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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
New Program Improves Hearing Aid Use for Older Adults
August 12, 2017
MU researcher develops program to help patients adjust to hearing aids, might lead to app March 20, 2017.UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA - COLUMBIA, Mo. - More than half of older adults have some form... Read More
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Expert Unravels Disease that Took the Hearing of World-Famous Painter
August 11, 2017
Goya may have suffered from rare autoimmune syndrome, or syphilis.UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - Francisco Goya is the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centur... Read More
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Low-cost Smart Glove Wirelessly Translates the American Sign Language Alphabet into Text
August 10, 2017
The wearable electronics cost less than $100, and the text displays on a computer or smartphone.PLOS - A glove fitted with wearable electronics can translate the American Sign Language alphabet and th... Read More
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Recognizing Foreign Accents Helps Brains Process Accented Speech
August 9, 2017
PENN STATE - Our brains process foreign-accented speech with better real-time accuracy if we can identify the accent we hear, according to a team of neurolinguists.""Increased familiarity with an... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Appoints Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., as CTO and EVP of Engineering
August 8, 2017
Former Intel executive joins Starkey Hearing Technologies executive team to spearhead global hearing health technology and product innovation.MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 7, 2017) — Starkey® Hearing Te... Read More
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Cognitive Hearing Aid Filters Out the Noise
August 7, 2017
Columbia Engineers make major advance in helping the hearing impaired follow a conversation in a noisy environment: new method brings cognitive hearing aids a step closer to reality. Read More
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Uncovering Why Playing a Musical Instrument Can Protect Brain Health
August 6, 2017
BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE - A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listeni... Read More
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Large-scale, Collaborative Effort Could Help Ease Global Hearing Loss
August 5, 2017
Rising rates of hearing loss demand better access to preventions and treatments.DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - DURHAM, N.C. - A team of hearing experts at Duke University School of Medicine and the... Read More
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OTC Hearing Aid Act Passes US Senate
August 4, 2017
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 by a vote of 94-1. The bill reauthorizes Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devi... Read More
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New Research Shows Role-Playing Disability Promotes Distress, Discomfort and Disinterest
August 4, 2017
HIRAM COLLEGE - Professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation psychology have long used disability simulations to try to promote understanding and improve attitudes about persons with di... Read More
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AOTA and ASHA Win Association Industry's Highest Honor
August 3, 2017
(Rockville, MD - July 28, 2017) - The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have together earned a 2017 ASAE Power of A Silver A... Read More
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Rayovac® Hearing Aid Batteries First to Meet Health Canada Medical Device Manufacturer Requirements
August 2, 2017
MIDDLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The world’s leading hearing aid battery manufacturer * is the first hearing aid battery manufacturer to obtain a medical device license (MDL) for zinc air heari... Read More
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Must-Attend Hands-On Training Series 2017
August 2, 2017
Otometrics/Audiology Systems announce new dates for 2017 courses available at 0.7 AAA CEUs.Schaumburg, IL | August 1, 2017 – Otometrics/Audiology Systems recently announced new dates for its ann... Read More
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Babies with Hearing Loss Form Better Vocabulary with Early Intervention
August 1, 2017
Study: 42 percent aren't meeting early detection guidelines.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER - Children with hearing loss who are diagnosed by 3 months of age and receive interventions by 6 month... Read More
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Researchers Find Autism Biomarkers in Infancy
July 31, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the ba... Read More
What's Coming Next? Scientists Identify How the Brain Predicts Speech
July 30, 2017
An international collaboration of neuroscientists has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what is coming next in speech. Read More
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Hearing and Touch Mediate Sensations Via Osseointegrated Prostheses
July 29, 2017
CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - A new study has found that people with a prosthesis attached directly to their skeleton can hear by means of vibrations in their implant. This sound transmission th... Read More
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U.S. Golfer Kaylin Yost Wins Gold Medal at the 2017
July 28, 2017
Professional golfer and hearing loss advocate Kaylin Yost has won an individual gold medal in Women’s Golf for Team USA at the 2017 Deaflympics Summer Games in Samsun, Turkey. Read More
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No Significant Change Seen in Hearing Loss among U.S. Teens
July 28, 2017
Although there was an increase in the percentage of U.S. youth ages 12 to 19 reporting exposure to loud music through headphones from 1988-2010, researchers did not find significant changes in the pre... Read More
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Are You Listening? Your Pupils Indicate if You Are
July 27, 2017
Dartmouth Study finds pupil dilation patterns synchronize during shared attention.DARTMOUTH COLLEGE - A new Dartmouth study finds that listeners are most likely to tune in when a speaker delivers the... Read More
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