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AG Bell Takes Global Symposium Abroad to Address Worldwide Childhood Hearing Loss
July 9, 2019
MADRID, July 9, 2019 - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell), which was started by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, best known for inventing the telephone, recent... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Receives Manufacturing Leadership Award
July 8, 2019
Starkey Hearing Technologies received the Operational Excellence Leadership Award, as well as the High Achiever Award, for "Improving the Customer Experience by Mapping Their Journey" project at the 1... Read More
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New Center To Be an International Trailblazer Within Treatment of Hearing and Balance Problems
July 1, 2019
With a donation of DKK 40 million from William Demant Foundation, the Capital Region of Denmark can now consolidate all specialist treatment of hearing and balance problems at a new Copenhagen Hearing... Read More
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With Funding from Oticon, Inc., Sertoma Inc. Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss
June 27, 2019
A $10,000 grant from Oticon, Inc. has enabled Sertoma Inc. to award ten $1,000 college scholarships to students with hearing loss. The Sertoma Scholarship for the Hard of Hearing or Deaf is the nation... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Launches Livio AI in Asia
June 27, 2019
The Starkey Hearing Technologies leadership team recently traveled to Asia June 3-7 to launch the revolutionary hearing aid, Livio® AI. Members of the executive team spoke at each launch event to... Read More
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Starkey Hosts Twin Cities Young Professionals Summit
June 26, 2019
Nearly 200 professionals ages 20-35 from the metro area attended the Twin Cities Young Professionals Summit June 13, hosted this year at Starkey Hearing Technologies’ headquarters in Eden Prairi... Read More
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Ida Institute Partners with Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care and The Hearing Care Partnership
June 24, 2019
The Ida Institute and Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care and The Hearing Care Partnership are pleased to announce a new partnership. The goal of the partnership is to enhance the quality of audiologic... Read More
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Oticon Hearing Foundation Donates Hearing Aids for In-Need Students
June 19, 2019
A donation of hearing aids by the Oticon Hearing Foundation allowed a team of Fort Worth Independent School District audiologists to provide 13 in-need grade school and high school students with their... Read More
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Oticon Medical Launches Ponto 4 Sound Processor in US Market
June 18, 2019
Oticon Medical has launched the Ponto 4, a small and high-performing sound processor that marks a significant breakthrough in bone anchored hearing care in the US. A powerful combination of Oticon Med... Read More
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Oticon Government Services Celebrates Flag Day with Benefit Race for NJ Veterans
June 17, 2019
The Oticon Government Services Team and an enthusiastic group of Oticon employees and their families participated in a Flag Day 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for NJ Hope for Veterans. The June 13 event t... Read More
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FDA Approves New Cochlear Implant with Easier Access to MRI and Expanded Connectivity Ready for Google's Direct Streaming to Android Smartphones
June 17, 2019
Cochlear delivers Nucleus Profile Plus Implant, first cochlear implant manufacturer to enable Android direct connectivity with the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswir... Read More
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) to Award Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to Families and Professionals
June 14, 2019
American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) to award Karl White PhD with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to Families and Professionals Read More
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Richard Chadwick, Chief of the NIDCD Auditory Mechanics Section, Retires
June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019 - Richard Chadwick, Ph.D., retired from the National Institutes of Health in April 2019 after 39 years of research and service. He had spent the last 23 years at the National Institute o... Read More
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Phonak Appoints Celebrity Fitness Trainer Gunnar Peterson as New Lyric Ambassador
June 11, 2019
Phonak naming Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson as its latest Lyric Ambassador. Read More
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Phonak's Support of Child's Voice Golf Tournament Helps Benefit Children with Hearing Loss
June 10, 2019
Now in its 14th year, the annual golf outing held by Child’s Voice is expected to host over 200 golfers, sponsors, supporters, and volunteers. Read More
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Sonova Supports the Founding of an Inclusive Soccer Club
June 6, 2019
Sonova Holding AG, a leading provider of hearing solutions, has given its support to the founding of an inclusive soccer club. The co-founder and club president is Simon Ollert, whose hearing aids fro... Read More
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Audiologists Launch an Independent Consumer Education Site
June 3, 2019
Audiologists Launch an Independent Consumer Education Site Related to Hearing, Tinnitus and Balance and their Associated Conditions and Treatment OptionsChicago, IL (June 3, 2019) -- Think Audiology i... Read More
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New Textbook: Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology: Illustrated, Third Edition
May 30, 2019
Plural Publishing has recently released Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology: Illustrated, Third Edition by Brad A. Stach, PhD. Read More
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Sivantos Reports Progress on Sustainability as Member of UN Global Compact
May 28, 2019
Sivantos’ sustainability efforts as a member of the UN Global Compact – a worldwide pact for businesses to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies. Read More
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Clinical Trial Examines Approaches to Improve Quality of Life for Patients With Tinnitus
May 24, 2019
JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryBottom Line: This randomized clinical trial of 151 active-duty and retired military personnel and dependents compared tinnitus retraining therapy (combines c... Read More
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