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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Did Tai Ji Quan Balance Training Program Reduce Fall Risk for Older Adults?
September 11, 2018
A program of tai ji quan balance training classes, developed on the classic concept of tai chi, was more effective at reducing falls among older adults at high risk for them than stretching exercises... Read More
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New Sonic Enchant Custom Styles and Essential Performance Levels Offer Instinctively Smart Choices for Even More Users
September 10, 2018
Sonic introduces new custom styles and essential performance levels that bring Enchant’s exciting combination of fast performance, innovative features and enhanced functionality to even more users.... Read More
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Oticon "Hear in Pink" Campaign Partners with Hearing Care Professionals to Promote Hearing Health and Breast Cancer Awareness
September 7, 2018
During September and October, Oticon will donate a portion of the sales of all Oticon Opn™ hearing aids, including special edition pink Opn, to the National Breast Cancer Coalition to support its mi... Read More
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Unintended Consequences of White Noise Therapy for Tinnitus Otolaryngology's Cobra Effect
September 6, 2018
JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryIMPORTANCE Critical to the success of many medical therapeutics is a consideration of the brain’s miraculous ability to dynamically rewire itself anato... Read More
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Phonak Publishes Consensus Statement on eAudiology
September 5, 2018
The consensus paper is the result of an Expert Panel convened by Phonak in January 2018 and provides recommendations for hearing care professionals on how to shift from theory to practice.Stäfa (... Read More
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CaptionCall Phones Now Have Bluetooth
September 4, 2018
CaptionCall, LLC, the leading provider of captioned telephone service, is pleased to announce that Bluetooth® connectivity has been implemented into all CaptionCall 67tb phones for Bluetooth devices... Read More
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New Insights from WIDEX EVOKE Data Bring the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence to Hearing Impaired
August 30, 2018
Data bring the benefits of Artificial Intelligence to hearing impairedLYNGE, DENMARK - The first data gathered from the ground-breaking WIDEX EVOKETMhearing aid, which achieves a new level of Artifici... Read More
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GN Hearing Introduces New Interton Ready Hearing Aid
August 28, 2018
GN Hearing, one of the world’s leading hearing aid manufacturers and the pioneer of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, today announced the launch of Interton Ready, a next-generation hearing aid, aiming... Read More
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Hear the World Foundation Helps Children in Need in Cape Town
August 27, 2018
For the past two years, the Swiss Hear the World Foundation has supported the project by funding the screening project, providing hearing aids and sending volunteer audiologists specially trained for... Read More
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Having Optimal Levels of Cardiovascular Health in Older Age Associated With Lower Dementia Risk
August 25, 2018
Having optimal levels in more measures of cardiovascular health (nonsmoking, weight, diet, physical activity, cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure) for older adults was associated with lower... Read More
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Titanium Hearing Aid Keeps Winning Awards, Changing Lives
August 24, 2018
Phonak Virto™ B-Titanium is 3D-printed and virtually invisible when wornStäfa, Switzerland, August 24, 2018 – Phonak Virto B-Titanium, the world’s first mainstream custom titani... Read More
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Largest Brain Study of 62,454 Scans Identifies Drives of Brain Aging
August 24, 2018
The current study used brain SPECT imaging to determine aging trajectories in the brain and which common brain disorders predict abnormally accelerated aging. Read More
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OtiCongress 2018 Gives Hearing Care Professionals Opportunity to Combine Professional Development and Humanitarian Good Works
August 23, 2018
SOMERSET, NJ August 20– OtiCongress 2018, held August 8–16 in Anchorage, Alaska, created a unique platform for hearing care professionals to combine professional development with the oppo... Read More
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NIOSH Spirometry Training- A Team Effort
August 23, 2018
This summer Midwest Special Instruments (MSI) hosted Kendra Palmer Anderson and Lance Anderson from Palmer Associates, who taught a NIOSH spirometry course in Savage, MN. Read More
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World Wide Hearing Receives Richard Seewald Award 18/19
August 22, 2018
The recipient of the 2018/19 Richard Seewald Award is the World Wide Hearing Foundation International (World Wide Hearing). Read More
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First-Ever Hotline Provides Resources and Services for New Families of Children with Hearing Loss
August 22, 2018
AG Bell designed its new hotline for parents, caregivers and guardians of newly identified children with hearing loss worldwide who possess any degree of unilateral or bilateral hearing loss. The hotl... Read More
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Oticon Medical Partners with Your Hearing Network to Empower Hearing Care Practices
August 21, 2018
Oticon Medical announces partnership with Your Hearing Network to help hearing professionals verify and submit claims for bone anchored hearing patients. Read More
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Low-Cost Internet Options for CaptionCall Users
August 20, 2018
CaptionCall, LLC, the leading provider of captioned telephone service offers low-cost internet options for CaptionCall users. Read More
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Catching the Dance of Antibiotics and Ribosomes at Room Temperature
August 19, 2018
A new imaging technique is allowing researchers to pinpoint ways of modifying drugs to avoid side effects. Antibiotics have been a pillar of modern medicine since the 1940s. Streptomycin, which belon... Read More
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ASHA Discourages Use of Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method
August 17, 2018
People With Communication Disabilities Have a Right to Services That Are Effective, Lead to Independent Communication, and Are Not Harmful, ASHA Says Read More
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