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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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
New Director at GN Otometrics
April 2, 2008
GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, recently hired Morten Hoegholm Pedersen, M.D. Morten, 38, joined Otometrics on February 1st as the new director of Product Ma... Read More
Industry
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
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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
The 800 Series is the Most Advanced Hearing Instrument from Sebotek Yet!
April 1, 2008
SeboTek, the company that revolutionized the industry with the introduction of Receiver in the Canal (RIC) technology in 2003 continues their tradition of excellence with the introduction of the 800 S... Read More
Industry
New Vigo and Vigo Pro Offer More . . . Performance, Choice and Value in Attractively Priced Hearing Instruments
April 1, 2008
Oticon, Inc. today introduced Vigo Pro and Vigo, two full product families of premium performing hearing instruments at price points that enable cost-conscious clients to benefit from state-of-the art... Read More
Industry
AFA Director Wins WSHA Award
April 1, 2008
Veronica H. Heide Au.D., a board member of the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), received the Honors of the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Association (WSHA-P) on... Read More
Associations
Unitron Hearing Opens Regional Office in Denmark
March 31, 2008
Unitron Hearing, a Canadian-based global manufacturer of high-value, easy-to-use hearing instruments, today announced that it has established a company office in Denmark and appointed Brian Olsen as i... Read More
Industry
From the Editor - Questions
March 31, 2008
My work varies greatly from day to day, and I find this highly rewarding. At the same time, when someone asks me what I do for a living, I will sometimes draw a blank, as it is never a simple answer.... Read More
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AG Bell Announces 2008 Cochlear Implant Fellowship Awards
March 30, 2008
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) today announced the recipients of its 2008 Cochlear Implant Fellowship Awards. Each year, cochlear implant centers from... Read More
Associations
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. CEO William F. Austin Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
March 29, 2008
Two Minnesota High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is proud to announce that William F. Austin, CEO of Starkey Laborat... Read More
Industry
Hearing Loss Association of America Names Barbara Kelley Deputy Executive Director
March 29, 2008
Barbara Kelley has been named deputy executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's foremost organization for people with hearing loss. She officially assumed the t... Read More
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Eyes a Window to Hearing Loss?
March 28, 2008
Pupils dilate in reaction to sounds, might be way to spot hearing problems, study finds By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter The eyes may not just be a window to the soul, they may also provide a clear... Read More
Research
EHDI Reauthorization Bill Clears House Committee
March 28, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce today passed H.R. 1198, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act of 2008. The next step in the legislative process is... Read More
Associations
Second-Year Au.D. Students Nominated for AFA Outstanding Student Award
March 27, 2008
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce twenty-three nominations for its 2008-2009 Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarship awards. Awards of $4,500 will be given to two second-yea... Read More
Associations
Elephants Hear Seismically: Stanford Researcher Discovers New Form of Communication
March 27, 2008
Dr. Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, PhD at Stanford University was studying a herd of elephants one day in 1994 when she noticed a peculiar behavior among the members of the herd. Every once in a while, th... Read More
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