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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
Associations
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
Research
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
Associations
GN Hearing and Google Announce Partnership to Bring Direct Mobile Streaming from Android Devices to Hearing Aids
August 16, 2018
GN Hearing & Google announced a new technology partnership which will make GN Hearing the first company to enable a full spectrum of direct streaming from Android phones and tablets to hearing aids. T... Read More
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Hearing Associations Release Consensus Recommendations for New Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Classification
August 15, 2018
The major U.S. hearing healthcare professional associations (Associations) today announced the release of a consensus paper, “Regulatory Recommendations for OTC Hearing Aids: Safety and Effectivenes... Read More
Associations
GN Hearing Introduces World's First 'Premium-Plus' Hearing Aid: ReSound LiNX Quattro
August 14, 2018
Today, technology is transforming the lives of people with hearing loss. Sleek in design and practically invisible in the ear, ReSound LiNX Quattro offers the most dynamic range of sound, helping peop... Read More
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Beltone Amaze: A New, Amazingly Advanced and Powerful Hearing Aid
August 13, 2018
Leading hearing aid manufacturer, GN Hearing, has unveiled the industry’s most complete hearing aid solution: Beltone Amaze™. Soon to be available in one of Beltone’s 1,500 stores across the U.S... Read More
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BACK TO SCHOOL Navigating Speech and Language Services in Schools: What Parents Should Know
August 12, 2018
August 2, 2018 - Rockville, Md. - As kids all over the country begin heading back to school, some parents may have concerns about their child’s ability to communicate. These may include concerns wit... Read More
Associations
Hearing Class
August 10, 2018
Researchers identify molecularly distinct subtypes of neurons that encode sound.HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL - A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers sheds light on the molecular repertoire of ne... Read More
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About the New Phonak Virto B-Titanium Hearing Aid
August 9, 2018
The small and discreet Virto B-Titanium custom hearing aid becomes even tinier and more discreet thanks to a new tool for hearing care professionals called the Titanium FitGuide. Read More
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Action on Hearing Loss Appoints Mark Atkinson as Chief Executive
August 8, 2018
National charity Action on Hearing Loss has appointed Mark Atkinson as its new Chief Executive following Paul Breckell’s departure. Read More
Associations
Oticon Audiology Summer Camp 2018
August 6, 2018
The 2018 Oticon Audiology Summer Camp brought more than 100 graduate students representing a cross-section of US universities to Keystone, Colorado for a week-long series of lectures and workshops foc... Read More
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New Study in Electric Fish Reveals Brain Mechanisms for Distinguishing Self from Other
August 4, 2018
Columbia research identifies neural-circuit activity in fish that could explain how humans subtract out signals generated by our own bodies; could inform studies of sensory disorders such as tinnitus.... Read More
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Medical Errors May Stem More from Physician Burnout than Unsafe Health Care Settings.
August 3, 2018
The epidemic of physician burnout may be the source of even more medical errors than unsafe medical workplace conditions, a new study led by Stanford researchers has found. Read More
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Phonak Virtual Pediatric Conference - Roger for Young Children
August 2, 2018
The conference has been organized by Phonak to bring forward the latest research and findings supporting the use of Roger for young children at home. Read More
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