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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Widex Offers Hurricane Harvey Support
September 8, 2017
HAUPPAUGE, NY - Widex wearers who lost or damaged their hearing aids during Hurricane Harvey can receive replacements free of charge, thanks to a new Widex initiative.Widex has hearing care providers... Read More
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Australia Is Rayovac's Latest Stop on Innovation Showcase World Tour
September 8, 2017
The world’s leading hearing aid battery manufacturer, Rayovac, has showcased its latest hearing industry advancements at the ACAud congress in Adelaide, Australia as it continues its tour of top... Read More
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Music Therapy for Children with Autism Does Not Improve Symptoms
September 7, 2017
Among children with autism spectrum disorder, improvisational music therapy resulted in no significant difference in symptom severity compared to children who received enhanced standard care alone, ac... Read More
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Call for Applications: Ninth Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology
September 6, 2017
Staefa, Switzerland, September 5, 2017 - The Hear the World Foundation calls for applications for the ninth annual Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology. With the fellowship established in c... Read More
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Oticon Opn™ Makes History Again with World's First Rock Concert Streamed Exclusively to Oticon Opn™ Wearers
September 5, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ August 30 – What do you get when you cross the world’s first Internet-connected hearing aid with a chart-stopping rock band and VIP concert access exclusively for hearing aid... Read More
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Mount Sinai Researcher Identifies Best Practices for Cochlear Implant Hearing Preservation
September 4, 2017
THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, a Moun... Read More
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Mapping How Words Leap from Brain to Tongue
September 3, 2017
SDSU neuroscientist Stephanie Ries explores the complex brain connections employed during word retrieval.SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY - When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your m... Read More
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Seeing with Your Ears
September 2, 2017
Novel acoustics project aims to improve virtual reality and explore ear shape effects on 3-D sound.ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Paris' Cathedral of Notre Dame has a ghost or... Read More
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New Survey Indicates Growing Openness About Hearing Loss, Particularly Among Family Members
September 1, 2017
Campaign urges grandchildren and grandparents to connect on September 10, Grandparent’s Day.August 30, 2017 – (DURHAM, NC) – In honor of National Grandparent’s Day on September... Read More
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Connect Hearing Centers Expand their Portfolio with New Phonak Hearing Aids
September 1, 2017
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Connect Hearing, one of the strongest networks of Hearing Care Professionals in the United States, has expanded its portfolio to include two groundbreaking instruments from S... Read More
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GN Hearing Launches ReSound ENZO 3DTM and Beltone Boost Max™ - Bringing its New Hearing Care Experience to People with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
August 31, 2017
GN Offers Unmatched Hearing Care Made for All Types of Hearing Loss.COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Today, GN Hearing announced the launch of ReSound ENZO 3D™, and the corresponding Beltone Boost Ma... Read More
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Big-Hearted Texas Boy's GoFundMe Campaign Raises $15,000 for Oticon Hearing Foundation to Benefit Children with Hearing Loss
August 31, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ August 29 - Braden Baker, a ten-year-old with a heart as big as the state of Texas, knows how important his Oticon hearing aids are to his life and he wants to help give the gift of he... Read More
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Ida Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Person-Centered Care
August 30, 2017
NAERUM, DK August 29 -- On September 1, the Ida Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since 2007, the Denmark-based non-profit has worked with hearing care professionals worldwide to enhance the... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Introduces iQ Hearing Aid Line Based on Virtual Reality Research
August 29, 2017
Muse™ iQ, smartphone compatible Halo® iQ, SoundLens® Synergy® iQ hearing aids and new TruLink® Remote now available.MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 28, 2017) — Starkey® Hearing Techn... Read More
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HearUSA Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification to Further Mitigate Risk in Third Party Privacy, Security and Compliance
August 29, 2017
August 16, 2017, Palm Beach Gardens, FL – HearUSA, a leading provider of hearing healthcare services, today announced their entire Information Security Program has earned Certified status for in... Read More
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RIT/NTID Awarded $2.6 Million for First Large-Scale Study of Language Outcomes in Young, Deaf Adults
August 28, 2017
Research shows two to three out of every 1,000 children born in the United States are deaf or hard of hearing.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/N... Read More
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Right-or Left-Handedness Affects Sign Language Comprehension
August 27, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM - The speed at which sign language users understand what others are 'saying' to them depends on whether the conversation partners are left- or right-handed, a new stud... Read More
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Medicaid Coverage Brings More Silence to the Hearing Impaired
August 26, 2017
Federal government does not require Medicaid to cover hearing aids for adult beneficiaries, resulting in serious inconsistencies in coverage.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF HEALTH) - TAMPA, FL (Aug.... Read More
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Statement on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Law by NIDCD Director James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
August 25, 2017
On August 18, President Trump signed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act, into law. This law directs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create a category of over-the-counter (OTC) heari... Read More
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New Video Highlights the Tinnitus Risk Faced by Musicians - and What They Can Do About It
August 25, 2017
A new video has been launched to coincide with the start of Hearing Awareness Week 2017 to raise awareness of tinnitus among musicians and the music industry, and to offer advice for how to tackle it. Read More
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