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Leading in Hearing Science: Starkey Webinar Series Examines Emerging Research and Its Applications to Hearing Care
July 28, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (July 11, 2016) Starkey Hearing Technologies is excited to announce a new webinar series for hearing care professionals that examines innovative trends in hearing science research, and its... Read More
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Audioscan Extends the Verifit2 Binaural Test System with New Software Release
July 28, 2016
Software builds on the platforms fully binaural capability, providing additional test features and tools for accurate and efficient verification of modern hearing instrument systems.Dorchester, Ontari... Read More
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Preschool Academic Skills Improve Only When Instruction is Good to Excellent
July 27, 2016
Study also finds that children show larger gains in academic skills with more time in Head Start.FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE - New research combining eight large child care studies... Read More
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Strangers Reach Mutual Understanding through Talking and Asking Questions, not from Non-Verbal Cues
July 25, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON - Psychologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered that when two strangers meet and interact for the first time, the extent to which they develop... Read More
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RIT/NTID Celebrates Growing Number of Ph.D. Candidates
July 24, 2016
Designated programs help deaf students prepare for doctoral degrees in STEM fields.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is honoring deaf and hard-of-hear... Read More
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Evidence of Hearing Damage in Teens Prompts Researchers' Warning
July 23, 2016
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - HAMILTON, ON, - New research into the ringing-ear condition known as tinnitus points to an alarming level of early hearing damage in young people who are exposed to loud music, p... Read More
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Prevalence, Severity of Tinnitus in the U.S.
July 22, 2016
Approximately one in 10 adults in the U.S. have tinnitus, and durations of occupational and leisure time noise exposures are correlated with rates of tinnitus and are likely targetable risk factors, a... Read More
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Hearing Problems Reduce the Quality of Life of Older People
July 21, 2016
ACADEMY OF FINLAND - Research has found that hearing loss has wide-ranging impacts not only on older people's ability to communicate, but also on their ability to move about and participate in dif... Read More
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Hearing Loss Charity Welcomes NHS Guidance as "Alternative to Cuts"
July 20, 2016
The UK’s largest hearing loss charity Action on Hearing Loss has welcomed the launch of new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing loss.The Commissioning Framework, which the charity... Read More
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First Small Molecule Targeted Therapy to Mitigate Hearing Loss in Usher Syndrome Type 3
July 19, 2016
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY - Usher syndrome (USH) is characterized by hearing loss or deafness at birth and progressive vision loss, and is the most common cause of inherited dual sensory deficit... Read More
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MED-EL Announces the Acquisition of Bone Conduction Technology from Otorix AB
July 18, 2016
Innovative non-implantable system will expand MED-EL’s range of hearing solutions.July 15, 2016 – (Innsbruck, Austria) – MED-EL has announced the acquisition of the Adjoin bone condu... Read More
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Brain's 'Thesaurus' Mapped to Help Decode Inner Thoughts
July 17, 2016
Scientists build semantic atlas to chart how the brain responds to language.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY - What if a map of the brain could help us decode people's inner thoughts? Read More
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RIT/NTID Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Innovation Generation Grant
July 16, 2016
Grant makes it possible for deaf middle-school students to explore technology.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received a grant for $30,000 as pa... Read More
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MED-EL's COMBI 40+ Cochlear Implant Receives FDA Approval for 1.5T MRI with the Internal Magnet in Place
July 15, 2016
Approval Provides Historic Access to MRI for Cochlear Implant Recipients; July 14, 2016 – (DURHAM, NC) – Global hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL announced today the FDA approval of its COMBI 40... Read More
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Audiology Systems and Otometrics Announce New Dates for Hands-on Training Series 2016
July 14, 2016
September and October courses available at 0.7 CEUs.Schaumburg, IL - July 13, 2016 – Audiology Systems, a full-service, U.S. distributor of GN Otometrics products; and other leading audiology an... Read More
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High Performance Golf Club Comes with Annoying Sound
July 13, 2016
Acousticians track down the reason a type of driver creates a loud clang when it strikes the ball.WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2016 -- In 2007, a new type of golf club hit the market. The distribution of... Read More
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Brit Accents Vex US Hearing-Impaired Elderly
July 11, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH -SALT LAKE CITY- Older Americans with some hearing loss shouldn't feel alone if they have trouble understanding British TV sagas like "Downton Abbey." A small study fr... Read More
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Study Finds Intervention Helps Newborns Get Screened for Hearing Loss
July 10, 2016
Cincinnati Children's partners with WIC to provide follow-up care.CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that ta... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. President Peer Lauritsen Announces Plans to Retire
July 9, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ July 8 -- Oticon, Inc. today announced that Peer Lauritsen will retire as President of Oticon, Inc. at the end of 2016. Lauritsen will step down from day-to-day responsibilities in Jul... Read More
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RIT/NTID Names Robert Pollard Associate Dean for Research
July 8, 2016
Pollard will head expansion of college’s research enterprise and serve on president’s leadership team.Robert Pollard has been named associate dean for research for the National Technical I... Read More
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