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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Research Seeks to Restore Hearing, Balance by Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Cells and Neural Connections
March 21, 2005
Research on ways to restore functional hair cells in mammals, including in vivo and in vitro genetic manipulations, application of mitogenic growth factors, and stem cell characterization and transpla... Read More
Oticon Focus on People Awards Honors Dr. David Hawkins of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
March 20, 2005
David Hawkins, PhD, professor of Audiology at the Mayo Medical Clinic and Head of the Audiology Department of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, was presented with the prestigious Poul Erik Lyregaard Heari... Read More
New Scholarship Available from the AFA
March 19, 2005
The Audiology Foundation of America proudly announces a new scholarship created to honor the memory of Dr. Leo Doerfler. The Leo Doerfler Memorial Scholarship will provide $5000 for an individual with... Read More
Moisture Problems? No Sweat.
March 19, 2005
Mark Sanford is one of those guys who has embraced the idea of helping others by sharing his experiences and knowledge with us, and through this newsletter, with you. Here's what Mark wanted to pass a... Read More
The Council For Clinical Certification (CFCC) Conducted its First Meeting of 2005, February 17-19
March 18, 2005
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 3/2/05. The new Chair of the CFCC for 2005 is Robert Novak. Novak indicated that two of his goals for the... Read More
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Announces Introduction of New Digital Hearing Aid Line
March 16, 2005
Sonic Innovations Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced hearing aid products announces the upcoming release of Innova. Innova is a new high-end digital hearing aid line designed to offer unmatched... Read More
AFA to Give Away Scholarships at the AAA Convention
March 16, 2005
Audiologists attending the 2005 AAA Convention will have the opportunity to win a scholarship to be applied to tuition for a distance education AuD program. Practitioners who are not enrolled in a pro... Read More
Entific Medical Systems, Inc. Announces New Product
March 15, 2005
Entific Medical Systems, Inc., manufacturer and distributor of the Baha® System, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new product to the marketplace. The Baha Divino™, the compan... Read More
The World's Largest Gathering of Audiologists Heads to Washington, DC!
March 14, 2005
Washington, DC will play host to the American Academy of Audiology's 17th Annual Convention & Expo from March 30 - April 2, 2005. This year's event promises to be the most successful to date with thou... Read More
ASHA President Battle Testifies at Boston IDEA Public Meeting
March 13, 2005
ASHA President, Dolores Battle, testified at the February 7th IDEA Hearing hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in Boston, MA. Dr... Read More
University of Pittsburgh Announces Audiology Conference
March 12, 2005
The University of Pittsburgh will host a "Teaching Audiology" conference, June 17-18, 2005. The focus for this conference is "The Art And Science of Teaching Amplification," and will be conducted by n... Read More
The American Academy of Audiology is pleased to announce the results of this year's election for President-Elect and Board Members-At-Large.
March 11, 2005
PAUL PESSIS is President of the North Shore Audio-Vestibular Lab in Highland Park and Long Grove, IL. Following his term as President-Elect, Pessis will assume the office of President on July 1, 2006... Read More
CLARKE (Northampton, Massachuesttes) to Host Workshop for Audiologists
March 10, 2005
A hands-on workshop for audiologists titled, "The Desired Sensation Level Method for Hearing Instrument Selection and Fitting Infants and Young Children," will be held May 12th and 13th 2005, from 8:3... Read More
Senator Tom Harkin to Address Audiologists
March 9, 2005
The Academy is pleased to announce that Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) will address audiologists at the American Academy of Audiology's 17th Annual Convention and Expo. Harkin joins keynoters James Carvill... Read More
MedRx, Inc. Appoints MSR West, Inc. Equipment Representative
March 9, 2005
MedRx, Inc. announces the appointment of MSR West as exclusive representative for the company's line of clinical audiometric instrumentation for Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. MSR West h... Read More
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Supports International Meeting on Parkinson's Disease
March 8, 2005
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has become a financial supporter and Organizational Partner for the meeting of the World Parkinson Congress to be held February 22-26, 2006, in... Read More
GN Otometrics Offers New Course in Infant Hearing Loss
March 7, 2005
GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, is launching a new training course on infant hearing loss. Entitled, "Infants with Hearing Loss: Assessment and Intervention,... Read More
We need you now....SWARM!
March 6, 2005
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to report that the Hearing Health Accessibility Act has been introduced into the 109th Congress. It was introduced by Representative Ryun (R-KS) and a host of cosponsors o... Read More
Starkey Laboratories Announces New ESOP Implementation
March 6, 2005
At an all-employee dinner on January 3, 2005, Starkey Laboratories' founder and CEO William F. Austin announced that shares in the company will be offered to its domestic employees via a new Employee... Read More
Hold on Tight
March 5, 2005
Don Calvert, one of our really, really long term employees, and a huge part of our Technical Services Team, wanted to pass on some information to our dispensers. He asked if he could write something f... Read More
