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Oticon Hearing Foundation and American Academy of Audiology Foundation Invite Audiologists and AuD Students to Apply for Project Amazon 2016
May 25, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ May 24 – The Oticon Hearing Foundation in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is calling for applications for Project Amazon 2016. Read More
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Serotonin Regulates the Sensitivity of Brain Cells Involved in Hearing
May 24, 2016
April 2016 - You may have heard of serotonin, a chemical found throughout the brain that regulates a host of mental states such as mood, appetite and alertness. When we have enough of it, we have an o... Read More
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RIT/NTID Associate Professor Earns Service Award from Visions Global Empowerment
May 23, 2016
Catherine Clark recognized for volunteering with deaf, hard-of-hearing population in Ethiopia.Catherine Clark, associate professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Te... Read More
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British Academy of Audiology 13th Annual Conference
May 22, 2016
10th – 11th November 2016, SECC GlasgowOrganised by the British Academy of Audiology, we are delighted to announce that the 13th annual conference and exhibition will take place on the 10th and... Read More
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Hear the World Foundation Provides 1.8 Million Swiss Francs in Support for People with Hearing Loss
May 21, 2016
Stäfa, May 19, 2016 - A world in which everyone has the chance to enjoy good hearing – this is the ambitious goal pursued by the Hear the World Foundation. Sonova established this non-profi... Read More
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Announces New Board Members
May 21, 2016
WHAT:The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance), a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation, announced the election o... Read More
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Beltone Legend™ Selected as Stevie® Award Winner in 2016 American Business Awards
May 20, 2016
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beltone, a leader in hearing healthcare for over 75 years, announced today that Beltone Legend™ has been named the winner of a 2016 Stevie Award in the health and pharm... Read More
Industry
A New Opera Based on Deafness -- and a New Version of a Classic Book
May 19, 2016
Beverly Biderman, the author of Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing is pleased to announce the birth of an opera based on her memoir of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. Read More
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Vanderbilt Hearing Aid Hands-On Workshop, September 15-17, 2016
May 18, 2016
The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences will host its 21st annual Hearing Aid Hands-On Workshop September 15-17th, 2016 at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville, TN. Read More
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HLAA Joins M-Enabling Summit
May 18, 2016
Tue, 05/10/2016 - The Fifth annual M-Enabling Summit, the only program exclusively dedicated to promoting mobile accessible technology and assistive applications and services for users of all abilitie... Read More
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RIT/NTID Student Team Making Strides with Wavio Wireless Sound Recognition System
May 17, 2016
The student team of Hz Innovations is confident that they have developed a product that deaf and hard-of-hearing homeowners can’t possibly live without. A working prototype of their Wavio wirele... Read More
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Born Deaf, 11 Year-Old Will Participate in the National Spelling Bee
May 17, 2016
AG Bell Will Host National Spelling Bee Participant Neil Maes for Media Interviews on May 24.WHATThe Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) will host deaf Scripps... Read More
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GN ReSound Has Signed a Supply Agreement with Audigy Group and Entered into a Contingent Agreement to Acquire the Company
May 16, 2016
Today, GN ReSound has signed a long-term supply agreement with Audigy Group (hereafter “Audigy”). GN ReSound has also entered into a contingent agreement to acquire the company.The supply... Read More
Industry
New Hearing Solution Changes the Way People Hear with Cochlear Implants
May 15, 2016
Advanced Bionics and Phonak introduce Naída Link, the first hearing aid capable of communicating with a cochlear implant.VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB) and Phonak anno... Read More
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NIDCD Scientist Katie Kindt Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at White House Ceremony
May 14, 2016
May 9, 2016 - Katie Kindt, Ph.D., acting chief of the Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), received a Presi... Read More
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People with Hearing Loss Report 'Struggling,' 'Straining,' 'Difficulty Recalling' Conversations in Harris Poll
May 13, 2016
Oticon, Inc. Commissions Poll for Better Hearing Month, Continues Focus on BrainHearing™ Technology.Somerset, NJ - May 11, 2016 – A just-released Harris Poll sheds light on how approxima... Read More
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Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs and the Hear the World Foundation Form a Charitable Partnership to Promote Hearing Health
May 12, 2016
Vibes will contribute part of its revenues to give the gift of hearing through projects of the Hear the World Foundation, while providing hi-fi earplugs to concert goers which maintain sound quality a... Read More
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Amyn Amlani Appointed Chair for UAMS-UALR Audiology, Speech Pathology Department
May 11, 2016
LITTLE ROCK – Amyn M. Amlani, Ph.D., of Denton, Texas, has been appointed chair effective July 1 of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, operated as a consortium between the Univers... Read More
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MED-EL Launches First Spotify Playlist Designed Specifically for Cochlear Implant Users
May 10, 2016
Listeners can Follow MED-EL to Tune In and Start Enjoying during May’s Better Hearing and Speech Month.May 9, 2016 – (DURHAM, NC) – In celebration of May’s Better Hearing and S... Read More
Industry
New Research Suggests Self-Fitting Hearing Aids Have a Positive Role to Play in Developing Countries
May 9, 2016
A new range of self-fitting hearing aids has the potential to meet the growing need for hearing technologies in developing countries and remote locations in the developed world. Read More
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