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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
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
St. John's Clinic-ENT Celebrates 50th Cochlear Implant
August 6, 2004
Clinic fast becoming model of science and service to deaf and hard of hearing people On August 2, 2004, a profoundly deaf child was St. John's Clinic-ENT's 50th patient to receive a cochlear implant,... Read More
The Starkey Hearing Foundation's Gala Exceeds Expectations By Raising $2.7 Million.
August 5, 2004
Elton John's riveting performance headlined the Starkey Hearing Foundation's fourth annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala on July 20, 2004 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota. The gala rais... Read More
Early Cochlear Implantation Helps Deaf Children Acquire Age-Appropriate Communication Skills
August 4, 2004
Receiving a cochlear implant early in life helps children with profound hearing loss to acquire language and communication skills similar to their hearing peers, according to an article in the May iss... Read More
GN Otometrics Adds ASSR Technology to Its Premier ICS CHARTR EP Line
August 3, 2004
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., July 7, 2004 - - GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, has enhanced its well-known CHARTR EP (Evoked Potential) software with two cutting-edge... Read More
Siemens Expands MUSIC® Pro AND INFINITI™ PRO FAMILIES WITH Directional BTEs and More
August 2, 2004
July 27, 2004 - Siemens Hearing Instruments gives Hearing Care Professionals and their patients more digital hearing solutions with the expansion of its MUSIC Professional and INFINITI Professional pr... Read More
Oticon, Inc. Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Investment in the Future of Hearing Care
August 2, 2004
-- For 100 years, Oticon has invested in the future of hearing health through technological and audiological research and knowledge sharing designed to provide hearing care practitioners with the unde... Read More
SeboTek Expands Distribution to Europe
August 1, 2004
Progress Hearing B.V. of the Netherlands signed a distribution agreement with SeboTek® Hearing Systems LLC on June 28, 2204 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Progress became the first European distri... Read More
First Epileptic Seizures in Old Age Suggest High Risk of Subsequent Stroke
August 1, 2004
UK research in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how an unexplained epileptic seizure among people aged 60 years or over probably indicates a high risk of subsequent stroke. Authors of the st... Read More
Cochlear Americas Presents $10,000 Donation
July 31, 2004
OMAHA, NE - June 25, 2004 - Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Cochlear Nucleus® line of cochlear implants, presented a $10,000 donation to the SHHH National Center of Hearing Assistive Techno... Read More
Unitron Releases E-version of Their Pamphlet on CONVERSA with ClearCall, a Unique Telephone Solution
July 30, 2004
View PDF Brochure A Unique Telephone Solution Telephone use is still one of the biggest complaints for three-quarters of all hearing aid users. They want to use the telephone as effectively and conven... Read More
Unitron Hearing Releases E-version of Their Pamphlet on ASP Noise Suppression Digital Hearing Aids
July 30, 2004
View PDF Brochure Digital Advances in ASP Technology Automatic Signal Processing (ASP) has been available in analog hearing aids for more than 20 years. The primary objective of ASP is to improve the... Read More
Starkey Hearing Foundation: Gala Enormous Success!
July 30, 2004
This is such an incredible and important event. It should be on the front pages of all the papers of the world," said Elton John, one of the honorees of the . Last week's event in Minneapolis raised o... Read More
