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Magazine Features Bill Austin's Personal Mission
April 27, 2007
Mr. Austin has been on a quest to to help poor children around the world to hear for years now and lives by the slogan of the Starkey Hearing Foundation "So The World May Hear". As he said to PEOPLE M... Read More
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New Web Site Makes Giving Easy
April 26, 2007
ASHFoundation Launches Site For On-Line Donations The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) has added a new on-line giving option on its website for tax-deductible donating. The... Read More
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Celebrating Communication: May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
April 26, 2007
Many of us take our hearing and ability to speak for granted. Whether we are chatting with a group of friends, playing on the basketball court or listening to the radio, our ability to communicate is... Read More
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New Study Explores the Nature of Online Learning in K-12 Schools
April 25, 2007
700,000 Students Studying Online During 2005-2006 School Year - The Sloan Consortium's first ever survey of online learning in elementary and secondary education, "K-12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.... Read More
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Audiology Rocks... and Raps on NPR!
April 25, 2007
(Reston, VA - April 25, 2007) The American Academy of Audiology is pleased to announce that National Public Radio (NPR) will broadcast a segment on noise-induced hearing loss in young people on Mornin... Read More
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AFA New Grad Packs Now Available
April 25, 2007
Thanks in part to feedback from students and current Doctors of Audiology, the AFA has created a "Grad Pack" for residential Au.D. graduates. Grad Packs are available for immediate distribution and co... Read More
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Raises Hearing Awareness at Carnegie Hall, New York
April 24, 2007
From March 2nd to 4th, the Vienna Philharmonic's concert tour took the Hear the World ambassadors to Carnegie Hall in New York. Hear the World used this extraordinary event to further create awareness... Read More
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From the Editor: How The Internet Will Change Your Practice
April 24, 2007
If you want more insight into this trend, read through a recent interview with private practice owner Dr. Elizabeth Brassine. She states that online/website is her number two referral source at this p... Read More
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Audiologists' Interests Prominent Part of Recent ASHA Capitol Hill Lobbying
April 24, 2007
More Than 400 Visits To Lawmakers Mark Advocacy By ASHA Audiology, Speech-Language Pathologist Leaders That Urges Direct Access To Audiologists, Early Intervention Services Audiology and speech-langua... Read More
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Raising a Drink to St George Raises Money for RNID
April 23, 2007
Don't be alarmed if at 10.45pm on Monday 23 April (St George's Day) everyone around you stops what they are doing, picks up a drink and cries "England and St George!" Everyone who calls England home i... Read More
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AG Bell Awards 13 Cochlear Implant Centers with Fellowships
April 23, 2007
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has awarded 13 cochlear implant centers each with $15,000 fellowships to train professionals in the field of cochlear i... Read More
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OTOSUITE™ Facilitates Hearing Healthcare Integration
April 22, 2007
GN Otometrics to Debut New Software Universe at AAA - GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, will launch OTOsuite™, an innovative software universe, at the Am... Read More
Industry
American Academy of Audiology Research Shows Hearing Aids Do Improve Quality of Life
April 22, 2007
Research Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology Indicates Psychological, Social and Emotional Benefits --An article published in the current issue of the Journal of the American... Read More
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Sebotek Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
April 21, 2007
SeboTek Hearing Systems LLC ("SeboTek") announced today that suit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, against Oticon, Phonak, Interton, GN-Resound... Read More
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Beltone Honors Dr. Carole E. Johnson with Prestigious Larry Mauldin Award
April 21, 2007
Beltone Electronics awarded the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education to Carole E. Johnson, Ph.D, Au.D., at AudiologyNOW!, the annual convention and exposition of the American Academy of Aud... Read More
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Raising the Standard in Hearing Performance
April 20, 2007
Nucleus® Freedom™, the most reliable cochlear implant available, is delivering never before achieved results for new cochlear implant recipients. The Nucleus Freedom technology is also deliv... Read More
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AMI Semiconductor Launches Next-Generation Signal Processing Solution for Digital Hearing Aids
April 20, 2007
Ezairo 5900 series enables manufacturers to build 24-bit high precision hearing devices while optimizing performance and power consumption -- AMI Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AMIS), a designer and manufactu... Read More
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Siemens Announces Exclusive Alliance with Westone at AudiologyNOW! 2007
April 19, 2007
At AudiologyNow! 2007, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Annual Convention, two of the hearing industry's leading companies - Siemens Hearing Instruments and Westone Laboratories - will announce... Read More
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Oticon Delta Wins Third Design Award
April 19, 2007
Oticon Delta hearing device was recently awarded one of the five prestigious 2007 Gold Design Awards of the Federal Republic of Germany. Inspired by Delta´s innovative triangular, and miniature... Read More
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BHI Unveils 2007 Print Public Service Announcement Campaign
April 18, 2007
The goal of the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is to elevate the importance of hearing in America through public and medical education. To this end the BHI unveiled its print public service announceme... Read More
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