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Widex USA to Donate $20,000 to Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
December 21, 2018
Widex USA has committed to donate $20,000 to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults. A portion of the proceeds of each unit of WIDEX EVOKE sold through January 31, 2019 will... Read More
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Call for Applications for the 2019 Ida Research Grant
December 20, 2018
The Ida Institute Research Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Ida Research Grant. Read More
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The Pennsylvania Ear Institute Recently Welcomed Dr. Amanda Ayars as a New Staff Audiologist
December 19, 2018
The Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI) of Salus University recently welcomed Dr. Amanda Ayars as a staff audiologist. Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Named CES Innovation Awards Honoree
December 19, 2018
Starkey® Hearing Technologies is pleased to be a CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree for its revolutionary LivioTM AI hearing aid. Read More
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New Psychoacoustics for Audiology Text
December 18, 2018
Plural Publishing has recently released Psychoacoustics: Perception of Normal and Impaired Hearing with Audiology Applications by Jennifer Lentz. Read More
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New Cochlear Implant Textbook
December 17, 2018
Plural Publishing has recently released Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices by Jace Wolfe. Read More
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GN Hearing Announces Appointment of Monte Dillow to President of Beltone
December 17, 2018
GN Hearing today announced the appointment of Monte Dillow as the new president of Beltone, the Chicagoland-based hearing care leader with more than 1,500 hearing centers in North America. Read More
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Sight & Hearing Association Releases 2018 Annual Noisy Toys List
December 12, 2018
Sixteen toys out of 24 tested by Sight & Hearing Association (SHA) for their 21st Annual Noisy Toys List tested louder than 85 dB, which is the level set by the National Institute of Occupational Heal... Read More
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Oticon Opn Hearing Aids Save Christmas for Santa Claus
December 11, 2018
Thanks to the award-winning Oticon Opn™ hearing aids, Santa can hear and fulfill children’s wishes this holiday season. Read More
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New Oticon Opn Custom Solutions Round Out Complete Line-up of Opn Choices for Veterans Affairs Administration
December 10, 2018
Oticon continues to close another gap to normal hearing for US veterans and active duty military service personnel with the newest Oticon Opn™ Custom hearing aid solutions, now available through the... Read More
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First U.S. BONEBRIDGE Hearing Implant System Successfully Implanted
November 29, 2018
MED-EL USA announced today that the country’s first BONEBRIDGE™ Hearing Implant System surgery was completed at Texas Children’s Hospital. Read More
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Peru: Over 31,000 Children Tested For Hearing Loss
November 27, 2018
Hear the World Foundation supports project for early detection. Read More
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IDA Institute's My World Tool Now Available as An App
November 26, 2018
The Ida Institute is now pleased to offer My World as a free app for use on tablets. My World is a free pediatric counseling tool from the Ida Institute designed to help children talk about their hear... Read More
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RAYOVAC Hearing Aid Battery Package awarded Progressive Grocer Editor's Pick
November 19, 2018
RAYOVAC® division, the world’s leading hearing aid battery manufacturer*, has earned the Progessive Grocer Editor’s Pick Award for its new hearing aid battery packaging. Read More
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Untreated Hearing Loss Associated with Increased Risk of Hospitalization, Other Health Conditions
November 16, 2018
Two studies and two commentaries examine the association of untreated hearing loss with health care use, costs and other health conditions. Read More
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AG Bell Global Gala to Raise Awareness for Children with Hearing Loss
November 16, 2018
On Wednesday, November 28, Washington D.C.’s top business leaders, diplomats and movers, and shakers will gather in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium for AG Bell’s 2018 Global Gala. The purpose of t... Read More
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Starkey's Livio AI Named 2019 CES Innovation Awards Honoree
November 15, 2018
Starkey shares that Livio™ AI, the world’s first hearing aid with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence, has been named a 2019 CES Innovation Awards Honoree in the Accessibility product cat... Read More
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CI2019 Niparko Lecture
November 15, 2018
We are delighted to announce that the CI2019 John Niparko Memorial Lecture will be given by Nina Kraus PhD. Dr. Kraus's lecture is entitled “Sound Processing in Healthy and Hurting Brain: What have... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Donates $10,000 to National Breast Cancer Coalition to Celebrate Success of 2018 Oticon "Hear in Pink" Campaign
November 14, 2018
Oticon celebrated the success of the 2018 Oticon “Hear in Pink” campaign with a $10,000 donation to the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC). Oticon President Gary Rosenblum joined with Oticon... Read More
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Groundbreaking Research Discovers Previously Unknown Function in the Ear That Delivers Vital Information to the Brain
November 13, 2018
A research study published in Science Communications, a leading peer-reviewed journal, has discovered a previously undiscovered mechanism in the ear processing speech. The research, conducted by resea... Read More
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