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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Oticon Pediatrics Builds on Oticon's Leadership in Child-Friendly Hearing Care and Solutions
April 18, 2008
The experienced pediatric professionals at Oticon, Inc. consistently lead the industry in innovative, ground-breaking technologies, tools and services to assist pediatric hearing care professionals in... Read More
Industry
Next™ Redefines the Advanced Through Essential Categories
April 17, 2008
Everything you need to succeed. Unitron Hearing announced today the introduction of its new Next™ series comprised of four outstanding product lines: Next 16, Next 8, Next 4 and Next E, each wit... Read More
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AFA Awards Residential Students, Distance Ed Grads at ASHS
April 17, 2008
In a recent ceremony, the Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) awarded its Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Endowed Student Excellence Award to two of its most outstanding residential student... Read More
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VNG with FireWire® - New Technology, Better
April 16, 2008
VNG offers technical as well as clinical advantages over ENG. It provides ideal conditions for observation, measurement and analysis of eye movements. It saves time, reduces costs and avoids the probl... Read More
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Beltone Honors Dr. George Osborne with Prestigious Larry Mauldin Award
April 16, 2008
Industry Peers Recognize the Late Dr. Osborne For his Extraordinary Achievements Beltone Electronics awarded the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education to the late George Osborne, PhD, DDS, a... Read More
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ASHA Joins with Consumers Groups on Amicus Brief
April 15, 2008
Concern with U.S. Marshals Hearing Testing, Evaluation Rules The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) joined forces with AARP and hearing loss consumer groups, including the Hearing Los... Read More
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NanoBioMagnetics Announces Issuance of US Patent
April 14, 2008
Officials of NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., (NBMI) today announced the issuance of its first patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, titled "Method and Apparatus for Improving Hearing," i... Read More
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UT Dallas Researcher Aims to Significantly Improve Cochlear Implant Technology
April 13, 2008
$225,000 Grant Supports Effort to Enhance Devices' Functionality in Noisy Settings Cochlear implants have restored partial hearing to thousands of people in the past decade, but recipients generally a... Read More
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HIA Elects Leaders, Reaffirms Top Priorities
April 12, 2008
Members of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) met on March 6-8 to elect new leaders for the Association and affirm the organization's commitment to passage of a tax credit for hearing aid purcha... Read More
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OtiCongress Participants Join in Humanitarian Effort to Benefit Argentinean Children with Hearing Loss
April 11, 2008
Over 100 Hearing Impaired Children in Need Receive Expert Care and Oticon Hearing Solutions At this year's OtiCongress held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, more than 100 US hearing professionals took thei... Read More
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Audiologist Loan Forgiveness Included in House Higher Education Bill
April 10, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, which would reauthorize and amend the programs under the Higher Education Act (HEA). The Hous... Read More
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AFA/ReSound U Application Date Extended
April 10, 2008
The deadline for applying to the "AFA/ReSound University for Au.D. Students" program has been extended to April 14. This special event will be held May 14-17, 2008, at ReSound's headquarters in Bloomi... Read More
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Sonic Innovations Launches Two New Hearing Aid Products in Conjunction with Company's 10-Year Anniversary
April 9, 2008
Velocity™ miniBTE and ion™ 400 to be officially introduced in April 2008 —Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) continues its tradition of introducing small hearing aids with the la... Read More
Industry
New Findings Contradict a Prevailing Belief About the Inner Ear
April 8, 2008
A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't pro... Read More
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"Listen Up America" Week Brings Free National Hearing Screenings to Communities Around the Country
April 8, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Joins Forces with Audiology Awareness Campaign for Week-Long Event to Better Identify Hearing Loss Despite the fact that more than 31 million Americans report some... Read More
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NHS 2008 Conference
April 7, 2008
www.nhs2008.org Click Here to View the Preliminary Program(PDF) About 340 communications in three concurrent sessions will be presented on the most recent research in audiological and medical diagnosi... Read More
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AAA Announces New Leadership
April 7, 2008
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) board of directors has selected Kris English, Ph.D. to become president-elect of the academy on July 1, 2008. Dr. English will succeed Patrick Feeney, Ph.D., as... Read More
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Speech, Language and Hearing the Focus of CASLPA Conference
April 6, 2008
Kananaskis country will host the 33rd annual conference of the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA), April 16-19. Professionals from across Canada will gather... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Names New Executive Director
April 6, 2008
Brenda Battat, M.A., of Bethesda, Maryland, has been named executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's largest organization for people with hearing loss. She off... Read More
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AG Bell Presents Senator Harkin with Award of Distinction
April 5, 2008
On March 5, 2008, AG Bell's President Karen Youdelman and Executive Director Alexander T. Graham presented U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) with the 2008 AG Bell Award of Distinction at a Capitol Hill... Read More
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