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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI) Opens at PCO Elkins Park Campus
September 28, 2004
The PCO School of Audiology continues its steady growth this fall with the development of a new Audiology Clinic on the first floor of the North Building at the Elkins Park Campus. Construction will b... Read More
First Woman President of American Academy of Otolaryngology Highlights Busy Term with New York Conference
September 28, 2004
September 17, 2004 - Jennifer Derebery, M.D., the first woman president in the 108-year history of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and an otolaryngologist at... Read More
Unitron Hearing Extends its Unison™ Series Offering More Choice in Affordable Digital
September 27, 2004
Unitron Hearing is building on the success of their established Unison™ product line. Unison 6, 3 and Essential will provide more choice and features to fit more clients with affordable digital.... Read More
Cochlear Diagnostic Procedures in Hospital Outpatient Settings
September 26, 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)1 codes for co... Read More
The Texas Academy of Audiology Announces its Fifth Annual Conference
September 25, 2004
THE TEXAS ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY Invites You to Join Us For Our Fifth Annual Conference Hilton Houston Plaza, Houston, Texas November 12-13, 2004 www.texasaudiology.org The Texas Academy of Audiology be... Read More
Starkey Selects 2004 William F. Austin Scholarship Winners
September 25, 2004
Starkey Laboratories proudly announces the 2004 recipients of the inaugural William F. Austin Scholarship. Five outstanding and well-qualified audiology graduate students were selected to receive up t... Read More
Phonak Announces: The 3rd International Pediatric Conference
September 24, 2004
November 4 - 6, 2004 Chicago, USA The conference will focus on maximizing the use of residual hearing in infants through the provision of early amplification. An international team of 24 world renowne... Read More
Siemens Announces its Newly Redesigned E-Form for Ordering Custom Instruments
September 23, 2004
Siemens Hearing Instruments announces its completely redesigned e-Form. As part its new e-business website, mySiemens, the totally new online e-Form increases the simplicity users experience by making... Read More
AFA Commits $75,000 to New Accrediting Body
September 22, 2004
The Board of Directors of the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) recently voted to provide $75,000 to the Accreditation Council for Audiology Education (ACAE) to support the establishment of unique... Read More
Win a 2005 Harley Road King Classic Motorcycle!
September 21, 2004
Participants in this year's AFA Charity Golf Tournament at the ADA Convention will have a chance to win a black 2005 Harley Road King Classic motorcycle at a hole-in-one contest sponsored by GN ReSoun... Read More
Storage and Care Products from Westone
September 20, 2004
View PDF Brochure It's a miracle. A blessing. It changed my life. Opened the world to me again. An investment I probably should have made years earlier. So I'm taking care of it. I am listening &mdash... Read More
Siemens Appoints Vice President of Human Resources
September 19, 2004
Siemens Hearing Instruments, manufacturer of advanced digital hearing solutions, has announced the appointment of Petra Felkl to the newly created position of Vice President of Human Resources. As Vic... Read More
Conversor Products Ltd. Names Westone Exclusive Distributor of the Conversor®
September 18, 2004
Conversor Products Limited has selected Westone as the exclusive North American distributor of The Conversor®, a newly improved, affordable wireless FM assistive listening device. The Conversor gr... Read More
Better Hearing Institute Adds Normed Hearing Check to the Physician Referral Development Program
September 18, 2004
(September 7, 2004) - In an effort to address the extremely low percentage of patients that receive any type of hearing screening in the primary care physician's office, the Better Hearing Institute (... Read More
Test Your Knowledge on Cochlear Implants!
September 17, 2004
Do you know how young a child with a profound sensorineural hearing loss can be to receive a cochlear implant? Or what the outcomes are for cochlear implant patients who use a hearing aid in the contr... Read More
Siemens Welcomes New Employees
September 15, 2004
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. announces the addition of several key individuals joining the Siemens team. These individuals were selected to connect Siemens with Hearing Care Professionals across... Read More
20th anniversary of the Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat announced
September 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
Data From Unpublished Trials Suggest That Most SSRI Antidepressant Drugs Unsuitable for Children
September 14, 2004
Lancet 2004; 363: 1335, 1341-45 A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that reliance on published studies alone to guide the treatment of childhood depression could be inappropriate. A... Read More
Miracle at Mandalay Bay
September 13, 2004
(August 25, 2004) Despite being told by medical experts that he would never fully regain his hearing, acclaimed poet Er Tai Gao can now hear again due to the amazing work of William Austin. Saturday a... Read More
AFA Gears Up for ADA Audiology Roundup
September 13, 2004
The 7th annual AFA Art Auction will be held Thursday, October 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Presidio Rooms at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort. Featured items will include... Read More
