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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Oticon - Syncro Reaches Millions!
July 27, 2004
As shown above - In the July 19, 2004 issue of Business Week - Oticon Syncro was featured in the SciTech Developments to Watch section p. 83 - Take advantage of this business opportunity: Start runnin... Read More
Approximately One-Third of People Older Than 40 Have Vision Disturbances
July 27, 2004
Refractive errors (inability of the eye to focus properly) affect about one-third of people 40 years and older in the United States and Western Europe, and one-fifth of Australians 40 or older, accord... Read More
University of Connecticut Workshop on Auditory Processing Disorders, August 6th and 7th
July 26, 2004
The University of Connecticut is pleased to announce a summer workshop on (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders: New Trends in Diagnosis and Management. Under the directorship of Dr. Frank Musiek, t... Read More
Sonovation ImpaCT XP Tri-Fold
July 26, 2004
Expandable for Life's Changes View PDF Brochure ImpaCt Xp is the first software expandable line of DSP hearing instruments with Digital Frequency Compression. Older generation digital hearing aids cou... Read More
Lexis Awarded Prestigious I.D. Magazine Design of Distinction
July 25, 2004
I.D. Magazine has awarded the prestigious Design Distinction Award to Oticon for the design of Lexis wireless personal communication system. Oticon's Copenhagen-based design team developed the Lexis s... Read More
Summary of CMS Medicaid Final Rule for Audiologists Payment Ties State Licensure to CCC-A or Medicare Standard
July 23, 2004
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule addressing Medicaid provider qualifications for audiologists in the May 28 issue of the Federal Register. The new CMS r... Read More
News from ASHA - Reward Yourself with a Career that Helps Others
July 22, 2004
What would you do if you couldn't communicate with family and friends, neighbors, and colleagues? What if you couldn't let others know what you need, what you want, or how you feel? One in every six A... Read More
Starkey Engineers win 'Best Design Paper' at the 2004 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) in San Jose, California
July 21, 2004
Bill Dittenhofer and Dr. Greg Tumbush of Starkey Laboratories' IC Design Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado were awarded "Best Design Paper" for their paper titled "Design and Verification of a Proc... Read More
Custom Swim Plugs from Westone
July 21, 2004
View PDF Brochure I love the pool. Diving. Splashing. Dunkin' girls. I'd stay in 'til I was shivery, purple and wrinkled. But water in my ears? No thanks! I am listening — to my mom. And protect... Read More
Test Your Knowledge on Cochlear Implants!
July 19, 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
Oticon Syncro Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award
July 19, 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
Siemens Welcomes New Members to Sales Team
July 18, 2004
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. appoints five new sales representatives to the Siemens team. With nearly 60 years of combined industry experience, these sales representatives have joined the Siemens... Read More
Hair Cell Regeneration
July 18, 2004
On Friday, July 23, 2004 (1-3 pm. Eastern time), Drs. Brenda Ryals and Douglas Cotanche will discuss their ground-breaking research into hair cell regeneration in birds and the implications it may hol... Read More
ASHA Pushes for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Funds
July 16, 2004
(ROCKVILLE, MD - May 6, 2004) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), along with 34 other organizations, is asking Congress to support funding of $20 million in fiscal year (FY) 2005... Read More
Sir Elton John headlining the 2004: ''So The World May Hear'' Awards Gala
July 15, 2004
Building off the momentum of last year's record setting fundraiser, The Starkey Hearing Foundation's 2004 "So The World May Hear" Awards Gala is slated for Tuesday, July 20 at the RiverCentre in St. P... Read More
ESCO Releases ACCESS to Hearing Healthcare Software
July 15, 2004
ESCO Financial has announced the release of its new ACCESS to Hearing Healthcare Software that allows the practitioner to more effectively manage their product pricelists, assist in patient counseling... Read More
Industry
AFA Awards Practitioner Scholarships
July 13, 2004
Stratford Fallon, M.S. of Charlotte, NC and Jenny Rainwater, M.S. of Brooks City Base, TX are the 2004 winners of the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) Audiology Professional Organization Practi... Read More
SeboTek Hearing Systems Announces Research Competition
July 12, 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
Many Patients Interested In Reading Their Own Medical Records
July 12, 2004
CHICAGO - Many patients report that they are interested in reading their own medical records, according to an article in the April 12 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archiv... Read More
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Kids Enjoy Weekend of Fun and Personal Growth at Special Camp
July 10, 2004
The House Ear Institute's 19th annual Family Camp was held at Camp Hess Kramer from May 21 - 23 in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Malibu. Family Camp is offered to families with deaf... Read More
