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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Jay Leno to Perform at Starkey Hearing Foundation Gala
June 4, 2006
Legendary comedian and Emmy Award-winning late-night television host Jay Leno will perform at this year's "So The World May Hear" Awards Gala at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 17. "Len... Read More
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CMS Able To Process Multiple NPIs In A Single File
June 3, 2006
CMS announced that health industry organizations are now able to submit National Provider Identification (NPI) application information, along with application information for other health care provide... Read More
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ASHA Announces New Early Intervention Campaign
June 2, 2006
Goal Is To Treat Infants With Hearing Loss By The Time They Are Six Months Old The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has announced a new five-year national effort to diagnose and pro... Read More
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Miracle-Ear, Sonus, and National Hearing Centers Initiate Market Trial of the Sound ID Personal Sound System™ in California and Arizona
June 1, 2006
Pursuing their mission to bring personalized sound to mainstream consumers, Sound ID, the leader in personalized sound technology, is partnering with Amplifon USA and the company's designated Miracle-... Read More
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New AURICAL™ Visible Speech System Advances Hearing Instrument Fitting
May 31, 2006
GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, is expanding its portfolio of fitting system products with the launch of AURICAL™ Visible Speech. It boasts advanced te... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Foundation Recognizes 2006 Humanitarian Award Winners
May 30, 2006
The Starkey Hearing Foundation, a charitable organization known worldwide for giving the gift of hearing to children in need, presented its second annual Student Humanitarian Awards during the recent... Read More
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Westone Offers Online Version of May 2006 West-Tones Newsletter
May 29, 2006
Westone has made their popular West-Tones newsletter available online. West-Tones provides the most recent news and information about the company, including Tech-Tips to bring your earmold and ear imp... Read More
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AFA/ReSound Scholarships Now Available
May 29, 2006
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), in conjunction with GN ReSound, has created a new scholarship program in which five winners will receive a $1,000 distance education Au.D. scholarship. Fundi... Read More
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Oticon's New Development House Fosters Timely Innovation with State-of-the-Art Design and High-Tech Functionality
May 28, 2006
Recently awarded the Innovation Cup 2006 as the most innovative Danish company, Oticon enters an exciting new dimension in its history - in a new high-tech headquarters just outside of Copenhagen. The... Read More
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Jane K. Fernandes Named 9th President of Gallaudet University
May 27, 2006
Gallaudet University Names Dr. Jane K. Fernandes President; Current Provost Becomes University's Second Deaf President Washington, D.C. - Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, Gallaudet University Provost since 2000... Read More
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Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association Partners with AAA Foundation to Provide Assistance to Audiologists Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
May 26, 2006
The American Academy of Audiology Foundation extends its appreciation to the Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association (GMCVA) for support of the AudiologyNOW! Hurricane Katrina Member A... Read More
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'Barriers to Effective Use of Hearing Protectors:' A Best Practices Conference
May 26, 2006
Cincinnati Marriott at River Center, Covington, KY The fourth NIOSH/NHCA Best Practices Conference will focus on real and perceived barriers to effective hearing protector use. Many of the barriers to... Read More
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AFA Announces Distance Education Scholarship Winners
May 25, 2006
Two more audiologists will pursue Au.D. degrees via distance education programs thanks to scholarships recently awarded by the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA). Aaron Johnson, a practicing audiol... Read More
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BHI Seeks Success Stories
May 24, 2006
There May be 3.9 MILLION Success Stories...Do You Have One? In the last 4 years according to MarkeTrak, 3 out of 4 of your patients are satisfied with their hearing aids. That's about 4 million satisf... Read More
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Siemens Announces 2nd International Hands-On Pediatric Workshop
May 23, 2006
Siemens Hearing Instruments announced today it is hosting its 2nd International Hands-On Pediatric Workshop, August 2-4, 2006 in the historic city of Nuremburg, Germany, just miles from Siemens global... Read More
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Energizer Launches New Cochlear AC675 Battery
May 23, 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 of... Read More
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Phonak Field Study Trials Demonstrate Eleva Taking Off to New Heights
May 22, 2006
Eleva's functional gain, spontaneous acceptance, speech intelligibility benefits and automatic program selection were assessed in a series of field trials. Performance of Eleva in different situations... Read More
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A Turning Tide?
May 22, 2006
The tide of hearing aid press coverage is turning positive. Over the past week, three major national features and an array of local press items have noted the new technologies, the "cool" appearance a... Read More
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Starkey Laboratories Closes Registration for 2006 Student Focus Workshop
May 21, 2006
—Starkey Laboratories, one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, today announced that it is closing registration for its 2006 Student Focus Workshop as all 200 seats are now full.... Read More
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children at Work and Play
May 20, 2006
View PDF Conference Brochure www.hearingconservation.org/conf_childrenconf.html October 19-20, 2006 Embassy Suites River Center, Cincinnati, Ohio May 15, 2006 How great is the risk of noise-induced he... Read More
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