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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Sound Investment: A New Mathematical Method Provides a Better Way to Analyze Noise
September 7, 2006
Humans have 200 million light receptors in their eyes, 10 to 20 million receptors devoted to smell, but only 8,000 dedicated to sound. Yet despite this miniscule number, the auditory system is the fas... Read More
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Earphones May Have Saved Victim's Hearing
September 6, 2006
A recent story in the UK Newspaper, The Times (www.timesonline.co.uk) reported that based on a survey conducted by ENT surgeons, earphones from portable music players may have actually prevented heari... Read More
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Au.D.s Now at 23 Percent
September 5, 2006
New data collected by the AFA shows that 23 percent of the audiology profession now holds the Au.D. degree. Two states, Florida at 37 percent and North Dakota at 34 percent, rank highest among the sta... Read More
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Energizer Launches New Cochlear AC675 Battery
September 4, 2006
Innovator in Battery Technology Introduces Solution for Cochlear Implant Patients to Keep Going, Keep Hearing - For years, cochlear implant patients have had limited choices when it comes to the type... Read More
Industry
Phonak Field Study Trials - Supero
September 3, 2006
Pointing in the right direction. Directional benefits for severe-to-profound hearing loss demonstrated. A recently published Phonak field study demonstrates the benefits of unique directional micropho... Read More
Industry
'Phonak U' held August 10-12, 2006
September 1, 2006
Phonak Hearing Systems in Warrenville, Illinois, was host to the third annual "Phonak U" meeting, an educational conference held exclusively for students in residential AuD programs. This year, over 3... Read More
Industry
Breakthrough in Search for Genes that Cause Age-Related Hearing Loss
August 31, 2006
Scientists funded by RNID, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, have discovered evidence of a gene that contributes to age-related hearing loss. The research, just published in th... Read More
Research
Shared Ancestor to Humans, Present-day Non-human Primates May Be Linchpin in the Evolution of Language
August 29, 2006
When contemplating the coos and screams of a fellow member of its species, the rhesus monkey, or macaque, makes use of brain regions that correspond to the two principal language centers in the human... Read More
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Sound ID Announces New CEO
August 27, 2006
Dr. Rodney Perkins, Chairman and founder of Sound ID, recently announced that Michael R. Jones has joined the company as President and CEO. In addition, Mr. Jones will also join the board of directors... Read More
Industry
Protein Tied to Usher Syndrome May Be Hearing's 'Missing Link'
August 26, 2006
A protein associated with a disorder that causes deafness and blindness in people may be a key to unraveling one of the foremost mysteries of how we hear, says a study in the June 28 issue of the Jour... Read More
Research
AFA Awards $18K in Scholarships to Doctor of Audiology Students
August 25, 2006
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce the winners of its Outstanding Au.D. Student Scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Second-year Au.D. students Jessica B. Gordon,... Read More
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New EEOC Publicatin Addresses Employment Rights of People with Hearing Loss
August 24, 2006
Latest Q&A Fact Sheet Coincides with Anniversary of Landmark Disabilities Act - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of a n... Read More
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WiFi Mic Digital Wireless CROS/BiCROS ITE-to-ITE System Offers More Choice and Flexibility
August 23, 2006
Unitron Hearing US, a manufacturer of easy-to-use digital hearing solutions, announced today the availability of the WiFi Mic ITE-to-ITE system. Since its introduction, WiFi Mic has experienced substa... Read More
Industry
Phonak Field Study Trials - MicroPower
August 21, 2006
First results from microPower Field Tests. Performances of microPower for Speech in noise intelligibility and directionality were assessed and compared to results obtained on the same tests by a bench... Read More
Industry
From the Editor - An Expanded Partnership
August 21, 2006
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that Audiology Online (AO) and The Hearing Journal (HJ) are launching an expanded partnership, bringing together the best in print and online for hearing healt... Read More
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D Releases Long-Awaited Final Rules on Part B of IDEA 2004
August 20, 2006
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education, has released an unofficial copy of the long-awaited final regulations on Part B of the Individuals wi... Read More
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Chronic Middle Ear Infections Linked To Resistant Biofilm Bacteria
August 19, 2006
Groundbreaking study makes definitive statement against use of antibiotics to treat children with chronic otitis media Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of... Read More
Research
2006 College and Graduate-Level Scholarships
August 18, 2006
AG Bell Awards $93,000 in College and Graduate-Level Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has awarded $93,000 i... Read More
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Project Offers Hope to Those with Hearing Loss
August 17, 2006
The world could start sounding a lot clearer to people suffering from hearing loss if ASU researchers succeed in a new project to be funded by a recently awarded $200,000 grant from the National Scien... Read More
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Important Conference on EBP & Adult AR! September in DC- Don't miss it!
August 16, 2006
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Hearing Enhancement (RERC-HE), in conjunction with Gallaudet University and New York University-School of Medicine, is pleased to announce a three-day... Read More
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