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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Maico Releases New Screening Audiometer
December 13, 2006
The Detective Audiometer is a pure tone screening audiometer that has automatic and manual operation and also comes standard with a printer. As an automatic audiometer, the test runs on its own - savi... Read More
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AFA Announces School-Based Practitioner Scholarship Winners
December 12, 2006
Five final 2006 School-Based Practitioner Scholarships have been awarded by the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), bringing the total to 14 for this calendar year. Each recipient won $1,000 in sup... Read More
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Cochlear Limited Selects AMI Semiconductor to Co-Design and Manufacture Future Generation DSP Based System-on-Chip for Cochlear Implants
December 11, 2006
World leader in cochlear implants to access ultra-low power design capabilities - AMI Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AMIS), a leading designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and s... Read More
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2006 Awards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
December 10, 2006
Janina Casper, PhD, Professor Emerita at the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Science at SUNY Health Center in Syracuse, NY will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's... Read More
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SeboTek Announces Launch of it's Newest Thin Tube Digital Hearing Instrument
December 9, 2006
Premium Voice-Q 721 leads the PAC in design and technology SeboTek Hearing Systems has announced the launch of its newest hearing instrument, the PAC Voice-Q 721. A premium-level device, the Voice-Q 7... Read More
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Power and More Across the Board
December 9, 2006
Unique new BassBoost feature in Phonak BTE and custom power instruments across all price — With its latest power range, Phonak is responding directly to the performance, cosmetic and budget requ... Read More
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The Future of NOAH
December 8, 2006
HIMSA discusses long term NOAH strategy with its member companies Visitors to the October trade shows got a sneek peak at NOAH System 3.6, the new version of NOAH System due to be released in January... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Opens New Online Store
December 7, 2006
Dear Customers, We are pleased to announce that our new online store is now open! As a Thank You to our customers we will be offering a 15% discount for all purchases made online. This offer is good t... Read More
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AFA Raises Over $45,000 in Au.D. Support
December 6, 2006
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) raised over $45,000 at the recent Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) convention in Scottsdale, AZ, through combined efforts in both the annual art auction... Read More
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AAA Working with Social Security Administration - Criteria for Disability Determination Initiative
December 5, 2006
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun the process of revising regulations that they use to evaluate hearing impairments and disturbance of labyrinthine-vestibular function of adults and c... Read More
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SeboTek Introduces InFocus™ Lifestyles™
December 4, 2006
LES™ Feature allows fast, efficient, custom fitting of hearing instruments designed for each patient's individual hearing loss and lifestyle SeboTek Hearing Systems has introduced InFocus™... Read More
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Better Hearing Institute Winner of 2006 eHealthcare Leadership Award For Best Overall Website
December 4, 2006
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) received recognition for their web site (www.betterhearing.org) at a special presentation in Atlanta on November 6 during the Tenth Annual Healthcare Internet Confer... Read More
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Phonak Partners with Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Launch , a Global Initiative to Raise Hearing Awareness
December 3, 2006
Phonak survey reveals international opinions about hearing awareness, hearing impairment and solutions - Tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra have joined Ph... Read More
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Westone Offers Online Version of October 2006 West-Tones Newsletter
December 2, 2006
Westone has made their popular West-Tones newsletter available online. West-Tones provides the most recent news and information about the company, including Tech-Tips to bring your earmold and ear imp... Read More
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2006 ASHA Convention Awards
December 2, 2006
Elaine Adler, PhD, and Mike Adler, PhD, Founders of the Adler Aphasia Center will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Distinguished Service Award during the 2006 Conventi... Read More
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Research on Mild and/or Unilateral Hearing Loss (R21)
December 1, 2006
NIH/CDC research grant opportunity National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-037.html Application Submission/R... Read More
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Vaccine to Target Ear Infections and Respiratory Illnesses in the Works
November 30, 2006
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are looking to develop a vaccination that would immunize young children and adults against Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, which is the le... Read More
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Oticon Delta XR - Award-Winning Design Now Available to Four Out of Five Users
November 30, 2006
Expanded Fitting Range and Price Options - Oticon Delta is an international success story, recognized for its outstanding performance by tens of thousands of satisfied users with high frequency hearin... Read More
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2007 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposes 5% Cut - Will Congress Act?
November 29, 2006
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 11/6/06 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final 2007 Medicare Physici... Read More
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The Phonak microStyle Generation: Invisible Design Meets Performance
November 28, 2006
An invisible solution for 9 out of 10 customers — Phonak, leader in hearing design and technology, introduces the microStyle generation, a set of unobtrusive, small and cosmetically appealing he... Read More
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