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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Phonak Cares About Family Involvement
July 5, 2017
Phonak creates an online professional resource center dedicated to Family-Centered Care.Stäfa, Switzerland – July 5, 2017 – Phonak, the leading global provider of hearing instrumen... Read More
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New Pediatric Amplification Book Features Cutting-Edge Research
July 3, 2017
For Immediate Release (San Diego, CA – June 28, 2017) – Pediatric Amplification: Enhancing Auditory Access is a comprehensive resource that focuses specifically on the process of fitting c... Read More
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Concussion Protocols Often Not Followed During FIFA World Cup
July 3, 2017
In the 2014 soccer World Cup, concussion assessment protocols were not followed in more than 60 percent of plays in which players involved in head collisions were not assessed by sideline health care... Read More
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Scientists Turbocharge High-resolution, 3-D Imaging
July 2, 2017
Stanford scientists have found a relatively simple, low-cost fix that substantially improves images obtained via a widely used optical scanning technique, opening the door to "virtual biopsies." Read More
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Oticon Opn™ Brings Internet of Things That Matter to IoT World Conference
July 1, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ June 26 – More than 12,000 industry thought leaders, professionals and investors attended the 2017 Internet of Things (IoT) World Conference, held May 14-17 in Santa Clara, Califo... Read More
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ZPower® Announces Collaboration With Oticon
June 30, 2017
Oticon now offers a rechargeable hearing aid with ZPower silver-zinc battery technology.Camarillo, Calif. - June 26, 2017 — ZPower, the world’s only developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc... Read More
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Hear the World Charity Gala: CHF 375,000 for Children with Hearing Loss
June 30, 2017
The Hear the World Charity Gala at the Dolder Grand on June 24, 2017 was a complete success: With proceeds of over CHF 375,000, the Hear the World Foundation can give the gift of hearing to some 1,900... Read More
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CTA Unveils New Logo for Over-the-Counter Hearing Devices
June 30, 2017
Wearable hearing devices are one-tenth the cost of hearing aids, eventually won’t require prescriptions – June 22, 2017 – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today released a n... Read More
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What Makes Your Voice Yours?
June 29, 2017
UCLA researchers take steps to characterize and quantify voice quality. Read More
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Figshare Partners With ASHA to Enhance Discoverability and Reuse of Their Research Outputs
June 28, 2017
Research outputs will be showcased in a customised portal: asha.figshare.com/LONDON, UK & BOSTON, USA: 08.00 BST, June 23rd 2017. Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, toda... Read More
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Got Teens? Oticon Opn™ Gives Teens the Confidence, Connectivity, and Cosmetics They Want
June 26, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ June 19 – Oticon, Inc. is opening a world of sound to teens with the expanded Oticon Opn™ portfolio that incorporates the popular DSL rationale and a new miniRITE-T with telec... Read More
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GN Hearing to Feature the Newly Launched ReSound LiNX 3D™ at IFOS World Congress in Paris
June 26, 2017
Leadership in Smart Hearing Continues with World’s First Comprehensive Remote Fine-Tuning Solution. GN Hearing will demonstrate the pioneering ReSound LiNX 3D™ and full family of smart hearing... Read More
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Program Developed to Provide Free Hearing Aids to Low-Income Adults
June 25, 2017
An intervention at a free clinic that included comprehensive care for hearing was able to provide recycled, donated hearing aids to low-income adults, according to a study published by JAMA Otolaryngo... Read More
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RIT/NTID and UR Host National Meeting of Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing Scientists
June 24, 2017
June, 2017 - Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and the University of Rochester Medical Center held the first Rochester Summer Research Tr... Read More
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Phonak Celebrates 70 Years of Changing Lives, Breaking Barriers
June 24, 2017
Staefa, Switzerland – 21 June 2017 – Phonak, the leading global provider of hearing instruments and wireless communication solutions, is celebrating 70 years of life-changing innovations with an O... Read More
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New Sonic SoundDNA Platform Powers the Most Automatic, Adaptive and Flexible Hearing Aid Technology
June 23, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ June 19 -- Sonic introduces the revolutionary new SoundDNA platform, powering Sonic’s most automatic, adaptive and flexible hearing aid technology to date. Read More
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Phonak AG: Jerome Boateng is Just One of the Top Bundesliga Soccer Stars Who Support a Soccer Camp for Children with Hearing Loss
June 22, 2017
STÄFA, Switzerland, June 19, 2017 -- Jérôme Boateng, the king of Bayern Munich's defense, has joined Leverkusen center-back Jonathan Tah and Borussia Mönchengladbach midfield all-rounder Tobias St... Read More
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NIH Scientists Try to Crack the Brain's Memory Codes
June 22, 2017
Studies of epilepsy patients uncover clues to how the brain remembers.NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE - In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Healt... Read More
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NAS Report on Hearing Technology Emphasizes Importance of Proper Fitting and Training
June 21, 2017
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) released a report on "The Promise of Assistive Technology to Enhance Activity and Work Participation" on May 7 which includes a chapt... Read More
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Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication: Study
June 20, 2017
Review of literature by NYU-led team points to gap.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - Doctors believe that communication with their patients is important, but most studies of physician/elderly patient communicatio... Read More
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