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Making Sense of the Senses: 'Context' Matters when the Brain Interprets Sounds
December 6, 2016
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER / NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - The brain's interpretation of sound is influenced by cues from other senses, explaining more precisely how we interpret what w... Read More
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ESCO Announces Partnership with Audigy for Extended Insurance Coverage
December 5, 2016
ESCO and Audigy collaborating to develop programs that ensure patient satisfaction.Plymouth, MN, November 7, 2016 – ESCO, the largest independent provider of extended warranties and Loss and Da... Read More
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The Architecture of Audition
December 4, 2016
Study shows auditory cortex of hearing and deaf people are nearly identical.HARVARD UNIVERSITY - The neural architecture in the auditory cortex - the part of the brain that processes sound - of profou... Read More
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MED-EL Launches New Spotify Playlist featuring Holiday Tunes
December 3, 2016
“MED-EL Music for the Holidays” Designed for Cochlear Implant Recipient and Family Enjoyment. Read More
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Grason-Stadler Launches New Responsive Website
December 2, 2016
Grason-Stadler (GSI), Eden Prairie, Minnesota has launched a new company website. Read More
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Sycle and HealthiPlan to Disrupt Patient Financing Once Again - Announce 0% Merchant Fee Coming in January 2017
December 1, 2016
San Francisco, CA November 30, 2016: Sycle, the number one practice management software in audiology, along with their financing partner HealthiPlan, announced they will be adding equal payment plans... Read More
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Oticon Opn™ Family Expands with Enhanced Power Options and New Performance Levels to Benefit More People
November 30, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ November 29 -- Oticon, Inc. introduces enhanced power options and new performance levels to the Oticon Opn™ portfolio to give even more consumers, including those with more severe... Read More
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RIT/NTID Founding Faculty Member Robert Panara to Be Immortalized on Postage Stamp
November 29, 2016
Panara is honored as part of the Distinguished Americans series.Educator and icon Robert Panara, the first deaf faculty member of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute... Read More
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It's Not Your Ears, It's Your Brain
November 28, 2016
UMD neuroscience research shows older adults' brain processing contributes to diminished speech comprehension, even with normal hearing.UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND -COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- "Could you... Read More
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Oticon Opn™ Brings Home the Gold in 2016 MarCom Awards
November 27, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ - November 21 – Generating consumer awareness for Oticon Opn™ through influential national healthcare and tech media is a key focus for the marketing team at Oticon, Inc. Read More
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Electronic Records Help Link Genes to Age-Related Hearing Loss
November 26, 2016
UCSF-Kaiser Collaboration Studied More Than 6,000 Cases of Hearing Impairment.By Nicholas Weiler A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing... Read More
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Researchers Identify Part of the Brain that Compensates for Hearing Loss in Older Adults
November 24, 2016
BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE - Toronto, Canada - Researchers have pinpointed the specific part of the brain that older adults rely on to differentiate speech sounds in background noise, which co... Read More
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Urgent Advocacy Update: DOL and Congress Action
November 23, 2016
On November 17th, the U.S. Senate passed, H.R. 3471, the Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015 by unanimous consent. This bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 12, 2016, and... Read More
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Graduate Center of City University of New York (CUNY) Student Jessica Woodson Takes Home Grand Prize Honors at ADA Student Business Plan Competition
November 22, 2016
Lexington, Ky. - The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that City University of New York student Jessica Woodson earned first place honors and a $5,000 cash grant during the... Read More
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AAA Foundation Announces Lecture Series Presenters for AudiologyNOW! 2017
November 22, 2016
(Reston, VA–November 18, 2016)—The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is pleased to announce the following speakers for AudiologyNOW! 2017. Read More
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United States Senate Passes IHS Veterans' Hearing Care Access Legislation
November 21, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 18, 2016 - The International Hearing Society (IHS) announced that the United States Senate unanimously passed H.R. 3471 on November 17, 2016. Read More
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Salus University Announces 2017 Summer Hands-On Workshops
November 20, 2016
Salus University has announced the dates and topics of the 2017 Summer Workshop Series. Read More
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Oticon OPN™, the World's First Internet Connected Hearing Aid, Captures CES 2017 Innovation Awards in Two Categories
November 19, 2016
Honored in “Tech for a Better World” and “Wearable Technologies” at world’s leading consumer technology awards program.Somerset, NJ, November 14, 2016: Oticon, industry... Read More
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Audioscan® Appoints Marketing and Sales Head
November 19, 2016
New VP will strengthen consumer focus.Dorchester, Canada – Nov 18, 2016. Audioscan has today announced that John Kuypers will join the senior management team as Vice President of Marketing and... Read More
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Supermodels, Actors, Musicians Strike a Pose to Raise Awareness About Good Hearing and Hearing Loss
November 18, 2016
Give the Gift of Hearing This Holiday with the 2017 Hear the World Calendar Featuring Celebrities Photographed by Musician Bryan Adams; Proceeds Benefit Disadvantaged Children. Read More
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