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Oticon Celebrates Retiring President Peer Lauritsen and Welcomes New President Gary Rosenblum
October 14, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ October 10 -- Oticon employees gathered to celebrate retiring Oticon President Peer Lauritsen and to welcome new President Gary Rosenblum at a company-wide celebration held on October 6... Read More
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Oticon Medical Introduces Ponto 3, World's Most Powerful Family of Abutment-Level Sound Processors
October 13, 2016
Bringing BrainHearing™ to bone anchored solutions and highest output, widest bandwidth and significantly better speech understanding.Gothenburg, Sweden October 13 – Oticon Medical announce... Read More
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2016's Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities - WalletHub Study
October 13, 2016
With October being Disability Employment Awareness Month, the unemployment rate for persons with a disability rising and 2015 disability benefits barely enough to keep a beneficiary above 2014 poverty... Read More
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FDA Permits Marketing of Balloon Device to Treat Persistent Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
October 12, 2016
September 16, 2016 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of a device that uses a small balloon to treat persistent Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), a condition in which p... Read More
Cheap Blood Test Can Discriminate Between Bacterial, Viral Infections
October 11, 2016
A simple blood test in development could accurately identify which patients need antibiotics, Stanford researchers say.Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have made an important... Read More
Research
Why KID Syndrome Patients Experience Different Sets of Symptoms
October 10, 2016
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY PRESS - A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder kerati... Read More
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Researchers Identify Gene Associated with Age-Related Hearing Loss
October 9, 2016
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL - A large screening programme has identified several genes associated with age-related conditions including hearing loss, retinal degeneration and osteoarthritis. Read More
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2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards Honors 12 Remarkable People Who Are Changing Perceptions of Hearing Loss
October 8, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ October 4 – The 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards celebrated 12 remarkable individuals whose courage, vision and commitment are helping to change the perception of what it means t... Read More
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UC San Diego, SDSU to Roll Out Research Platform to Improve Hearing-Aid Technologies
October 7, 2016
A team of engineers from the University of California San Diego and audiologists from San Diego State University has set out an ambitious timetable for delivering two new electronic platforms to drama... Read More
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Nightclub Noise Danger in California
October 6, 2016
Physicians Sound Off about the Latest ENT Research during Otolaryngology’s Annual Meeting.SAN DIEGO, CA—A new study raises concerns about the noise level in nightclubs. Researchers in Sout... Read More
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New Program Could Improve Hearing Aid Use for Older Adults
October 5, 2016
MU researcher develops program to help patients adjust to hearing aids, increase overall use.UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA - COLUMBIA, Mo. - Hearing loss is the third most common chronic illness for... Read More
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Special Daymond John Apple Store Event Exhibits Accessibility of Halo 2 Technology
October 4, 2016
Starkey® Hearing Technologies VP of Education and Audiology Sara Burdak, Au.D., recently teamed up with Shark Tank’s Daymond John for an exclusive Apple® Store event on Monday, September 19 in San... Read More
New Study Adds Key Piece to Autism Puzzle
October 4, 2016
Innovative use of eye-tracker technology shows children with autism fixating more on the mouth than the eyes during emotional conversations.University of Vermont - Where do your eyes focus during a co... Read More
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New Study Shows Reduction in Tinnitus Loudness and Annoyance During Exposure to a Customized Acoustic Stimulus Delivered Via High Frequency Directed Audio
October 3, 2016
A recent study assessed whether HyperSound’s higher-frequency directed audio using ultrasound technology has the potential to reduce perceived tinnitus loudness and tinnitus annoyance. The resul... Read More
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The Lancet: Virtual Reality and Treadmill Training Could Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults
October 2, 2016
Combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone, according to a new randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet. The a... Read More
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Portable Artificial Vision Device May Be an Effective Aid for Patients with Low Vision
October 1, 2016
In a small study that included 12 legally blind participants, use of a portable artificial vision device improved the patient’s ability to perform tasks simulating those of daily living, such as... Read More
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Hearing Gets More Tiring for the Brain as We Age
September 30, 2016
With support from Sonova, a globally unique study by the University of Zurich has managed to measure and visually map the consequences of age-related hearing loss in the brain. Read More
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Cochlear Launches the World's Thinnest, Full Length Perimodiolar Electrode for Cochlear Implants
September 30, 2016
The new Cochlear™ Nucleus® Profile Implant with Slim Modiolar Electrode (CI532) is designed to preserve hearing structures, boost hearing performance and is easy for surgeons to use. Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Names Gary Rosenblum as New President
September 29, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ September 29 – Oticon, Inc. announced today that Gary Rosenblum has been named the new President of Oticon, Inc., effective October 3, 2016. He succeeds Peer Lauritsen who retire... Read More
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Halo 2 Made for iPhone Technology Shines at TechCrunch Disrupt
September 29, 2016
Starkey Hearing Technologies showcased its revolutionary Synergy® hearing technologies at the 2016 TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on Sept. 12-14. Over 200 people stopped by the Starkey booth and... Read More
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