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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Westone to Provide Ear Buds for the Levo Tinnitus System
April 7, 2016
Leading in-ear manufacturer becomes the exclusive provider for Otoharmonics' Levo Tinnitus SystemPORTLAND, Ore., March 29, 2016. Otoharmonics and Westone have finalized an agreement for Westone t... Read More
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Did Ear Sensory Cell Stereocilia Evolve from Gut Microvilli?
April 6, 2016
Evolution likes to borrow. It can take an already-successful biological structure and alter it until it serves a new function. Two independent groups studying the proteins that organize gut microvilli... Read More
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The Future Is Here! Visit the Oticon Exhibit at AudiologyNOW! 2016
April 5, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ April 4 - What if the future is today? Oticon invites AudiologyNOW! participants to step into that future at the Oticon Exhibit (# 813) to discover the breakthrough technologies that repr... Read More
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Audioscan Unveils the Latest Enhancements to the Verifit2 Fitting System at AudiologyNOW!
April 4, 2016
Visit Audioscan at booth #709 to experience the latest in verification technology from North America’s #1 fitting system manufacturer.Dorchester, Ontario, April 4, 2016. Read More
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2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards Seeks Outstanding People with Hearing Loss
April 4, 2016
National awards honor people who create awareness and change attitudes about hearing loss SOMERSET, NJ March 30 -- Oticon, Inc. is looking for outstanding individuals with hearing loss for the 2016... Read More
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Quality-of-Life Measure for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
April 3, 2016
RIT leads $1.6 million study to enhance disability and outcomes research Read More
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Stroke Patients' Speech Loss Linked to Loss of Brain Interconnections
April 2, 2016
Imaging reveals disruption of language network 'structural hubs' directly associated with aphasia following stroke, reports Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Read More
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sEARi, Voice Command Hearing Device, Receives Top Honor from Independent Global Technology Innovation Society
April 1, 2016
Las Vegas, NV. April 1, 2016. The Independent Global Technology Innovation Society (IGTIS) awarded the prestigious 2016 Star of IGTIS to Danish tech giant Jacobus Industries, for sEARi,a hearing instr... Read More
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Zika Virus Disease Outbreak and Infant Hearing Loss
March 31, 2016
On February 1, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern about the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus Disease. Within one week of the WHO’s declaration... Read More
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A Tunnel Through the Head
March 31, 2016
Internally coupled ears enable directional hearing in animals.Humans use the time delay between the arrival of a sound wave at each ear to discern the direction of the source. In frogs, lizards and bi... Read More
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IT/NTID Hosts Summer STEM Camp for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Middle Schoolers
March 30, 2016
Hands-on TechBoyz and TechGirlz camps will help students learn about jobs in STEM fields.Deaf and hard-of-hearing students with interests in science, technology, engineering and math and who are enter... Read More
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Orchestrating Hair Cell Regeneration: A Supporting Player's Close-Up
March 29, 2016
KANSAS CITY, MO—The older we get, the less likely we are to hear well, as our inner ear sensory hair cells succumb to age or injury. Intriguingly, humans are one-upped by fish here. Similar hair... Read More
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HIA Features Accessibility, Elects Board At 2016 Annual Meeting
March 28, 2016
March 24, 2016 — The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) held its 2016 Annual Meeting in the nation’s capital March 8-10. At the meeting, themed “The Accessibility Challenge”... Read More
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Inner Ear Drug Delivery Device Could Accelerate Restoration of Hearing
March 27, 2016
Device developed by Draper Lab is ready for use by commercial partners.CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Approximately 15 percent of U.S. adults suffer from hearing loss; its impact can be devastating. Read More
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RIT/NTID Researchers Receive $450K Grant for Longitudinal Study of Vision in Deaf Children
March 26, 2016
National Science Foundation grant will help scientists study how hearing levels and early-language experience influence deaf children’s vision. Read More
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Brain's 'Amplifier' Compensates for Lost Inner Ear Function
March 25, 2016
New research suggests that the adult brain's natural plasticity can compensate for inner ear damage to bring sound detection abilities back within normal limits; however, it does not recover speec... Read More
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Barbara Kelley is Named Executive Director of the Hearing Loss Association of America
March 24, 2016
Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Kelley as the new executive director of HLAA. Her appointment is effect... Read More
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The Lancet: Giving GPs Feedback on Their Prescribing Habits Can Reduce Excessive Use of Antibiotics
March 23, 2016
Sending general practitioners (GPs) in England a letter giving feedback on their antibiotic prescribing habits could cut unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics, according to the first nationwide ran... Read More
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Emotion Processing in the Brain Changes with Tinnitus Severity
March 22, 2016
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign - Champaign, IL -- Tinnitus, otherwise known as ringing in the ears, affects nearly one-third of adults over age 65. The condition can develop as part of age... Read More
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New Doreen Pollack Scholarship Award for Professionals from the Listen Foundation
March 21, 2016
The Listen Foundation has established a professional scholarship in the name of Doreen Pollack, a pioneer in the standards of excellence in listening and spoken language. Read More
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