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ASHA Applauds Senate Support For Medicare Direct Access Legislation
November 19, 2007
Bill Would Allow Medicare Patients Direct Access To Audiologists The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) applauds Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), along with Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN), T... Read More
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AFA Reveals New Mission, Raises Over $55,000
November 19, 2007
At the recent Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) convention, the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) revealed a new theme, "Launching Professionals into Practice, along with a new mission - both... Read More
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CASLPA Excellence Recognized as Best of the Best with Two Prestigious Awards
November 18, 2007
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists is pleased to announce their acceptance of awards from both the Canadian Society of Association Executives and PR News. CASLPA... Read More
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BHI Seeks to Partner with Audiologists
November 17, 2007
As many of you are aware the Better Hearing Institute has been rebuilt by Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D. over the last couple of years; his specific goal is to increase traffic into your practices. As the BHI... Read More
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Sound Design Technologies Closes Purchase of Hearing Instrument and Manufacturing Operations
November 15, 2007
Sound Design Technologies Ltd., a Gores Equity LLC company, has completed the previously announced purchase of the hearing instrument products and manufacturing operations of Gennum Corp. The hearing... Read More
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ASHA Expands Global Presence
November 14, 2007
On the morning of October 19, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) hosted representatives from the organization CLAVE from Madrid, Spain. CLAVE, which means "key" in Spanish, is a o... Read More
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New Cell Culturing Method Pumps Up the Volume for Hearing Loss Researchers
November 13, 2007
In a breakthrough that will likely accelerate research aimed at cures for hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems, scientists have perfected a laboratory culturing technique that provides a relia... Read More
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The American Academy of Audiology and American Academy of Audiology Foundation to Celebrate Dr. Marion Downs as she Receives the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Hightest Recognition Award
November 12, 2007
For her instrumental role in achieving the national program for newborn hearing screening The United States Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Disability will honor Professor Emerita D... Read More
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Quark Pharmaceuticals Signs Collaboration Agreement With University of Michigan for Development of Proprietary SiRNA Compounds for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
November 11, 2007
Quark Expands Hearing Loss Program With Novel SiRNA Approaches To Noise-Induced Hearing Loss With Its First Drug Candidate, AHLI-11, For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss In Late Pre... Read More
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Coach Don Shula and HEARx Team Up to Fight Breast Cancer
November 11, 2007
Coach Don Shula and HEARx (AMEX: EAR) are getting into the swing of Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Comcast Don Shula Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament on October 25th. HEARx is sponsoring the Aw... Read More
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Harry Belafonte, Amy Winehouse Join Plácido Domingo, Joss Stone and Others in Support of
November 10, 2007
Hear the World is releasing a set of images by musician Bryan Adams taken to raise awareness of the importance of hearing and the issue of hearing impairment. As the official photographer for Hear the... Read More
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Delay in Cochlear Implantation Could Have Significant Impact on Children's Speech and Language Skills
November 9, 2007
Children with severe to profound hearing loss under evaluation for cochlear implantation have traditionally been given a three to six month hearing aid trial to verify that they don't receive sufficie... Read More
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AAP Policy Statement Urges Pediatricians to Take Lead in Ensuring Infant Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention for Hearing Loss
November 8, 2007
A revised policy statement from the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH; seven organizations, including the AAP) recommends that pediatricians take the lead in ensuring that all infants are screen... Read More
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Smoking Damages Ear Health and Complicates Ear Surgery
November 7, 2007
It has long been known that active smoking exerts a negative effect on normal ear functioning and hearing by chronically irritating the Eustachian tube and the lining of the middle ear. Smokers tend t... Read More
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Member Dr. Marion Downs Honored By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 6, 2007
ASHA Co-Sponsors HHS' Fifth Annual "Celebrating Persons with Disabilities" American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) member Dr. Marion Downs, an audiologist and Professor Emerita at the Univ... Read More
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Combined TMS Shows Potential in Tinnitus Treatment
November 5, 2007
It is estimated that more than 50 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, a condition where the patient experiences ringing or other head noises that are not produced by an external source. This disor... Read More
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Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk
November 4, 2007
Two cochlear implant patients recently died from infections. Neither one was fully vaccinated. One of these two likely died because of the lack of vaccination. A survey of parents of cochlear implante... Read More
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Cochlear Implant Patients Still Enjoy Music After Implantation
November 3, 2007
Cochlear implants, which restore hearing in profoundly deaf patients, also allow many recipients to hear and enjoy music, significantly increasing their quality of life (QOL), according to a new study... Read More
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UF Experts Fashion Prosthetic Ears for Young Son of Olympic Medalist
November 2, 2007
For the past week, 5-year-old Jorden Flowers, hands flashing through the air, has excitedly signed the words as he arrives at the University of Florida College of Dentistry: "New ears!" One of a set o... Read More
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Bernafon, LLC Names New Chief Operating Officer and President
November 1, 2007
Bernafon, a leading developer of innovative hearing solutions, announced today that Joseph Lugara has been named the new Chief Operating Officer and President for Bernafon, LLC (USA). Effective immedi... Read More
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