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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
AFA Announces the Establishment of the Audiology Professional Organization Practitioner Scholarship Award
November 14, 2002
The American Academy of Audiology Supports Scholarship (Reston, VA - November 7, 2002) - The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) has established the Audiology Professional Organization Practitioner... Read More
Advanced Cochlear Systems Secures NIH Grant for R&D on Electrode Technology
November 13, 2002
Advanced Cochlear Systems (ACS) today announced that it has received a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support continu... Read More
MED-EL Corporation Unveils a New Tool in Understanding Cochlear Implants
November 12, 2002
(Durham, NC) MED-EL Corporation releases an electronic version of the all new Understanding Cochlear Implants. Understanding Cochlear Implants is a guide for people who are just being introduced to th... Read More
Advanced Cochlear Systems to be Awarded Patent for New Cochlear Implant Technologies
November 8, 2002
Advanced Cochlear Systems (ACS) today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office indicating the allowance of its patent titled "A Method fo... Read More
Siemens Hosts Educational Reunion for Hearing Care Partners
November 7, 2002
Siemens Hearing Instruments recently hosted two international symposiums. Each symposium presented Hearing Care Professionals with the industry's latest technological developments. With an estimated 2... Read More
Sonus Announces Results of Shareholder Vote and Anticipated Date for Liquidating Distribution and Suspension of Amex Listing
November 6, 2002
announced that the holders of its common and preferred shares had voted at a special meeting of shareholders held earlier today to approve the sale of the Company's assets to Amplifon (USA), Inc. The... Read More
Audiotech Announces Expansion
November 5, 2002
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Audiotech Healthcare Corporation (PINK SHEETS: AUDJF-News) (TSX-VENTURE: AUD), a leader in audiological assessment and auditory rehabilitation clinics, announced another step in its U... Read More
EPIC Announces the Following
November 4, 2002
EPIC (Ear Professionals International Corporation) has reached an agreement with Hearing Services Group (HSG) to assume its administrative operations as it becomes a Division of EPIC. EPIC and HSG hav... Read More
NanoBioMagnetics Awarded Grant by National Institute of Health
November 1, 2002
Left to right: Dr. Kenneth Dormer, Dr. Jack Hough and Charles Seeney. Oklahoma City - NanoBioMagnetics, Inc. (NBMI) has been awarded a $118,000 grant by the National Institute of Health for the resear... Read More
Amplifon Acquires Assets of Sonus Corp.
October 30, 2002
Amplifon (USA), Inc. and Sonus Corp. (AMEX:SSN) today jointly announced that Amplifon has completed its acquisition of the assets of Sonus Corp., including all of the capital stock of its operating su... Read More
EPIC Reaches Agreement with Hearing Services Group
October 29, 2002
EPIC (Ear Professionals International Corporation) has reached an agreement with Hearing Services Group (HSG) to assume its administrative operations as it becomes a Division of EPIC with Roxann Bonta... Read More
''Save the Date'' Media Advisory: Speech & Hearing Professionals to Meet in Atlanta This Fall
October 28, 2002
Annual convention of the , with the theme "Communication: Our Strongest Link" Thursday, November 21 - Sunday, November 24, 2002 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia More than 10,000 speech-... Read More
AFA Funds New Scholarships for Practitioners
October 21, 2002
West Lafayette, IN - The Audiology Foundation of America has established the Audiology Professional Organization Practitioner Scholarship Award to encourage new applications to distance learning AuD p... Read More
Siemens Hearing Solutions Expands LasR™ Shell Manufacturing Process
October 16, 2002
Due to the tremendous success of its LasR™ ( aser ccurate can eplication) shell manufacturing process, Siemens Hearing Solutions announced that effective October 1, 2002 LasR-made shells will al... Read More
W/ Modifications, Canalith Positioning Maneuver Safe & Effective for Treating Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo in Elderly
October 14, 2002
Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the inner ear that is most associated with dizziness in the elderly. The condition is caused by a dislodging of very small crystals of calc... Read More
AuD Students Honored by AFA
October 10, 2002
West Lafayette, IN - AuD students at University of Texas - Dallas and Ball State University were honored by the Audiology Foundation of America at luncheon ceremonies held on August 23, 2002 and Septe... Read More
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Executive Director to Retire in 2003
October 9, 2002
Executive Director of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Frederick T. Spahr, PhD, CCC-SLP, has announced his retirement effective December 31, 2003. Spahr will have served 24 yea... Read More
Steroid and Antiviral Therapy Found to be More Effective in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
October 8, 2002
Each year, some 20 of every 100,000 Americans will incur sudden sensorineural hearing loss, characterized by hearing loss that is greater than 30 dB in three contiguous frequencies and that occurs ove... Read More
Siemens First Artists-in-Residence Debuts ''Hearing Solution''
October 7, 2002
Cultural Exchange Core Value of Siemens Artists-In-Residence Program Hoboken, N.J., October 7, 2002 - Tonight, the New Juilliard Ensemble will debut Hearing Solution, a classical, musical composition... Read More
Pediatric Amplification Protocol Statement Enters Review Stage
October 7, 2002
The American Academy of Audiology's newest Position Statement - Pediatric Amplification Protocol - has been posted on www.audiology.org and is ready for review and comment. Please take time to read th... Read More
