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Are You Fit for the Future? Ida Institute Readies Hearing Care Professionals for 2016 and Beyond
March 20, 2016
Naerum, DK March 16 -- Telehealth, self-adjusting hearing aids, PSAPs, running a sustainable audiology practice. . . these trends are already influencing the future of hearing care and hearing care pr... Read More
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Largest Study of Ebola Survivors Finds Vision, Hearing, Joint Pain Problems
March 19, 2016
Findings suggest virus lives longer in certain body fluids.St. Michael's Hospital - TORONTO, --The largest study of survivors of the largest recorded outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease found they com... Read More
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Study Finds that Aging Warps our Perception of Time
March 18, 2016
University of Waterloo - Much like trying to watch a video with the audio out of synch, older adults may have difficulty combining the stimuli they see and hear, and it could have implications for rap... Read More
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Grandparents.com Partners with Beltone Hearing Care Corporation to Expand Hearing Care for Members
March 17, 2016
NEW YORK, March 16, 2016 -- Grandparents.com (OTCQB: GPCM), its American Grandparents Association (AGA ) benefits organization, and global leader in hearing health care, Beltone Hearing Care Corporati... Read More
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Signia Hosts Active Kids & Teens Training
March 16, 2016
Signia held the third National Kids and Teens meeting on March 7-9, 2016 in its Piscataway, NJ headquarters. This year’s theme was empowering and advocating for kids and teens with hearing loss... Read More
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Scientists Discover New Computerized Linguistic Approach to Detect Alzheimer's Disease
March 15, 2016
UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK – TORONTO - Researchers have discovered how to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with more than 82 per cent accuracy by evaluating the interplay between four linguistic... Read More
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Common Problem for Older Adults: Losing the 5 Key Senses
March 14, 2016
American Geriatrics Society - It's a well-known fact that aging can lead to losing one's senses: vision, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. In previous studies, researchers have learned about t... Read More
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HLAA Supports Volume Control Standards for Wireline and Wireless Phones
March 13, 2016
HLAA, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI), the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RER... Read More
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The Hear the World Foundation Announces Winner of the 2016-2017 Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology
March 12, 2016
Staefa/Switzerland, Warrenville/Illinois – March 10, 2016 - The Hear the World Foundation is very pleased to announce that the 2016-2017 Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology has been... Read More
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ReSound® Introduces Camouflage Designs to Expand Personalization of Its Growing Smart Hearing™ Aid Portfolio
March 12, 2016
ReSound to donate $25,000 to Fisher House Foundation.BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - International hearing aid manufacturer ReSound recently announced at the Joint Defense Veterans Audiology Conference (JDVAC) i... Read More
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Cochlear Announces FDA Clearance of the First Smart Bone Conduction Solution for People with Significant Mixed Hearing Loss
March 11, 2016
The Cochlear ™ Baha ® 5 SuperPower Sound Processor provides those who struggle more than most the ability to hear better and connect wirelessly to a variety of electronic devices. Read More
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The AG Bell Arts & Sciences Award Program is Open
March 10, 2016
The Arts & Sciences Award Program is available to students who are deaf and hard of hearing who are in grades one through twelve. Awards allow students to participate in after-school, weekend or s... Read More
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RIT/NTID Establishes Master's Degree Program in Health Care Interpretation
March 9, 2016
Program to provide in-depth specialized education in health-care interpretation currently unavailable to interpreters.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Dea... Read More
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ESCO Announces Extended Insurance Program in Partnership with Hansaton
March 9, 2016
Companies Collaborating to Develop Programs that Ensure Patient Loyalty.Plymouth, MN, March 8th, 2016 – ESCO, the largest independent provider of extended warranties and Loss and Damage coverag... Read More
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The Expert Series 2016: Must Attend CEU Courses Hosted by Industry Thought Leaders
March 8, 2016
Audiology Systems and Otometrics offer up to 2.1 CEUs with extensive training opportunities facilitated by Drs. Gus Mueller, Kamran Barin, and Kristen Janky. Read More
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Is Seeing Believing? People Are Not Good at Identifying Where Sights, Sounds Originate
March 7, 2016
Study by UCLA psychologists reveals that our senses are far from flawless.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES - Our vision and hearing aren't as reliable as we might think, according to a study... Read More
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Phonak Supports World Hearing Day to Raise Awareness of Childhood Hearing Loss
March 6, 2016
With over 40 years of experience in pediatric audiology, Phonak has a long history of commitment to helping children with hearing loss globally to reconnect with the world and reach their full potenti... Read More
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Australian Study Leads the Way in Showing How Hearing Technology Is Improving the Lives of Children with Hearing Loss
March 5, 2016
Australian research has revealed that infants with hearing loss who are fitted with hearing aids and cochlear implants as soon as possible have better language and learning abilities.This research is... Read More
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Signia Introduces primax, the First Hearing Aids Clinically Proven to Reduce Listening Effort
March 4, 2016
Signia, the new hearing aid brand from Sivantos, is introducing primax, the company’s most advanced hearing aid platform to date. Read More
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Beltone Announces Launch of Boost Plus
March 4, 2016
The ultimate powerful connection for better hearing.(March 3, 2016) Chicago, IL— Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for over 75 years, announced today the launch of the Beltone Boost PlusTM super... Read More
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