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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
William J. Lankenau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
July 4, 2003
William J. Lankenau, President and CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, took the reigns of the largest hearing aid manufacturer in April of 2002. He is charged with leading the company's sales, manufac... Read More
ENTtrader Inc. Announces Its' New Site: www.ENTtrader.com
July 3, 2003
Grapevine, Texas - - ENTtrader, Inc. has launched a new website called ENTtrader.com designed to facilitate the purchase and/or sale of new, pre-owned, and refurbished Ear, Nose and Throat Testing equ... Read More
ASHA releases electronic version of their PSA series ''Keep an Eye on Your Ears''
July 2, 2003
CLICK HERE TO VIEW. Please note, this PSA is available for patients and consumers to view on our consumer website, www.healthyhearing.com Read More
Phonak unveils new program to help practices weather fluctuations in the hearing healthcare market
July 1, 2003
Beginning on August 26th, Phonak Hearing Systems will be offering regional workshops focused on helping hearing professionals build a more stable and growing business. Business planning should be the... Read More
AFA Honors PCO Graduates
June 30, 2003
Lafayette, IN - Three graduates of Pennsylvania College of Optometry, School of Audiology received Audiology Foundation of America Professional Leadership Awards during the May 24, 2003 graduation cer... Read More
GEORGIA ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY CONVENTION
June 29, 2003
PRESS RELEASE June 29, 2003 From: Dr. Richard D. Wright, Audiologist Rwright429@aol.com GEORGIA ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY CONVENTION The King and Prince Beach Resort on beautiful St. Simons Island, Georgia... Read More
The MED-EL Cochlear Implant System is FDA approved for use with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
June 27, 2003
With over 500 0.2-Tesla MRI systems nationwide, there are more 0.2T MRI scanners in the United States than cochlear implant centers. Up to 20% of all exams performed on conventional MRI systems are di... Read More
Exciting New Publication Now Available FREE to Consumers
June 26, 2003
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), the foremost membership and advocacy organization serving Americans with hearing loss, and Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Cochlear Nucleus® lin... Read More
ASU Mountain Home Launches Online Healthcare Degree Program
June 25, 2003
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (June 23, 2003) - Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) will become the only two-year school in the country to offer an online hearing healthcare degree. The program will... Read More
Neural Transplantation for Parkinson's Disease: The Challenge
June 24, 2003
Despite continued research and development of drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral scle... Read More
Phonak Reinforces Its Commitment to Providing Every User With a Tailor-Made Hearing Solution
June 23, 2003
The Aero 311 Forte and Aero 311 AZ Forte are power BTEs that meet the specific needs of wearers with a severe hearing loss. These newest additions to the medium-priced, high-value Aero line have a com... Read More
International Science a Click Away with CMU's New Health Professions Technology
June 21, 2003
MOUNT PLEASANT - A scientist in France linked to a microscope at Central Michigan University can view slides of brain cells through the power of telemedicine. What connected CMU neuroscientist Gary Du... Read More
Audiology Online and NAFDA Announce First Annual AO-NAFDA Student Writing Contest
June 20, 2003
Audiology Online and NAFDA are pleased to announce the first annual AO-NAFDA Student Writing Contest. The theme of the contest is "Hearing Healthcare in the 21st Century." Student participants may cho... Read More
Cochlear Launches New Habilitation Program for Hearing-Impaired Children
June 19, 2003
DENVER - June 2003 - Cochlear, the market leader in cochlear implant technology, recently announced the availability of Listen, Learn and Talk, a new auditory habilitation program for infants and chil... Read More
Leading Hearing Aid Manufacturer Named European Company of the Year
June 18, 2003
Pictured is Niels Jacobsen, President and CEO of William Demant Holding SOMERSET, New Jersey, June 17 -- Mikael Worning, president of Oticon USA, today announced that William Demant Holding, the holdi... Read More
Interton Introduces New DIGITAL SHELL Process
June 18, 2003
Minneapolis, MN - After learning from the early experiences of other manufactures with digital shell technology, Interton has released an improved version of digitally manufactured shells under the br... Read More
ASHA releases electronic version of their PSA series ''Keep an Eye on Your Ears''
June 18, 2003
CLICK HERE TO VIEW. Please note, this PSA is available for patients and consumers to view on our consumer website, www.healthyhearing.com Read More
Dspfactory's Toccata Plus selected by Starkey, one of the world-leading hearing aid manufacturers
June 17, 2003
Dspfactory Ltd., a leading provider of open programmable digital signal processing (DSP) technology for hearing aids, headsets, PDAs, and other portable audio devices, announced today that its Toccata... Read More
Social and Emotional Functioning of Children with Cochlear Implants
June 16, 2003
College Park, MD-How are kids with cochlear implants really doing in their social and emotional lives? Lots of opinions on this issue have been tossed around, but there are few objective studies on th... Read More
Study Evaluates Various Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Sore Throat
June 15, 2003
A comparison of various guidelines and strategies for treatment of sore throat provides information that may help optimize use of diagnostic tests and reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics, according... Read More
