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Study: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Alters Brain Responses to Speech
October 13, 2014
Prolonged exposure to loud noise alters how the brain processes speech, potentially increasing the difficulty in distinguishing speech sounds, according to neuroscientists at The University of Texas a... Read More
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Oticon Summer Camps in Denmark and US Invite Next Generation of Hearing Care Professionals to Explore Newest Research, Insights and Directions in Audiology
October 12, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ October 3 - More than 150 students representing the next generation of hearing care professionals participated in this year’s Oticon summer camp experiences in Denmark and the US.... Read More
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Universities Should Follow RIT’s Role in Preparing Disabled Students for Work
October 11, 2014
NOD kicks off National Disability Employment Awareness Month at RIT Career Fair. Rochester Institute of Technology has been credited by the National Organization on Disability as a good Read More
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Unitron Hosts European Conference
October 10, 2014
Event places the patient and practice growth at the center of the conversation.October 07, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, welcomed more tha... Read More
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Complications of Tube Insertion in Ears Not Worse for Kids with Cleft Lip/Palate
October 10, 2014
Bottom Line: Children with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) have no worse complications from ventilation tube (VT) insertion in their ears to treat otitis media with effusion (OME, a buildup of fluid in... Read More
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Ida Institute Earns Fourth International WebAward
October 9, 2014
Naerum, DK September 29 – The Web Marketing Association has honored Ida Institute with the 2014 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the Nonprofit Category. This is the f... Read More
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Researchers Find Molecular Similarities Among Head and Neck, Lung, and Bladder Cancers
October 8, 2014
August 8, 2014 - Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), working as part of a team of scientists wi... Read More
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Enhanced ASL Dictionary App Available
October 7, 2014
RIT/NTID-developed dictionary used all over the world.An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Inst... Read More
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Audiology Systems and Otometrics to Spotlight Better Tinnitus Management
October 6, 2014
New initiatives focus on the importance of assessment and dialogue when helping tinnitus patients.Schaumburg, IL - October 2014 – Audiology Systems, a full-service, U.S. distributor of GN Otomet... Read More
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2014 Oticon Human Link Conferences Explores the Brain, Cognition and Hearing Health
October 5, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ October 1 – More than 500 leading hearing care professionals from across the US attended the 2014 Human Link Conference, “Hearing Care is Health Care.” The professional... Read More
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Childhood Disability Rates Continue to Rise
October 4, 2014
Between 2001 and 2011, the percentage of children with disabilities rose 16 percent. The study, “Changing Trends of Childhood Disability, 2001–2011” appearing in the September 2014 i... Read More
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Louisiana and Pennsylvania Academies of Audiology Endorse the Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014
October 3, 2014
On September 13th, the Louisiana Academy of Audiology (LAA) became the 10th audiology organization to officially endorse the Audiology Patient Choice Act (H.R. 5304), since the bi-partisan bill was in... Read More
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Salus Becomes First U.S. University to Endorse Proposed Legislation to Treat Licensed Audiologists as Physicians Under Medicare
October 2, 2014
H.R. 5304 would also enhance patient access to vital hearing and balance care.Washington, D.C. (29 September 2014) – Salus University of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, which includes the nation&rsqu... Read More
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Purdue Dedicates Building for Health Research, Training, Patient Services
October 1, 2014
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - On Friday (Sept. 26) Purdue University will dedicate Lyles-Porter Hall, which will house one of the nation’s top speech, language and hearing sciences training and researc... Read More
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Med-El launches "Continents and Oceans" App for Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation
October 1, 2014
Global game is latest release from BRIDGE to Better Communication Program.October 1, 2014 – Durham, NC - MED-EL USA has launched the game Continents & Oceans designed to test and improve lis... Read More
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Beltone is Named Among the Top 100 Finalists for the 13th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards
September 30, 2014
Chicago, IL, September 24, 2014 — Out of an astounding 552 nominees, Beltone, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hearing devices, has been selected as one of the Top 100 Finalists... Read More
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People with Tinnitus Process Emotions Differently from their Peers, Researchers Report
September 29, 2014
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Patients with persistent ringing in the ears – a condition known as tinnitus – process emotions differently in the brain from those with normal hearing, researchers... Read More
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Ida Institute Launches 60-Minute Ida Basics E-Learning Course
September 28, 2014
NAERUM, DK September 24 – A new e-learning course from Ida Institute gives hearing care professionals and students a practical and inspiring introduction to the fundamentals of patient centere... Read More
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An Audiology Teaching Conference: Teaching Amplification – 10 Years Later
September 27, 2014
PITTSBURGH, October 1, 2014—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&r... Read More
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New Jersey Academy of Audiology’s Sixth Annual Meeting To Focus on Rehabilitative Audiology
September 26, 2014
Event Being Held Friday, October 24, 2014, at Montclair State University.Montclair, NJ, September 24 –- The New Jersey Academy of Audiology’s (NJAA) sixth annual meeting, entitled “C... Read More
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