News
Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
World-Leading Experts Collaborate at Cochlear's Global Research Symposium
November 1, 2016
Australia’s world-leading research and clinical facilities based at Macquarie University will be showcased to the international audiology community at the First Heard Global Research Symposium. Read More
Industry
Cooling Technique Protects Speech During Brain Surgery
October 31, 2016
A new cooling technique can both protect the brain's speech centers during surgery and pinpoint the areas separately responsible for word formation and speech timing. Read More
Research
New Discovery on How the Inner Ear Works
October 30, 2016
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY - Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Researchers... Read More
Research
Antibiotic Gel Squirted into the Ear Could Provide a One Dose Cure for Ear Infections
October 29, 2016
Approach could revolutionize care, reducing side effects and drug resistance.BOSTON (September 14, 2016) - A single-application bioengineered gel, squirted in the ear canal, could deliver a full cours... Read More
Research
Rate of Hearing Loss Increases Significantly After Age 90; Hearing Aids Underused
October 28, 2016
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Anil K. Lalwani, M.D., of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and colleagues examined if t... Read More
Research
PayJunction and Sycle Partner to Provide EMV Transactions and Electronic Signatures to Audiology Medical Practices
October 26, 2016
SANTA BARBARA, CA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 25, 2016 - PayJunction, the premier provider of payment gateway and merchant services, and Sycle, the No. 1 hearing care and audiology practice management solution, a... Read More
Industry
15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017) Takes Place July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco, CA
October 26, 2016
CHICAGO, IL: The 15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017) will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco, CA. Read More
Associations
Gene Found That Raises Risk of Childhood Ear Infections
October 25, 2016
In largest genomic study to date, CHOP researchers pinpoint gene variant in acute otitis media.CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA - Researchers have discovered a gene region that raises the risk... Read More
Research
New Diagnostic Instrument Sees Deeper Into The Ear
October 24, 2016
Shortwave infrared instrument from MIT could see deeper, help improve diagnosis of ear infections.MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new device developed by researchers at M... Read More
Research
ReSound® to Showcase the Most Advanced Hearing Solutions at 61st International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) in Hannover
October 21, 2016
HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ReSound returns to the International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) in Hannover, Germany to feature ReSound LiNX2, the world’s only Intern... Read More
Industry
Appointment of Jan Metzdorff as New President of Phonak US
October 21, 2016
Warrenville, IL – October 20, 2016 - Phonak LLC announces the appointment of Jan Metzdorff as its new President. Read More
Industry
Advanced Bionics SoundWave™ 3.0 Fitting Software Unlocks Powerful Technology in the Naida Bimodal Hearing Solution
October 21, 2016
VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB) has released the latest version of their fitting software, SoundWave™3.0. Read More
Industry
Signia Extends primax Line, Introduces New Accessories
October 20, 2016
Motion P is a super-powered addition to the primax hearing aid lineup New miniPocket and TV Transmitter accessories introducedSignia continues to make its industry-leading primax™ technology... Read More
Industry
RIT/NTID Awarded $443,000 National Science Foundation Grant for Educational Training
October 20, 2016
Funding will provide additional training for faculty in STEM disciplines who teach deaf, hard-of-hearing students. Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf h... Read More
Associations
Unitron and Moxi Now - the World's Smallest Wireless RIC - Claim Centre Stage at EUHA 2016
October 19, 2016
October 19, 2016 – Kitchener, Canada– Unitron, a global innovator of technology advanced hearing solutions, takes centre stage with the world’s smallest wireless RIC at the 61st internat... Read More
Industry
Signia's New Rechargeable Hearing Aid Goes 24 Hours with Unlimited Streaming
October 18, 2016
Signia Cellion™ primax is the world’s first lithium-ion inductive rechargeable hearing aid High-capacity power cell provides up to 24 hours of continued use with unlimited Bluetooth®... Read More
Industry
New Wireless IIC from Sonic Brings the Wow of Wireless in an Out-of-Sight Hearing Aid Patients Will Love
October 18, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ October 17 – Sonic introduces the new wireless invisible-the-canal (IICW) custom hearing aid for patients who want the out-of-sight style of an IIC and the capabilities and conven... Read More
Industry
When Silencing Phantom Noises Is a Matter of Science
October 17, 2016
With a clever approach, researchers point to the first gene that could be protective of tinnitus -- that disturbing ringing in the ear many of us hear, when no sound is present.Ringing in the ears or... Read More
Research
New Edition of the Book, 'Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories,' to Encourage Musicians with Hearing Loss, their Audiologists and Music Instructors
October 16, 2016
The Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss is pleased to announce that their book, Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories, now has a second edition. Read More
Associations
Induced Labor Not Associated with Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
October 15, 2016
Inducing labor appears not to be associated with risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in offspring when siblings discordant for labor induction – induced vs. not induced births – were... Read More
Research
