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Practical Balance Function Testing Manual Released
December 12, 2014
For Immediate Release (San Diego, CA – December 8, 2014) – Plural Publishing has just published Rapid Interpretation of Balance Function Tests by Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD Read More
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Sight & Hearing Association Releases Annual Noisy Toys Study
December 11, 2014
November 26, 2014 - 18 out of 20 toys tested are louder than 85 dB, the level set by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety for mandatory hearing protection.Saint Paul, MN – W... Read More
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Hula Hooping Makes you Smarter
December 11, 2014
This month, I'd like to extend a great big thank you to Contributing Editor (and expert hula hooper) Dr. Gus Mueller for another fantastic year of 20Q. In 2014, the engaging and popular CEU article se... Read More
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FDA Approves WaterWear for MED-EL's RONDO
December 11, 2014
Completely submergible cover allows full moisture protection with the freedom of an all-in-one cochlear implant audio processor.December 11, 2014 - DURHAM, N.C. - MED-EL USA announced today the FDA ap... Read More
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FDA Approves New SONNET Audio Processor and MAESTRO 6.0 Software from MED-EL
December 11, 2014
SONNET Audio Processor offers unprecedented access to latest hearing implant technology for all MED-EL cochlear implants over the last 20 years.December 11, 2014 - DURHAM, N.C. - MED-EL USA announced... Read More
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Beltone Offers New Extensions to its Award Winning Beltone First and Beltone Origin Product Lines
December 10, 2014
(December 2, 2014) Chicago, IL — www.beltone.com — Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for nearly 75 years, has announced the latest additions to its Beltone First™ and Beltone Origin... Read More
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International Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children Co-Organized by ACIA and Vanderbilt University Medical Center December 11-13, 2014/Nashville
December 9, 2014
WHAT: The 14th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in children, a conference involving national and global leaders in the field of cochlear implants will come together to share research and best clinical p... Read More
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ESCO Hires Chief Operations Officer
December 9, 2014
Plymouth, Minnesota - ESCO Holdings LLC, the hearing industry’s leader in warranty and insurance services, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kathleen Kuntz as its new Chief Operations Officer... Read More
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Children Understand Familiar Voices Better than those of Strangers
December 8, 2014
Familiar voices can improve spoken language processing among school-age children, according to a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. However, the advanta... Read More
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Infant Cooing, Babbling Linked to Hearing Ability, MU Researcher Finds
December 7, 2014
MU study reinforces the importance of early hearing interventions.COLUMBIA, Mo. – Infants’ vocalizations throughout the first year follow a set of predictable steps from crying and cooing... Read More
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Viral Infection in Nose Can Trigger Bacterial Infection in the Ear
December 6, 2014
Middle ear infection (acute otitis media) is very common in young children. Now, a new study from the US suggests one of the triggers can be a viral infection in the nose.The researchers, from Wake Fo... Read More
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Community Music Programs Enhance Brain Function in At-Risk Children
December 5, 2014
Two years of musical training improves auditory brain function.EVANSTON, Ill. --- A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk yout... Read More
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Improving Babies' Language Skills Before they're Even Old Enough to Speak
December 4, 2014
A Rutgers researcher focuses infants on noticing the sounds that are most important.In the first months of life, when babies begin to distinguish sounds that make up language from all the other sounds... Read More
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How Learning to Talk is in the Genes
December 3, 2014
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy.Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at th... Read More
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Ida Institute Sponsors Logo Design Contest for International Ear Care Day
December 2, 2014
Call for entries opens December 1 at idainstitute.org.Naerum, DK December 1 -- The Ida Institute, with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is sponsoring a global logo competit... Read More
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The Rights of Public School Students to Effective Communication
December 1, 2014
November 12, 2014: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division together with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehab... Read More
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RIT/NTID Grad Helps Improve Lives Around the World
November 30, 2014
A curiosity about a college campus more than 6,600 miles from his home nearly 20 years ago has led Minoru Yoshida to improve the lives of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals around the world... Read More
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Pain, Magnet Displacement in MRI in Patients with Cochlear Implants
November 29, 2014
Pain, discomfort and magnet displacement were documented in a small medical records review study of patients with cochlear implants (CIs) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a... Read More
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Fish and Fatty Acid Consumption Associated With Lower Risk of Hearing Loss in Women
November 28, 2014
Study provides insights to possibly prevent or delay acquired hearing loss.BOSTON, MA – Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that consumption of two or more servings of fish per... Read More
New Oticon Foundation Grant Supports the Marion Downs Lecture Through 2019
November 26, 2014
Additional Gift Made to Support the September Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference.(Reston, VA, November 25, 2014) The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is pleased to announce... Read More
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