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URMC/RIT/NTID Awarded $2.1M to Jointly Train Deaf Scientists
September 8, 2013
The nation’s first educational program specifically tailored to deaf and hard-of-hearing people pursuing graduate degrees in biomedical or behavioral science begins Sept. 1 in Rochester, N.Y., a... Read More
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Five Teams Advance to ADA Student Business Plan Competition Finals: Live Event to be Held at the ADA 2013 Convention
September 7, 2013
Lexington, Ky.— Five teams, representing five different universities have been selected to advance to the final round of the ADA Student Business Plan Competition. The competition, designed to p... Read More
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LA Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant Clinical Trial
September 6, 2013
Los Angeles, Calif., August 20, 2013 – House Research Institute (HRI) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Children’s Hospital) announced today final approval of grant funding by the... Read More
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Hearing Instruments and Audiology Workflow Innovations Improve Efficiency at King’s Lynn
September 6, 2013
The Audiology Department at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has announced efficiency and productivity gains to tackle patient waiting times following the use of spe... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Executive Named Finalist in Minnesota Business Magazine's Leaders in Health Care Awards
September 5, 2013
Finalists will be profiled in Nov. 2013 issue of Minnesota Business.MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4, 2013 - Starkey Hearing Technologies Senior Vice President Brandon Sawalich was recently named a finalist in Mi... Read More
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The American Tinnitus Association Names Cara James as its New Executive Director
September 4, 2013
Portland Ore. – The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) announced today that Cara James will be its new Executive Director and lead its mission to find a cure for tinnitus. ATA is the nation&rsq... Read More
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5th International Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference Set for July 25 - 26, 2014 at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford
September 4, 2013
For a fifth consecutive year, multiple disciplines world-wide will confer about global hearing health care concerns during the 5th Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference to be held at St. Cath... Read More
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AG Bell, in Collaboration with 100 Listening and Spoken Language Specialists, Publishes a New Book on Auditory-Verbal Practice for Practitioners and Parents of Children with Hearing Loss
September 3, 2013
Book highlights strategies and evidence-based research.Washington, DC , August 26, 2013 -- The AG Bell Association announces the publication of a new book, 101 Frequently Asked Questions About Auditor... Read More
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New CEO Taking Widex into the Future
September 2, 2013
Jørgen Jensen is the new CEO of hearing aid company Widex A/S and is responsible for the implementation of an ambitious new strategy for the global company.”Today, Widex is a global heari... Read More
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NIDCD-Supported Researchers Close In on Identification of the Ever Elusive Mechanotransduction Channel in the Inner Ear
September 1, 2013
July 19, 2013 - Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, working with scientists at Boston Children’... Read More
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Salus University Raises Special Flag in Unique Ceremony
August 31, 2013
Elkins Park PA - Salus University held a flag raising ceremony of special significance at its main campus. Salus students and faculty who are active or retired military formed an honor guard to raise... Read More
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UC Research Examines How Technology Can Break Down Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
August 30, 2013
A small, pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when an interpreter can’t physically be present at the time the services are reque... Read More
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Honeywell Experts Host Free Hearing Conservation Seminars in Fairbanks & Anchorage to Help Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
August 30, 2013
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Aug. 21, 2013 — Noise-induced hearing loss might well be the world’s most common, and preventable, occupational injury. Hearing conservation experts from Honeywell... Read More
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Advanced Bionics Announces FDA Approval of the Naída CI Q70 Sound Processor
August 29, 2013
The World’s Newest, Most Advanced Behind-the-Ear Sound Processor ReceivesRegulatory Approval for Commercial Release in the United States.VALENCIA, Calif., August 28, 2013 – Advanced Bionic... Read More
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Business is Flying High as Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Moves into its New Facility Near Gatwick Airport
August 28, 2013
Siemens Hearing Instruments has moved location from Alexandra House to Platinum House, literally a few streets away in the same business area of Crawley, near Gatwick Airport.Siemens Hearing Instrumen... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Announces Technology Partnership with ZPower
August 27, 2013
Companies Collaborating to Develop a Rechargeable Hearing Aid System.MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2013 – Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, has... Read More
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Summer Scholars Gain Professional Insight and Practical Perspectives at 2013 Oticon Summer Camp
August 26, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ August 21 - The 2013 Oticon Summer Camp brought together 96 audiology students from more than 30 universities across the US for a five-day knowledge sharing event in Keystone, Colorado... Read More
NIH Study Uncovers a Starring Role for Supporting Cells in the Inner Ear: Human Trials Planned to Probe the Cell’s Protective Powers
August 26, 2013
Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that turn... Read More
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NHCA Scholarship Foundation Announces 2014 Student Conference Awards Available!
August 25, 2013
The Scholarship Foundation of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of student conference awards for the 38th Annual NHCA Con... Read More
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Scientists Discover How Brain’s Auditory Center Transmits Information for Decisions and Actions
August 24, 2013
Cold Spring Harbor, NY – May, 2013 - When a pedestrian hears the screech of a car’s brakes, she has to decide whether, and if so, how, to move in response. Is the action taking place bloc... Read More
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