
April 2, 2008
More of the brain is busy processing pitch from language and other sounds than previously thought, according to a researcher in neurophonetics at Purdue University. Jackson T. Gandour, a professor of... Read More
Research
AudiologyNOW! 2008 Convention
April 2, 2008
(all events will be held here unless otherwise noted) Register for AudiologyNOW! 2008 Advanced Registration: Save Money by registering by March 20, 2008 The 2008 SuperTracks are: Implantables, Geriatr... Read More
