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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
NHCA Announces Limited Number of Student Travel Awards
October 13, 2007
The Scholarship Foundation of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of student travel awards for the 33rd annual NHCA confere... Read More
Associations
ICA Congress 2008 - Hong Kong, China
October 12, 2007
Hong Kong Welcomes You in 2008! The XXIXth International Congress of Audiology will be held in Hong Kong from June 8 - 12, 2008. The Congress venue will be the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Cent... Read More
Associations
Hearing Loss Patients Overwhelmingly Satisfied with the Professional Care They Recieved
October 11, 2007
Hearing Care Professionals' Recommendations are Strongly Valued When Choosing Hearing Instruments, Siemens Survey Shows - A national consumer survey by Siemens Hearing Instruments (SHI) reveals that h... Read More
Industry
Vivatone® Announces New Tool to Grow Practice
October 10, 2007
Vivatone® launched the receiver-in-the-ear concept three years ago. The company has continued to innovate and improve its product. The new state-of-the-art Entré Plus™, introduced at... Read More
Industry
Sound Foundation for Early Amplification Conference - Sold Out
October 10, 2007
Phonak is proud to announce that all of the 500 available seats at the upcoming pediatric conference have been booked. The official registration is therefore now closed but it is still possible to get... Read More
Industry
From The Editor: Hearing Aid Benefit Over Time - Free Online Courses for Students
October 10, 2007
The end of Summer, the start of Fall. For me, it means college football games on Saturday and some nicer weather for riding my bicycle down here in Texas. For the many audiology programs around the US... Read More
AO News
Sonus Makes Retirement Planning Simple with Sales Options, Savings Program
October 8, 2007
Network offers members guidance throughout their careers to ease the transition for audiologists and their patients - With the Baby Boomer generation of audiologists moving toward retirement, Sonus is... Read More
Industry
New Award to Recognize Excellence in the Field of Communication Disorders
October 8, 2007
The Callier Center for Communication Disorders at The University of Texas at Dallas has established the annual Callier Prize in Communications Disorders. Nominations are now being accepted. Accompanie... Read More
Associations
Phonak Releases Audéo Field Study News
October 7, 2007
Phonak recently released an Audéo Field Study News summary, which summarizes information from a recent field study. The recently posted summary focuses on the userbenefits provided by Aud&eacut... Read More
Industry
Top Hearing Aid Company Invests $50,000 in Audiologists' Futures
October 6, 2007
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2007 William F. Austin Scholarship, which is awarded annually to five... Read More
Industry
'Dollars for Doctors' Program
October 5, 2007
The AFA has developed a program called "Dollars for Doctors" that allows clinical service programs to redirect their hearing aid Business Development Funds (BDF) to support educational scholarships, s... Read More
Associations
Who Said Hearing Aids Had to be Big, Beige and Boring?
October 3, 2007
Bernafon, the Swiss hearing system manufacturer, is introducing brite, a hearing system that combines latest hearing instrument technology and benefits with a revolutionary product design. For this ou... Read More
Industry
HLAA Files Complaint Against Apple Over iPhone
October 3, 2007
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that oversees regulations concerning everything from web use to standards for hear... Read More
Industry
Vivatone® International Expansion
October 2, 2007
Vivatone® has entered the Latin American market with the addition of a new distributor in Chile. Vivatone® is now represented in Europe, the Far East, Africa, the Middle East and South America... Read More
Industry
A Perfect 10! 2007 Oticon Focus on People Awards Celebrates a Decade of Honoring People Who Defy Stigma of Hearing Loss
October 2, 2007
Since its inception, the Oticon Focus on People Awards has honored outstanding people with hearing loss who prove that hearing loss does not limit a person's ability to live a full, productive and eve... Read More
Industry
power one: It's All About More Energy
October 1, 2007
is the premium brand for mobile energy supply and offers "high technology" solutions for hearing aid and implant users. has an extensive assortment of batteries for mobile devices. For you this means... Read More
Industry
Miss America 2005 Gets Personal About Hearing Loss
October 1, 2007
Deidre Downs Visits And Shares Her Story With Patients Across the Country; Gives Away ReSound Hearing Aids - This summer, hearing loss patients across the country have seen that the condition affects... Read More
Industry
A. Charles Holland Foundation 2008 Scholarships
September 30, 2007
Request for Applications The A. Charles Holland Foundation invites applications for a Scholarship in the field of Audiology/Otology. The Scholarship is intended to support a training stage of 2-3 mont... Read More
Associations
Gennum and Gores Equity Reach Definitive Agreement for Purchase of Hearing Instrument and Manufacturing Operations
September 29, 2007
Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) and Sound Design Technologies, Ltd., a Gores Equity portfolio company, announced today the companies have reached a definitive agreement for the purchase of Gennum's hear... Read More
Industry
'Holy Grail' of Hearing: True Identity of Pivotal Hearing Structure Is Revealed
September 29, 2007
Scanning electron microscopy shows the stair-step pattern of stereocilia. Fluorescence microscopy image shows the presence of CDH23 (green) at the point where each short stereocilium (red) meets the s... Read More
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