News

Seneca Open Ear BTE: An Easy Solution for High Frequency Loss

March 28, 2005

Micro-Tech Hearing Instruments announces the release of the Seneca Open Ear BTE — a four-channel, ten-band open-ear digital solution for patients with mild-to-moderate, sloping or precipitous hi...   Read More

Industry

Registration Waivers for Convention!

March 27, 2005

Division 2 (Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders) is funding registration waivers for the ASHA 2005 Convention for qualified recent master's and doctoral students who submit pa...   Read More

Associations

Beltone Awards Mike Tessmer Prestigious President's Cup

March 26, 2005

Beltone Electronics Corporation proudly awarded its prestigious President¡'s Cup Award to Mike Tessmer of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, at its National Meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 27-Mar...   Read More

Industry

FDA Approves New Innovative Cochlear Implant System

March 25, 2005

Cochlear Americas announced today that it recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Nucleus® Freedom™ cochlear implant system. The Nucleus Fre...   Read More

Industry

White Coat Sponsorships Available from AFA

March 24, 2005

The white coat has been a medical fixture since the late 19th century and has always been rich in symbolism. It denotes scientific rigor and seriousness. Most U.S. medical schools have conducted white...   Read More

Hearing Aid Tax Credit Action is Needed Now!

March 23, 2005

The Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act has been reintroduced in the House (H.R. 414) and will be reintroduced in the Senate soon. Its passage is the key action item for HIA, and it will not happen...   Read More

Clinicians Report Missing Patient Information is Common

March 23, 2005

A survey of clinicians indicates that missing clinical information for patients is common and may adversely affect patients, according to a study in the February 2 issue of JAMA. Effectively managing...   Read More

CMS Looks For Legal Grounds to Fix Medicare Fee Schedule Updates

March 22, 2005

Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 3/7/05) CMS is seeking legal advice that would allow it to adjust the Medicare physician payment formula...   Read More

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