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Endangered Species Get Hearing Aids to Help Increase Survival Rates
April 1, 2014
US Fish and Wildlife Rehabilitation Office Seeks Audiologists and Veterinarians for Multi-Year Conservation ProjectApril 1, 2014. Sioux Falls, SD. The American bison, Mexican wolf, and black-footed f... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Names New Director of Chapter Development
March 31, 2014
Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has appointed Edward F. Ogiba of Sarasota, Florida, to be its new director of chapter development with the primary charge of helping curren... Read More
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Seattle Seahawk and Super Bowl Champion Derrick Coleman Becomes Starkey Hearing Technologies Hearing Ambassador
March 29, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS, March 26, 2014 – Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce that Seattle Seahawk and Super Bowl XLVIII champ... Read More
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Phonak Lyric: 12 mm: Makes all the Difference
March 29, 2014
New Phonak technology enables more natural sound – 94% of users would recommend Lyric to a friend or loved one.Orlando, Florida / Staefa, Switzerland (March 26, 2014) – From the very begin... Read More
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Unitron Completes Next Generation Product Portfolio with Premium Level
March 28, 2014
Moxi2 Pro and Quantum2 Pro offer wearers the ultimate listening experience in all environments.March 26th, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron today announced the introduction of Pro, the new pre... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Launches Upgraded Streamer Pro 1.2 at 2014 AudiologyNOW!
March 28, 2014
Connects to iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® via new Oticon ConnectLine App.COPENHAGEN, DK March 26 – Oticon today announced a newly upgraded Streamer Pro 1.2 that will enable hearin... Read More
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Siemens Professional Tools Help Hearing Care Professionals Improve Patient Care and Grow Practice
March 27, 2014
Presenting ProSuite—a best-in-class patient care concept that differentiates hearing care professionals from the competitionIntroducing the Physician Outreach Program to build on evolving health... Read More
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Oticon Medical Partners with Prof. Håkansson on Future Bone Conduction Implant Project
March 27, 2014
Initiative confirms Oticon Medical commitment to benefits of direct bone conduction solutions.COPENHAGEN, DK March 25 - Oticon Medical today announced that the company has entered into a partnership w... Read More
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University of the Pacific to Dedicate New San Francisco Campus
March 26, 2014
San Francisco - (Business Wire) -University of the Pacific today will dedicate its new San Francisco campus, expanding its presence in one of the world’s great cities and marking one of the most... Read More
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Sonic Shows “Everyday Sounds Better” with Interactive Sound Survey and Newest Hearing Solutions at 2014 AudiologyNOW!
March 26, 2014
Orlando, FL March 25, 2014 – At this year’s AudiologyNOW! Conference, Sonic aims to show that Sonic hearing solutions not only make “everyday sound better” but consistently s... Read More
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Unitron’s Moxi Kiss Wins 2014 Red Dot Product Design Award
March 25, 2014
Intelligent, refined hearing instrument gains further international recognition for product design excellence.March 24th, 2014 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced heari... Read More
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Ear Tubes vs. Watchful Waiting: Tubes Do Not Improve Long-Term Development
March 24, 2014
Watchful waiting or ear tube surgery? It is a decision faced by millions of families of children with recurrent or chronic otitis media with effusion (non-infected fluid in the middle ear) each year.... Read More
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Cochlear Announces the FDA Approval and U.S. Launch of the First of Its Kind Cochlear™ Nucleus® Hybrid Implant System
March 24, 2014
Hybrid hearing is a new way of hearing that combines the benefits of hearing aids and cochlear implants in one device to help give a more complete hearing experience.Centennial, Colo., (March 21, 2014... Read More
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Obesity Associated with Higher Risk of Hearing Loss in Women; Physical Activity Associated with Lower Risk
March 23, 2014
According to the World Health Organization, 360 million people have disabling hearing loss, a condition that is often considered to be an unavoidable side effect of aging. New research from Brigham a... Read More
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WDH President & CEO Niels Jacobsen Honored as Nordic Board Chairman of the Year
March 22, 2014
Niels Jacobsen, President & CEO of William Demant Holding, has been selected as the winner of the prestigious Nordic Chair of the Year 2013 award. Jacobsen was honored for his contributions as Ch... Read More
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Researchers Gain Insight Into "Lazy Ear"
March 22, 2014
Short-term deficits have long-term effects; findings described in Nature Communications.BOSTON (Sept. 30, 2013) -- Short-term hearing loss during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, lon... Read More
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Bluetooth SIG and EHIMA Partner to Advance Hearing Instrument Technology to Improve the Lives of the Hearing Impaired
March 21, 2014
KIRKLAND, Wash. & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the World Health Organization’s International Ear Care Day, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) and European Hearing... Read More
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World Congress Puts Australia on the Audiology Map
March 20, 2014
Brisbane is the host city for the International Society of Audiology’s (ISA) XXXII World Congress of Audiology – an event that brings together the world’s leading hearing health prof... Read More
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Dr. Susan Oleszewski Named Chief of Staff to President Michael H. Mittelman at Salus University
March 20, 2014
Elkins Park, PA – Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Salus University, has appointed Susan Oleszewski, OD, MA, who has served the University with distinction in a number of leadership capaci... Read More
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Unitron Launches New Websites to Support Hearing Healthcare Professionals and their Patients
March 19, 2014
March 17th, 2014 - Kitchener, ON, Canada – Unitron today announced the launch of new websites for the company’s hearing healthcare professional customers and their patients. The websites r... Read More
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