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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
SeboTek Hearing Systems Announces Research Competition
August 29, 2004
SeboTek invites graduate audiology students, dispensing audiologists and researchers to submit proposals for clinical studies that evaluate premises about SeboTek's Voice-Q™ PAC (Post-Auricular... Read More
Combination of Factors Helps Estimate Prognosis for Patients with Advanced Dementia
August 28, 2004
A model has been created that can help determine the risk of death within six months for nursing home patients with advanced dementia, according to a study in the June 9 issue of The Journal of the Am... Read More
Better Hearing Institute Physician Referral Development Program Increases Utilization of Hearing Health Services
August 26, 2004
Over the last three years, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has focused its efforts on educating the medical community about hearing loss and its treatment. B... Read More
Oticon Syncro Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award
August 25, 2004
Oticon has been honored with the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award. The annual award is bestowed upon the company for the development and introduction of Oticon Syncro, a "novel, ne... Read More
Industry
House Ear Institute Warns Public of Impact of Noise on Hearing
August 22, 2004
Study Results Presented in Advance of April 28, International Noise Awareness Day, Confirm Effects of Noise on Hearing for Audio Professionals, Musicians and General Population - A new study released... Read More
Alabama Ear Institute Awarded Grant from Crippled Children's Foundation
August 22, 2004
The Alabama Ear Institute (AEI) has been awarded a grant from the Crippled Children's Foundation to support AEI's Parent-2-Parent Network. The P2P Network unites parents and families to gain knowledge... Read More
Cochlear Americas Partners with AG Bell to Provide Programs
August 21, 2004
Cochlear Americas®, manufacturer of the Nucleus® line of cochlear implants, has joined the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) in its educational effor... Read More
Westone Features a Full Line of Hands-Free HATIS Solutions for Home, Work, and Professional Environments
August 20, 2004
View PDF Brochure Technology. It's amazing. And there's nothing more amazing than the sound clarity you achieve with hands-free HATIS technology. Its the link that connects my hearing instrument direc... Read More
Perseo Open - meeting the challenge
August 19, 2004
Hearing care professionals have long recognized that fitting clients with a steeply sloping or mild hearing loss is a real challenge. These candidates for open fittings are often the toughest sound qu... Read More
SeboTek further expands European distribution to UK and Ireland
August 18, 2004
Lavis Medical Systems, United Kingdom, signed a distribution agreement with SeboTek® Hearing Systems LLC on July 19, 2004 in Bradworthy, Devon, UK. Lavis is the first European manufacturer to dist... Read More
Cholesterol Levels Fluctuate with the Seasons
August 17, 2004
Cholesterol levels vary with the seasons, reaching their highest levels in the winter months, according to an article in the April 26 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archiv... Read More
Sir Edmund Hillary Tackles New Challenge
August 16, 2004
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa set foot on the summit of Mt. Everest - the highest point on Earth Sir Edmund Hillary is a man everyone wants to talk to - a sought-after speaker and... Read More
20th anniversary of the Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat announced
August 15, 2004
Twenty years ago there were very different alternatives for audiologists and hearing instrument specialists for obtaining continuing education hours and for the exchange of ideas with colleagues aroun... Read More
Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) releases e-version of the 2004 Convention Agenda
August 14, 2004
Submitted by Dr. Craig Johnson President-Elect www.audiologist.org Academy of Dispensing Audiologists One Windsor Cove, Suite 305 Columbia, South Carolina 29223 (800) 445-8629 phone (803) 765-0860 Fax... Read More
Study Suggests Brain Haemorrhage in Babies Older than One Month Unlikely to be a Result of Traumatic Delivery
August 13, 2004
UK research in this week's issue of THE LANCET shows how asymptomatic subdural haematomas (bleeding in the brain) among newborn babies are more common than previously thought, are associated with the... Read More
Cochlear Diagnostic Procedures in Hospital Outpatient Settings
August 12, 2004
Medicare payment for hospital outpatient procedures is distinctly different from Medicare payments to other Part B beneficiaries. The adoption of new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)* codes for co... Read More
Phonak Introduces e-version of their SmartLink Brochure, the new benchmark in FM communication
August 11, 2004
Phonak Introduces e-version of their , the new benchmark in FM communication. SmartLink SX is the first communication device to incorporate Advanced FM features Hearing Instrument remote control A Blu... Read More
Improvements in Prescribing Medications for Elderly Patients with High Blood Pressure ...
August 9, 2004
Adherence to evidence-based prescribing guidelines for hypertension (high blood pressure) could result in substantial savings in prescription costs for elderly patients, and up to $1.2 billion nationa... Read More
The Path to Changing the Medicaid Definition of an Audiologist: Elimination of the Need for the CCC's for Reimbursement...
August 8, 2004
Medicaid Time-line Complied by Craig Johnson The path to changing the Medicaid definition of an audiologist: Elimination of the need for the CCC's for reimbursement The key ingredients to the professi... Read More
House Ear Institute Warns Public of Impact of Noise on Hearing
August 7, 2004
Study Results Presented in Advance of April 28, International Noise Awareness Day, Confirm Effects of Noise on Hearing for Audio Professionals, Musicians and General Population LOS ANGELES - April 27,... Read More
