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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Google Glass App Helps Autistic Children with Social Interactions
November 7, 2017
A prototype Google Glass app can recognize conversational prompts and provide the user with suitable responses in return.FRONTIERS - A prototype software application, to be used with the optical head-... Read More
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Pinpointing the Origins of Autism
November 6, 2017
Abnormalities shown to first appear in brain networks involved in sensory processing.MCGILL UNIVERSITY - The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the... Read More
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Preventing Childhood Deafness Following Chemotherapy Treatment
November 5, 2017
New way to deliver steroids directly into the cochlea reduces cisplatin-induced hearing loss by 50 percentFRONTIERS - Charity Action on Hearing Loss is supporting the biotechnology firm Otomagnetics,... Read More
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Listening to Happy Music May Enhance Divergent Creativity
November 4, 2017
Participants hearing positive, arousing music came up with most original solutions.Listening to happy music may help generate more, innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according to... Read More
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People with Autism Are Less Surprised by the Unexpected
November 3, 2017
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON - Adults with autism may overestimate the volatility of the world around them, finds a new UCL study published in Nature Neuroscience.The researchers found that adults with a... Read More
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Phonak Convenes First Expert Research Circle
November 2, 2017
Key international experts in hearing aid research and Phonak audiologists and researchers participated in first expert circle meeting in the USA. Read More
Industry
Chief Audiologist Appointed at Leading Hearing Aid Manufacturer Oticon
November 2, 2017
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 1, 2017 – Oticon, industry leaders in advanced audiology and hearing aid technology, have appointed a Chief Audiologist. Read More
Industry
Mouse Study Suggests How Hearing a Warning Sound Turns into Fearing it Over Time
November 1, 2017
Researchers identify a new mechanism that contributes to learning an association between an auditory warning and a fearful event.EMORY HEALTH SCIENCES - The music from the movie "Jaws" is a... Read More
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Spider Silk Could Be Used to Power Microphones in Hearing Aids, Cell Phones
October 31, 2017
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY - BINGHAMTON, NY - Would you want a spider web inside your ear? Probably not. But if you're able to put aside the creepy factor, new research from Binghamton University, Stat... Read More
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ReSound Wins Three CES Innovation Awards
October 30, 2017
ReSound’s latest generation of hearing aids are recognized for their innovation and accessibility.COPENHAGEN, Denmark –– ReSound LiNX 3D and ReSound ENZO 3D were today acknowledged w... Read More
Industry
Doug Beck Presents at Opn Launch Conference in Mexico City
October 29, 2017
Douglas L. Beck, Au.D., Director of Academic Sciences for Oticon, Inc. was among the guest presenters at the launch for Oticon Opn™ at the Representaciones y Distribuciones Del Rello SA de CV (RDR)... Read More
Industry
Hear the World Foundation's 2017/18 Richard Seewald Award Goes to the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss
October 28, 2017
The recipient of the 2017/18 Richard Seewald Award is the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss (GFCHL). The annual prize by Sonova’s Hear the World Foundation honors outstanding proj... Read More
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With Great Sorrow Widex Announces the Passing of Erik Westermann
October 27, 2017
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing away of Erik Westermann, who died quietly in his sleep early Tuesday morning at the age of 94.Erik Westermann also called EW made it hi... Read More
Industry
Stars Advocate for Hearing Awareness with 2018 Hear The World Calendar: Artistic Photographs by Musician Bryan Adams
October 27, 2017
Celebrities such as Priyanka Chopra, The Weeknd, Sarah McLachlan and Shawn Mendes participate in annual calendar to educate the importance of good hearing and the consequences of hearing loss.STAEFA,... Read More
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Screen Children with Reading Difficulties for Hearing Problems, Says Report
October 26, 2017
Coventry University - Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said.The study, funded by the Nuffie... Read More
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ReSound Wins Seven "Stevie" Awards
October 25, 2017
Awards recognize industry excellence in management, leadership, customer service and human resources.Bloomington, Minnesota –– GN Hearing, a global leader in Smart Hearing solutions and se... Read More
Industry
New Law to Strengthen Early Hearing Screening Program for Infants and Children
October 24, 2017
On October 18, 2017, President Trump signed into law S. 652, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act. The law amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize until 2022 a federal p... Read More
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Phonak Sponsors First International Pediatric Conference to Address the Estimated 4.4 Million Children in the U.S. with Unilateral Hearing Loss
October 23, 2017
Staefa, Switzerland/Philadelphia, U.S., October 23, 2017 – Phonak, the leading global provider of hearing aids and wireless communications solutions, is sponsoring its first international confer... Read More
Industry
Mouth Clicks Used in Human Echolocation Captured in Unprecedented Detail
October 23, 2017
Findings could aid efforts to use synthetic mouth clicks to better understand human echolocation.PLOS - Like some bats and marine mammals, people can develop expert echolocation skills, in which they... Read More
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Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice...Down to a Whisper
October 22, 2017
Improved delivery vector better penetrates the inner ear, also restores balance in a mouse model of Usher syndrome. Read More
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