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Hearing Protection A Concern for Young Consumers of Audio Electronics
February 18, 2008
Teens Respond to Hearing Conservation Message Delivered by House Ear Institute Thousands of teens and young adults, who've helped make video games, cell-phones, MP3 players and other audio devices wil... Read More
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Director of Engineering at Siemens Hearing Instruments Honored as Black Engineer of the Year - Most Promising Scientist
February 18, 2008
Dr. Fred McBagonluri will receive the prestigious Black Engineer of the Year - Most Promising Scientist honor this February at the 22nd Annual Black Engineer of the Year Conference in Baltimore, Md. D... Read More
Industry
NAD Supports Draft Legislation to Ensure Access to Technology
February 17, 2008
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced its support of a recently released U.S. House of Representatives discussion draft, titled "21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act"... Read More
Associations
HearUSA Chairman Paul A. Brown, M.D. Appointed Chairman Emeritus
February 17, 2008
SA (AMEX:EAR), the recognized leader in hearing care for the nation's top managed care providers through a nationwide network of more than 190 company-owned hearing care centers, announced today Paul... Read More
Industry
Mammalian Protein Helps Calibrate Hearing
February 16, 2008
Researchers have established how a molecule in the inner ear of mammals helps fine-tune auditory perception. Their findings help explain how the brain communicates with the inner ear, reducing its res... Read More
Research
In Memoriam of Dr. Margaret Skinner, Ph.D.
February 16, 2008
Margaret Walker Skinner, Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology and director of the Cochlear Implant and Hearing Rehabilitation Program at Washington University, St. Louis, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at... Read More
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Board Members' Gifts Aid Audiology Center
February 15, 2008
Four new gifts totaling more than half a million dollars to the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas will fund services for low-income families and endow thr... Read More
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AFA Student Otoscope Program Now Open
February 15, 2008
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is again offering its "Clued into Audiology" otoscope program for third-year Au.D. students. "Clued into Audiology" will be open through March 12, 2008, and r... Read More
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From The Editor: 36,000 Reasons for a Happy New Year!
February 14, 2008
Welcome to 2008 and another great year at Audiology Online. I am what you would call a "half-full" type of guy and I always enjoy the start of a new year. It is a time for me to review what was accomp... Read More
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Clarke Announces Summer Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
February 14, 2008
The Clarke School for the Deaf/Center for Oral Education will host its 26th annual two week summer program for deaf and hard of hearing children from July 13 to 25. The program brings deaf students ag... Read More
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CORE-Based Chip Technology From Phonak Blasts Hearing Instruments into New Dimensions
February 13, 2008
Phonak's revolutionary chip technology powers three exciting new Digital Wireless Accessories: iCom brings Bluetooth to the hearing impaired; the myPilot command center provides full-color display fee... Read More
Industry
AFA/ReSound Award Au.D. Scholarship
February 13, 2008
Connecticut audiologist Margaret Pohlman has won the last of three 2007 Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) postcard scholarships to pursue Au.D. distance education. ReSound sponsored the postcard a... Read More
Associations
Genvec Announces NIH Funding for Balance and Hearing Loss Program
February 12, 2008
GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNVC) announced today that it has received a sub-award under a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), of the National Institutes... Read More
Associations
Boomers: Feeling Young or Fooling Themselves?
February 12, 2008
Energizer(R) survey reveals Boomers feel young, but often ignore important health issues; company teams with fitness expert Denise Austin to launch nationwide program Baby boomers are living longer an... Read More
Industry
Starkey Hearing Foundation Partners with GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares®
February 11, 2008
Starkey Hearing Foundation is proud to announce its partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares®. The GRAMMY Foundation was established to cultivate the understanding, appreciation a... Read More
Industry
NAFDA 2008-2009 Board Announced
February 11, 2008
The National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology (NAFDA) recently announced the elected 2008-2009 Executive Board. Members are as follows: President: Brian Vesley, Missouri State University Vic... Read More
Associations
Cholesterol Finetunes Hearing
February 10, 2008
Levels of cholesterol in the membranes of hair cells in the inner ear can affect your hearing, said a consortium of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University and Purdue University i... Read More
Research
AFA Announces 2007 Donation Results
February 10, 2008
Individual audiology practitioners and the hearing industry supported the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) with almost $125,000 in financial support in 2007. Results were recently tabulated after... Read More
Associations
Leonard Marshall Appointed General Manager, Unitron Hearing South Africa
February 9, 2008
Unitron Hearing announced today the appointment of Leonard Marshall as its new General Manager of Unitron Hearing South Africa effective January 7, 2008. Leonard Marshall replaces Debbie Salter; Unitr... Read More
Industry
Hear the World Magazine Awarded European Excellence Award 2007
February 8, 2008
The Hear the World magazine wins the European Excellence Award 2007 - this is its third prize this year, having already been awarded the Best of Corporate Publishing Award and the iF communication des... Read More
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