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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
New HIMSA Member
September 20, 2006
Office System Software Manufacturer Sycle HIMSA is please to welcome Sycle as our newest U.S. member company. Sycle, the number one hearing care practice management system is designed to market and gr... Read More
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AudiologyNOW - Call for Innovative Proposals
September 19, 2006
Per members' requests, the submission deadline for Learning Modules, Exhibitor Courses and Discussion Groups has been extended to Thursday, September 28, 2006. Learning Modules (LM) - previously Instr... Read More
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NOAH 3 Surpasses 20000 Mark
September 18, 2006
NOAHlink Sales Over 17000 HIMSA is proud to announce that over 20000 NOAH 3 licenses have now been sold worldwide, with over 10000 licenses in the United States alone. This means that NOAH 3 is now th... Read More
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Hearing Loss and High-Speed Dental Tools
September 17, 2006
A summer study at Oregon Health & Science University explores dental professionals' hearing and ear protection habits to document the prevalance of hearing loss -- After 36 years in private dental pra... Read More
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National Provider Identifier: Get It. Share It. Use It.
September 16, 2006
As the health care community transitions to National Provider Identifier (NPI) compliance, remember that there is no charge to get an NPI. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists can apply onlin... Read More
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Rock Legend Huey Lewis and Oticon DELTA Show Consumers It's "Hip to Hear"
September 15, 2006
To help hearing care professionals introduce Oticon DELTA to a new generation of users, Oticon, Inc. wanted a marketing campaign that would convey a fresh, hip new attitude about hearing care solution... Read More
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Heather Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995, Receives Second Nucleus Cochlear Implant
September 14, 2006
Second implant reflects growing trend toward two ears, two implants This summer Heather Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995, was successfully implanted with a second Nucleus Cochlear Implant. Profo... Read More
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AFA Director's Husband Remembered with Student Scholarship
September 13, 2006
Dr. Ray Kilcoyne, a renowned radiologist at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, died Aug. 8 at age 69. His wife of almost 30 years, Claire Kilcoyne, Au.D., is an audiologist in Denver.... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Expands Facilities to Meet Increased Production and Customer Support
September 12, 2006
For the second time in four years, Oticon, Inc. is expanding its Somerset, New Jersey headquarters. Just three months after the successful launch of its newest product line, the company is expanding t... Read More
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Siemens Survey Reveals the UK's Favourite Sounds
September 11, 2006
More than six million Brits say the glug of wine pouring into a glass is their all-time favourite sound, according to new research published by Siemens. The sound of wine being poured scooped 19 per c... Read More
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Starkey Laboratories Inc., Selected to Appear on 'The Global Learning Series'
September 10, 2006
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, announced today it has been invited on "The Global Learning Series" program dealing with understanding auditory hea... Read More
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BHI Documentary on Hearing Loss to Air on PBS
September 9, 2006
Vinton Cerf, a computer pioneer who is now Google's Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, urges viewers to stop ignoring hearing problems in a Better Hearing Institute documentary that will be... Read More
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An International Conference on Adult Amplification
September 8, 2006
Registration for this exciting upcoming conference has drawn participants from all over the globe. Interest is high thanks to the excellent, clinically oriented program dedicated to the challenges ass... Read More
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Sound Investment: A New Mathematical Method Provides a Better Way to Analyze Noise
September 7, 2006
Humans have 200 million light receptors in their eyes, 10 to 20 million receptors devoted to smell, but only 8,000 dedicated to sound. Yet despite this miniscule number, the auditory system is the fas... Read More
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Earphones May Have Saved Victim's Hearing
September 6, 2006
A recent story in the UK Newspaper, The Times (www.timesonline.co.uk) reported that based on a survey conducted by ENT surgeons, earphones from portable music players may have actually prevented heari... Read More
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Au.D.s Now at 23 Percent
September 5, 2006
New data collected by the AFA shows that 23 percent of the audiology profession now holds the Au.D. degree. Two states, Florida at 37 percent and North Dakota at 34 percent, rank highest among the sta... Read More
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Energizer Launches New Cochlear AC675 Battery
September 4, 2006
Innovator in Battery Technology Introduces Solution for Cochlear Implant Patients to Keep Going, Keep Hearing - For years, cochlear implant patients have had limited choices when it comes to the type... Read More
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Phonak Field Study Trials - Supero
September 3, 2006
Pointing in the right direction. Directional benefits for severe-to-profound hearing loss demonstrated. A recently published Phonak field study demonstrates the benefits of unique directional micropho... Read More
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'Phonak U' held August 10-12, 2006
September 1, 2006
Phonak Hearing Systems in Warrenville, Illinois, was host to the third annual "Phonak U" meeting, an educational conference held exclusively for students in residential AuD programs. This year, over 3... Read More
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Breakthrough in Search for Genes that Cause Age-Related Hearing Loss
August 31, 2006
Scientists funded by RNID, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, have discovered evidence of a gene that contributes to age-related hearing loss. The research, just published in th... Read More
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