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Oticon, Inc. Empowers Audiology Students with $25,000 Gift to American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarship Fund

April 12, 2015

SOMERSET, NJ April 8 -- At AudiologyNOW! 2015, Oticon President Peer Lauritsen presented a $25,000 donation to the America Academy of Audiology Foundation’s (AAAF) Empowering People scholarshi...   Read More

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Video-on-Demand Children's TV Programming Now Accessible for Thousands of Students with Visual or Hearing Disabilities

April 11, 2015

The U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of free, video-on-demand children’s television programming for thousands of students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of...   Read More

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ReSound Launches New Corporate Websites

April 11, 2015

Enhanced design and expanded support make finding the right hearing aid easier. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hearing aid manufacturer ReSound is pleased to announce updates to three fully-feat...   Read More

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VA Audiologists Use Ida Institute Tools to Bring More Patient-Centered Care to Veterans

April 10, 2015

NAERUM, DK April 6 – The Committee for the VA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (ASP) Program Office has developed Implementing Patient-Centered Tools and Resources Created by the Ida In...   Read More

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Unitron Appoints New President of Unitron US

April 10, 2015

New leader an Industry veteran who shares Unitron’s core relationship values.April 8, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hearing solut...   Read More

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Cochlear Launches Industry's Smallest Bone Conduction Sound Processor with Innovative Technologies Designed to Make Listening Easier

April 9, 2015

The Cochlear™ Baha® 5 Sound Processor allows users to stream sound directly from iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch®.Centennial, Colo., (April 7, 2015) – Cochlear Limited (ASX: C...   Read More

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Beltone Boost Wins 2015 Red Dot Award for Product Design

April 9, 2015

(April 2, 2015) Chicago, IL — Beltone announced that Beltone Boost, one of the most powerful hearing aids on the market today, received a 2015 Red Dot Award for Product Design. The award acknowl...   Read More

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Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss Conference 2015

April 8, 2015

The Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss will host their inaugural and hearing-accessible* conference. It promises to be an exciting event for adult musicians with hearing loss. We believ...   Read More

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Phonak CROS II: The Smart Solution for Single-sided Deafness

April 7, 2015

Compatible with the Venture platform, the latest generation of Phonak CROS delivers better speech understanding and is easier to fit.San Antonio, Texas / Staefa, Switzerland (March 25, 2015) – T...   Read More

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Oticon, Inc. Appoints Thomas Lawrence as National Sales Manager

April 7, 2015

SOMERSET, NJ March 31 – Oticon, Inc. announces the appointment of Thomas Lawrence to the company’s newly created National Sales Manager position. Lawrence will be responsible for develop...   Read More

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Medicare SGR Bill Leaves Beneficiary Access Issue Behind

April 6, 2015

Permanent Repeal of Therapy Cap Excluded in New Legislation Addressing Flawed Provider Reimbursement Under Medicare: More than One Million Medicare Beneficiaries at Risk.Rockville, MD - March 24, 2015...   Read More

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Call for Applications: 2015 Alpaca Audiology Student Scholarship

April 5, 2015

Springfield, Missouri (March 20, 2015) - Alpaca Audiology is pleased to announce a call for applications for its second annual Alpaca Audiology Student Scholarship awarded to a student currently enrol...   Read More

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EYF: Career Exploration Summer Camp

April 4, 2015

The Explore Your Future (EYF) program at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, N.Y., offers deaf and hard-of-hearing college-bound high scho...   Read More

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Teaching Amplification: University of Pittsburgh Teaching Conference June 11 - 13, Registration Now Open!

April 3, 2015

PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2015—Educators and clinical instructors will gather on June 11 – 13, 2015 for the sixth biennial CSD Teaching Conference at the University of Pittsburgh. This year&rsq...   Read More

Rayovac Presents the New Standard of Hearing Aid Battery Innovation

April 3, 2015

Debut of Newest Generation Batteries At AudiologyNow! 2015 Convention.MIDDLETON, Wisconsin - (March 31, 2015) – The world’s leading hearing aid battery manufacturer, Rayovac®, a divisi...   Read More

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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Brandon Sawalich Named 40 Under 40 Honoree

April 2, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, March 31, 2015 – Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, was named one of Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees at the...   Read More

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Phonak Bolero V: A New Level of Performance and Reliability

April 2, 2015

The smallest IP67 rated Phonak BTE offers reliable speech understanding in every listening situation – Venture technology ensures seamless adaptation to changing soundscapesSan Antonio, Texas /...   Read More

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Oticon Mourns the Passing of Ken Saiki, M.A.

April 2, 2015

SOMERSET, NJ April 2 - It is with profound sorrow that Oticon, Inc.announces the sudden passing of our colleague and friend Ken Saiki on Wednesday, April 1. A valued member of the Oticon family fo...   Read More

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New Standard Audiogram to Take Effect January 1, 2016

April 1, 2015

San Antonio, TX, April 1, 2015. At the recent meeting of the American Academy of Audiology, working group K-BCO97.3 of ANSI S3.21 held a joint meeting to discuss the release of a new standard audiogra...   Read More

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AudiologyNOW! 2015: Unitron Unveils New North Platform with Industry-First Technologies to Advance In-Clinic Success

March 31, 2015

Company forges ahead with a strong focus on building trust, increasing patient confidence and fostering long-term loyalty between patients and hearing healthcare providers.March 25, 2015 – Kitch...   Read More

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