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15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017 Pediatric), San Francisco, CA, July 26-29, 2017
January 29, 2017
The CI2017 Pediatric Symposium assembles a multi-specialty group of clinicians, educators and scientists to explore current topics having the greatest impact on improving pediatric cochlear implant ou... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Launches Nearly Invisible Made for iPhone Device, TruLink® 4.0, Rechargeable ZPower® Muse™ Hearing Aid SurfLink® Mini Mobile and Acuity™ OS 2
January 28, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwired - January 23, 2017) - Over the next two months, Starkey® Hearing Technologies, the only American-owned and -operated hearing aid manufacturer, will release a suite of... Read More
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Longer Use of Pain Relievers Associated with Hearing Loss in Women
January 28, 2017
Women who used ibuprofen or acetaminophen for 6 years or more were at higher risk of hearing loss than those who used these medications for a year or less. Read More
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RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center Opens 2017 with Three Simultaneous Exhibits
January 27, 2017
Upgrades to the center allow for a busy exhibition year. The Dyer Arts Center, located in Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf,... Read More
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ZPower Announces Collaboration with Starkey Hearing Technologies
January 26, 2017
Starkey to offer rechargeable Muse hearing aid with ZPower battery technology.Camarillo, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2017 - ZPower, the world’s only developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc microbatter... Read More
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Hearing Test May Identify Autism Risk
January 26, 2017
Researchers have identified an inner ear deficiency in children with Autism that may impact their ability to recognize speech. The findings, which were published in the journal Autism Research, could... Read More
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Computer-Based Cognitive Training Program May Help Patients with Severe Tinnitus
January 25, 2017
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, researchers evaluated the effect of a cognitive training program on tinnitus.I Read More
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Physical Activity in Week after Concussion Associated With Reduced Risk of Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms for Children, Teens
January 24, 2017
Among children and adolescents who experienced a concussion, physical activity within 7 days of injury compared with no physical activity was associated with reduced risk of persistent postconcussive... Read More
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The Lancet Neurology: Scientists Discover Unique Pattern of Hidden Brain Damage in Male Soldiers Exposed to High Explosive Blasts
January 22, 2017
Findings in eight US soldiers are consistent with blast physics, but small study indicates need for more research to understand link with clinical symptoms.Scientists have identified a distinctive pat... Read More
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Sally J. Pimentel Endowed Scholarship established at RIT/NTID
January 21, 2017
The scholarship is designed to encourage deaf and hard-of-hearing students to continue graduate studies in STEM programs. Read More
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Hear the World Foundation Donates Cochlear Implants for the First Time
January 20, 2017
Disadvantaged children with profound hearing loss receive the gift of hearing in Panama. Read More
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FCC Appoints HLAA to the Second Term of the Disability Advisory Committee
January 19, 2017
January 10, 2017 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appointed Lise Hamlin to be the representative member and Barbara Kelley the alternate for HLAA on the FCC’s Disability Advisory Co... Read More
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Impaired Sound Processing May Explain Persistent Hearing Deficits in People With Cochlear Implants
January 18, 2017
Cochlear implants have restored hearing in hundreds of thousands of people around the world, but many users still have hearing difficulties -- they may have trouble recognizing musical melodies or str... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies' New Ear Health Product Line Now Available
January 17, 2017
New complete ear health product line seeks to improve overall hearing health and reduce the time individuals wait to address hearing issues. Read More
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Pop-outs: How the Brain Extracts Meaning from Noise
January 17, 2017
By Robert SandersWhen you’re suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out the lyrics of a song, your brain appears to be re-tuning to recognize speech that... Read More
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ASHA 2017 President Gail Richard Begins Term
January 16, 2017
(Rockville, MD - January 3, 2017) - Gail Richard, PhD, CCC-SLP, took office as the 2017 president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) on January 1. Read More
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Cutting Through the Clamor: How the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy Settings
January 15, 2017
Humans are exquisitely skilled at perceiving spoken words, even when speakers’ voices are intermittently overwhelmed by noise, as happens in the din of construction sites or on busy urban street... Read More
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MED-EL Convenes Global Hearing Implant Researchers for Age-Related Hearing Loss Workshop in New York
January 14, 2017
January 12, 2017 – (New York, NY) – More than 100 leading scientists and hearing health experts from around the world will gather starting today for a two-day scientific workshop sponsored... Read More
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Experts Update Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Earwax (Cerumen Impaction)
January 13, 2017
Important Patient Education on Healthy Ear Care.January 3, 2017 - ALEXANDRIA, VA— An updated clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery F... Read More
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Treatment Significantly Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
January 12, 2017
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES - Investigators from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children's Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined that sodium thi... Read More
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