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Starkey Hearing Technologies named 2014 Tekne Award Winner

November 19, 2014

Halo Hearing Aid Wins Healthcare Category. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 18, 2014 - The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named Starkey Hearing Technologies’ Halo™ hearing aid as the 2014 Tek...   Read More

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ASHA Engages With World Health Organization on Hearing Protection Effort

November 19, 2014

ASHA's Listen To Your Buds Campaign To Be Cited As Effective Tool. WHO Initiative Will Seek To "Make Listening Safe" During Leisure Activities.Rockville, MD - November 3, 2014 - The Ame...   Read More

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Anthem Launches Medicare Special Needs Plan in St. Louis Area

November 18, 2014

Plan Offers Enhanced Benefits for People Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare.ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anthem is launching a Dual-Eligible Special Needs Medicare Plan, known as a DSNP, in the St...   Read More

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Stars Strike a Pose to Promote Good Hearing for the 2015 Hear the World Calendar

November 17, 2014

Striking photographs for a good cause.Staefa, 13.11.2014 - What does photography and good hearing have to do with each other? Quite a lot in fact, as the 2015 Hear the World Calendar demonstrates to g...   Read More

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David and Carol Myers Foundation Endorses H.R. 5304

November 16, 2014

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology is pleased to announce that the David and Carol Myers Foundation has formally endorsed H.R. 5304, the Audiology Patient Choice Act so that older Americans will have...   Read More

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National Math Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

November 15, 2014

RIT has hosted popular contest for middle school students for eight years.Middle school students can participate in Rochester Institute of Technology’s eighth annual Math Competition for Student...   Read More

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Oticon Hearing Foundation Supports 2014 Project Amazon Audiologists on Humanitarian Mission to Benefit Brazil’s Most Impoverished Communities

November 14, 2014

SOMERSET, NJ October 29 – The Oticon Hearing Foundation will again underwrite the costs for Project Amazon, a unique humanitarian mission that will provide much-needed audiological care and hear...   Read More

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AudiologyOnline Contributing Editor, Dr. Kim Cavitt, Elected to Lead Transcendent National Audiology Organization

November 14, 2014

(Lexington, Ky.)—The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), is pleased to announce that Kim Cavitt, Au.D., has been elected to serve as its President for the 2014-2015 program year.“Dr. Ca...   Read More

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ReSound ENZO Recognized for its Innovation Capabilities - Named 2015 CES Innovation Award Honoree

November 13, 2014

Bloomington, MN, November 14, 2014 - http://www.gnresound.com - ReSound, a technology leader in hearing aid solutions, announced that the company has been named a 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree in...   Read More

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November Highlights: Infant Assessment ABR Protocols with Dr. Jace Wolfe, New Career Center Features, and More!

Carolyn Smaka, AuD

November 13, 2014

Happy November! This month, our hot content includes a new 20Q from Dr. Jace Wolfe on a deeper dive into infant hearing assessment, new Career Center features, and new recorded courses from the Nation...   Read More

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Unitron Named One of the 50 Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada for the Fifth Year

November 12, 2014

Company highly ranked by employees for outstanding leadership and workplace culture.November 6, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hearing solutio...   Read More

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RIT/NTID Receives Grant to Study Effects of Negative Stereotypes on Deaf Students

November 12, 2014

If members of a social group are aware that people have negative opinions about their ability to succeed in a certain discipline, can that awareness cause them to perform poorly?That’s what rese...   Read More

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Programming Cochlear Implants is Back in a Revised Second Edition

November 11, 2014

For Immediate Release (San Diego, CA – October 31, 2014) – Plural Publishing has just published the second edition of Programming Cochlear Implants by Dr. Jace Wolfe and Dr. Erin Schafer....   Read More

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Family Needs Assessment Highlights Challenges for Families

November 10, 2014

The AG Bell Family Needs Assessment study sheds new light on the perceptions of families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing about the quality and availability of services received througho...   Read More

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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Brandon Sawalich Named 2014 Emerging Leader in Health Care

November 9, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 3, 2014 – Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, was named the winner of the Emerging Leader Award at the 2014 Leaders in Health Care ceremony...   Read More

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Siemens to Sell Hearing Aid Business to EQT and Strungmann Family

November 8, 2014

· Sale to EQT with Wallenberg family as anchor investor and to Strüngmannfamily as co-investor for €2.15 billion plus earn-out component·     Read More

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2014 OtiCongress Provides Global Perspective on Hearing Health and Healthy Aging

November 8, 2014

SOMERSET, NJ October 27 – More than 300 US hearing care professionals gathered in Spain for the 2014 OtiCongress and an opportunity to gain a global perspective on the newest research on brain...   Read More

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Oticon Medical Applauds Success of Collective Efforts to Maintain CMS Coverage of Bone Anchored Hearing Implants

November 7, 2014

Encourages Continuation of Awareness-Building among Key Groups and General Public.SOMERSET, NJ November 5 –On October 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced via fina...   Read More

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Beltone is Named Collaboration Award Winner of 13th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards

November 7, 2014

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beltone, one of the world’s most recognized names in hearing, has been named the Collaboration Award winner of the 13th annual Chicago Innovation Awards for its Beltone...   Read More

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Oklahoma to Launch Redesigned Licensing System for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Providers

November 6, 2014

Licensure application and renewal system receives an aesthetically appealing design and a new user-friendly Interface.OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Oklahoma Board of Examiners for Speech-Languag...   Read More

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