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Congressional Staff and Hearing Advocates Tour NIDCD Research Labs
September 6, 2016
The Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus (FCHHC) hosted a tour of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Beth... Read More
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NIDCD Invites Comments on its Draft 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
September 5, 2016
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, is developing our 2017–2021 Strategic Plan. We invite you to review the dr... Read More
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Phonak US Hosts 12th Consecutive Phonak University
September 3, 2016
Preparing the next generation of audiologists to make their mark.Warrenville, IL – August 31, 2016 - A total of 120 audiology students arrived at Phonak US headquarters in August eager to at... Read More
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Sycle and HealthiPlan Announce Extension Of Audiology's Lowest Merchant Fee - 3.50% with Sycle Patient Financing
September 2, 2016
San Francisco, CA September 1, 2016: Sycle, the number one hearing care and audiology practice management software, announced today the extension of HealthiPlan’s 3.50% merchant fee for clinics... Read More
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ReSound® Returns to the World's Largest Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin to Showcase the Most Advanced Hearing Solutions
September 2, 2016
September 01, 2016 - BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReSound returns this week to IFA, the world’s largest international consumer electronics show, to feature its award winning Smart Hearing aids and t... Read More
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Turtle Beach Launches All-New FDA Cleared Tinnitus Add-on Feature for HyperSound Clear 500P
September 1, 2016
Company’s Revolutionary HyperSound Clear 500P Directed Audio System Now Offers an Add-on Relief Feature for Tinnitus Sufferers While Improving the Home Entertainment Listening Experience for Peo... Read More
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New Research Shows Drug-Releasing Electrodes Likely to Improve Cochlear Implant Performance
September 1, 2016
Promising results have been reported from a world-first study of cochlear implant electrodes designed to stimulate hearing nerves and slowly release drugs into the inner ear. Read More
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Unitron Announces World's Smallest Wireless RIC
August 31, 2016
Moxi Now’s tiny size provides an uncompromising combination of aesthetics, comfort and performance.August 30, 2016 – Kitchener, Canada – Proving that small is both beautiful and powe... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Synergy Platform is Life Changing
August 31, 2016
“Dear world, I don’t think you understand. These hearing aids and the professionals who fit them are life-changing!”MINNEAPOLIS (August 29, 2016) — Starkey® Hearing Technol... Read More
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Ida Institute's Newest Tools Help Patients and Hearing Care Professionals Manage the Challenge of Tinnitus
August 30, 2016
NAERUM, DK September 1 – A set of three new Tinnitus Management tools from the Ida Institute aim to help both patients and hearing care professionals manage the challenge of tinnitus, a conditio... Read More
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Researchers Study How Cochlear Implants Affect Brain Circuits
August 29, 2016
Four-year-old William Wootton was born profoundly deaf, but thanks to cochlear implants fitted when he was about 18 months old, the Granite Bay preschooler plays with a keyboard synthesizer and reacts... Read More
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Exploring Gender Perception Via Speech
August 28, 2016
University of Utah researchers explore whether using a 'clear speaking' style increases the perception of femininity.WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2016 - When listening to voices, we tend to perce... Read More
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Beltone wins People's Choice Stevie Award in 2016 American Business Awards
August 27, 2016
Beltone, a leader in hearing healthcare for over 75 years, announced today that the Beltone Legend™ was named a winner of a People's Choice Stevie® Award for Favorite New Products in the... Read More
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Is Traumatic Brain Injury Associated with Late-Life Neurodegenerative Conditions?
August 26, 2016
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness was not associated with late-life mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease or dementia but it appeared to be associated with increased risk... Read More
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Oticon DRIVE Marketing Conference Steers Hearing Care Professionals Through Marketing Overload to Win-Win for Practice and Patients
August 25, 2016
Somerset, NJ August 17 –The Oticon Drive Marketing Conference held August 12-14 in Charlotte, North Carolina invited more than 160 hearing care professionals to explore new marketing approaches... Read More
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Tricare to Provide Coverage of Auditory Implants as Prosthetics
August 24, 2016
The Department of Defense (DoD) has reversed its policy and will cover Auditory Osseointegrated Implants (AOIs) as prosthetic devices for all Tricare beneficiaries. This reversal follows a comprehensi... Read More
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Hearing Awareness Week (21-27 Aug) Story - HEARing CRC Researchers Develop New Tests to Accurately Diagnose Children with Listening Difficulties
August 23, 2016
Health professionals working with children with listening difficulties can now more accurately diagnose Auditory Processing Disorders using a new collection of tests supported by HEARing CRC research.... Read More
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Cochlear™ Nucleus® Cochlear Implants Now Have Access to 3.0T MRI
August 23, 2016
Nucleus implants also now have access to 1.5T MRI with magnet in place with the use of the Cochlear Nucleus Implant Bandage and Splint Kit.CENTENNIAL, Colo., Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear Lim... Read More
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Seniors with Undiagnosed Hearing Loss Can Become Isolated
August 22, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Senior citizens with undiagnosed or untreated hearing problems are more likely to suffer from social isolation and cognitive impairment, a UBC study has found. Read More
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Second Edition of Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants out Now
August 21, 2016
(San Diego, CA – August 18, 2016) – A comprehensive volume written by leading researchers, clinicians, and educators in the field, Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants, S... Read More
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GSI | Designed Smart, Built Strong
August 1, 2026
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When life gets loud, hearing should stay easy
August 1, 2026
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