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Inner Ear Stem Cells Hold Promise for Restoring Hearing
July 31, 2014
New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2014—Spiral ganglion cells are essential for hearing and their irreversible degeneration in the inner ear is common in most types of hearing loss. Adult spiral ganglio... Read More
Research
Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D., Named Chairperson of Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Board of Trustees
July 30, 2014
Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D., of Mill Valley, California, has been named chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading organization fo... Read More
UI Study Shows Hippocampus is Involved in Language Processing, May Help Treat Alzheimer's
July 29, 2014
The hippocampus is no longer just for memory.University of Iowa researchers show that this brain region is involved in language processing as well, possibly providing additional insight into the accom... Read More
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RIT Mourns the Passing of Deaf Pioneer Robert F. Panara
July 28, 2014
Robert F. Panara, much beloved professor emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology, author, poet, historian and international authority on deaf figures in literature, and the National Technical In... Read More
Associations
Dr. Martin Pienkowski of Salus University Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation
July 27, 2014
Elkins Park, PA – Martin Pienkowski, PhD, assistant professor at Salus University George S. Osborne College of Audiology has received a $20,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research... Read More
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Los Angeles Medical Team Performs California’s First Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery on Toddler at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Part of Only NIH-funded Study of Device’s Safety and Use In Young Children
July 26, 2014
3-year-old Canadian boy hears for first time after device activation at Keck Medicine of USC.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Los Angeles team of scientists and surgeons from Keck Medicine of the Unive... Read More
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Medicare Proposes to Eliminate Osseointegrated Implant as Benefit
July 25, 2014
July 9, 2014 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—through its proposed rule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies for 2015—has proposed th... Read More
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Audiology Systems Helps Improve Fitting Skills for Hearing Care Professionals with Practical Hands-on Training
July 24, 2014
Popular FittingNOW! series recognized for 0.4 CEUs and available in key cities across the country empowers hearing care professionals to make smarter fitting choices for their patients.Schaumburg, IL... Read More
Industry
ASHA Wins Prestigious Award for Diversity Recruitment Programs
July 23, 2014
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has earned the highest association industry honor, a 2014 Power of A Summit Award, for its diversity recruitment initiatives to ensure a more cu... Read More
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Ryan Hait-Campbell Named National Association of the Deaf Youth Ambassador
July 22, 2014
He will represent NAD and offer help for deaf-run business startups.Ryan Hait-Campbell, who with three other students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the... Read More
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Oticon Celebrates 110 Years of People First
July 22, 2014
More than 350 Oticon employees celebrated 110 years of putting the needs of People First at a company-wide salute held at Oticon headquarters in Somerset, NJ. Oticon President Peer Lauritsen encourage... Read More
Industry
Studies Advance Potential Use of MRI Magnetic Fields to Diagnose and Treat Balance Disorders and Dizziness
July 21, 2014
Magnetic pull of MRI shown in zebrafish and in people with common inner-ear disturbance.Expanding on earlier research, Johns Hopkins researchers report that people with balance disorders or dizziness... Read More
Research
Louisiana Academy of Audiology (LAA) Announces Conference Sept 12 – 13, 2014
July 20, 2014
Please join us for Audiology in the French Quarter! The Louisiana Academy of Audiology is pleased to offer 12 hours of outstanding continuing education as presented by Gus Mueller, Jay Hall, Doug Bec... Read More
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Researchers Regenerate Sound-Sensing Cells in the Ears of Mice with Hearing Damage
July 19, 2014
One of the major causes of hearing loss in mammals is damage to the sound-sensing hair cells in the inner ear. For years, scientists have thought that these cells are not replaced once they're los... Read More
Research
RIT/NTID Team Wins NAD College Bowl
July 18, 2014
Collegiate teams competed at the National Association of the Deaf convention in Atlanta.For the second consecutive time, a team from Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Instit... Read More
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Imbalanced Hearing is More Than a Mild Disability
July 17, 2014
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of asymmetric hearing... Read More
Research
Infants Benefit from Implants with More Frequency Sounds
July 16, 2014
Research Shows 6-Month-Olds' Ability to Understand Speech Improves When They Hear Less Distortion.May 19, 2014 - A new study from a UT Dallas researcher demonstrates the importance of considering... Read More
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New Look at Old Test May Provide Earlier Detection of Meningitis, MU Researchers Find
July 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found a more accurate method to screen for bacterial meningococcal infection in its early stages, when it&rsqu... Read More
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Salus University Distinguished Service Award to be Presented to Dr. Felix M. Barker, II and Dr. Pierrette Dayhaw-Barker
July 14, 2014
Elkins Park, PA - Felix M. Barker, II, OD, MS, FAAO and Pierrette Dayhaw-Barker, PhD, will each be presented with the 2014 Salus University Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to a non-al... Read More
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UCSF Team Reveals How the Brain Recognizes Speech Sounds
July 13, 2014
Shaping of Sound by Our Mouths Leaves an Acoustic Trail the Brain Can Follow, Say Researchers.UC San Francisco researchers are reporting a detailed account of how speech sounds are identified by the h... Read More
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