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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Sound Partnership - Program Update
August 8, 2007
Program Update helping clinics help patients Sound Partnership™ was developed by Cochlear™ to bring the miracle of sound to more people with hearing loss — A true par tnership and co... Read More
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Recent Graduates Increase Au.D. Percentage
August 7, 2007
The recent addition of 392 residential program graduates and 487 distance education graduates (as of May 2007) has brought the total number of Au.D.s to 4,773. This means that over 30 percent of audio... Read More
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Phonak Holding AG is Renamed to Sonova Holding AG
August 6, 2007
Sonova is the leading provider of hearing healthcare solutions - Sonova, the globally active group of companies, is one of the world's top three manufacturers of hearing systems, the market leader in... Read More
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Sonus Offers Support to Audiologists at All Career Stages
August 5, 2007
Sonus Invests Millions in Network Members to Help Them Succeed from School to Retirement - Sonus, the largest professional hearing-care network in North America, has boosted its network member benefit... Read More
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AuDNet's 'Audiology Stories' Contest Winners Reflect the True Value of Audiology Care
August 5, 2007
Audiologists and the outstanding education they possess DOES make a difference! This spring, AuDNet invited audiologists from across the country to share their unique stories about how audiology has m... Read More
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Phonak Hearing Systems, Inc. Makes Major Gift to the AAA Foundation to Support the American Board of Audiology's Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification Program
August 4, 2007
Cathy Jones, President and CEO of Phonak Hearing Systems, Inc., announced that Phonak will make a gift in the amount of $50,000 to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation to support the American... Read More
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Hearing Devices to Carry HAC Info: Consumers to Benefit
August 3, 2007
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its members would voluntarily include information about hearing aid compatibility with digital cellular... Read More
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U of Iowa's 15th Annual Conference on Management of the Tinnitus Patient to be held September 20-22, 2007.
August 2, 2007
View PDF Brochure The 15th Annual Conference on Management of the Tinnitus Patient, sponsored by the University of Iowa's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Spe... Read More
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Questionnaire Module 2.0 on its Way
August 1, 2007
Support for several new languages NOAH Questionnaire module version 2.0 is currently in final quality testing. The NOAH Questionnaire Module allows NOAH 3 users to complete, store and retrieve the COS... Read More
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Donate To This Year's AFA Auction
July 31, 2007
The Audiology Foundation of America is also currently accepting donations for "Everything's Ducky: AFA Charity Auction 2007." Donations should be treats or rewards people could purchase for themselves... Read More
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Reconstructing the Biology of Extinct Species: A New Approach
July 30, 2007
Credit: Alan Walker lab, Penn State A computer reconstruction of an adult female baboon skull from high-resolution x-ray computed tomography (CT) slices. The skull is rendered transparent to show the... Read More
Research
With Funding from Oticon, Inc., Sertoma International Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss
July 29, 2007
A $12,000 grant from Oticon, Inc. has enabled Sertoma International to award $1,000 college scholarships to students with hearing loss. The twelve winning students with mild to profound hearing loss w... Read More
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Copenhagen Jazz Festival Teams Up With
July 28, 2007
Wonderful Copenhagen has hosted the Copenhagen Jazz Festival since 1979. Every summer, on the first Friday in July, 250,000 people open their ears to the enormous variety of music defining itself unde... Read More
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Meet Grace Arnold Gore: More Than Just a Pretty Face
July 27, 2007
Grace Arnold Gore is just one of those people you want to know better. She's intelligent, beautiful, dedicated, compassionate, and she's also Miss Tennessee, 2007. Currently a second year doctoral stu... Read More
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ADA Restoration Action Center
July 27, 2007
After years of being weakened in the courts, Congress is coming to the rescue of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the bipartisan civil rights protections signed into law in 1990. Majority Le... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Announces New Products for the Pediatric Market
July 26, 2007
Cochlear Americas today announced the availability of three new pediatric solutions designed to enhance the hearing experience of Cochlear's youngest implant users. Babyworn™ Accessory Pack + Ba... Read More
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Music to Deaf Ears: Auditory Nerve Implant Can Deliver Wide Range of Sounds, Early Tests Show
July 25, 2007
Tiny array placed in auditory nerve may one day offer superior alternative to cochlear implants, U-M animal study suggests — More than three decades ago, scientists pursued the then-radical idea... Read More
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Chris Auty Appointed Director of Unitron Hearing UK
July 24, 2007
Unitron Hearing announced today the appointment of Chris Auty as Director of Unitron Hearing UK. Effective July 1, 2007, Chris Auty will oversee the management and operations of Unitron Hearing's sale... Read More
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AFA Awards $9K in Scholarships to Doctor of Audiology Students
July 24, 2007
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce the winners of its Outstanding 2nd-Year Au.D. Student Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Second-year Au.D. students Mary L. Car... Read More
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Bionic Ear Inventor Wins German Award
July 23, 2007
The inventor of the Cochlear bionic ear, Melbourne University scientist Professor Graham Clark, has been awarded Germany's highest accolade in neuroscience. Professor Clark will receive the 2007 Klaus... Read More
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