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Cochlear Implant Fellowship Program
December 23, 2006
The AG Bell 2007 Cochlear Implant Fellowship Program, made possible through grants from Advanced Bionics Corporation and Cochlear Americas, is intended to address the challenges that face North Americ... Read More
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Noisy Christmas Toys Can Damage Hearing
December 22, 2006
Many toys available this Christmas could damage your child's hearing according to new research by Deafness Research UK. Working with researcher Dr Brad Backus at UCL's Ear Institute in London, we test... Read More
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Deadline for Transition to the Doctorate Rapidly Approaching
December 22, 2006
For applications for Board Certification in Audiology filed after , an applicant must hold a doctoral level degree. If you would like to apply for Board Certification in Audiology, but do not plan on... Read More
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microPower IX from Phonak - Discreet, High-End Power
December 21, 2006
Unobtrusive performance for power users — The latest addition to Phonak microPower, microPower IX, is the smallest and most powerful microBTE on the market with first-class technical features. m... Read More
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ASHA National Elections Call for Nominations
December 20, 2006
The Committee on Nominations and Elections (CNE) is now accepting nominations for the 2008-2010 Executive Board and Legislative Council. To submit a nomination, please complete the online nomination b... Read More
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Newborn Hearing Testing in the Himalayas
December 19, 2006
Audiologist Aysen Erdil does a lot of voluntary work in Turkey using Interacoustics equipment. In 2004 she tested children in Turkish schools and in the fall of 2006 she will be testing children and b... Read More
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All I Want for Christmas is ... A Toy With A Mute Button
December 18, 2006
Noisy toys can damage children's hearing, University of Michigan Health System audiologist cautions In the mock-documentary "This is Spinal Tap," a member of the world's loudest band tried to secure t... Read More
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AO Journal Group: Integrated Marketing Communications
December 17, 2006
Do you want to stay up on the latest research and business trends? Tune into the AO Journal Group where on a regular basis our group of Contributing Editors will provide reviews of timely journal arti... Read More
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National NAFDA Humanitarian Scholarship
December 16, 2006
The 2006-2007 National Board is proud to introduce the National NAFDA Humanitarian Scholarship. Proceeds from the 1st Annual National NAFDA Bowl-A-Thon provided the funding necessary to launch the sch... Read More
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MicroLink - 10 Years of Amazing Innovation
December 15, 2006
Phonak celebrates over a decade of experience in FM systems — At the 2006 EUHA Congress, Phonak celebrates the 10th anniversary of MicroLink at a special Phonak Wireless Systems booth. The launc... Read More
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From the Editor - Our Most Popular Items
December 15, 2006
As this is the last From the Editor for 2006, I have decided to let you do some of the writing! We took all of the items published in 2006, combined with our pageview statistics and produced a list of... Read More
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Westone Offers Online Version of November 2006 West-Tones Newsletter
December 14, 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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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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