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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Owner of Advanced Hearing Services in Ramsey, NJ, Tom Higgins, ACA, BC-HIS, Begins 2-year Term as IHS President
March 1, 2013
Livonia, Michigan, February 22, 2013 – Thomas Higgins, ACA, BC-HIS began his 2-year term as President of the International Hearing Society (IHS) on January 1, 2013. Higgins has been an active me... Read More
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Sonova Appoints Vice President Sales Asia Pacific
February 28, 2013
Staefa (Switzerland), 12.02.2013 – Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing solutions, announces today the appointment of Chin-Hwee Lim to the position of Vice President... Read More
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New Leadership for Unitron Russia
February 28, 2013
February 27th, 2013- Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global provider of world-class hearing innovations, announced today the appointment of Svetlana Kazakova as the new Sales and Business Develop... Read More
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Launch of Oticon Alta is the Most Comprehensive in Oticon History
February 27, 2013
National Knowledge-Sharing Event “Makes It Personal” for More Than 1000 Hearing Care Professionals.SOMERSET, NJ February 21 – Oticon held the company’s most comprehensive launc... Read More
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Speaking Skills Crucial for Hearing Impaired Children in the Classroom
February 26, 2013
Intelligible speech closes the gap between hearing-impaired children and their normal-hearing peers, TAU researcher says.Current special education laws are geared towards integrating special-needs chi... Read More
Research
Revolutionary ICS Impulse Cleared by FDA
February 25, 2013
GN Otometrics Introduces the Gold Standard in Head Impulse Testing.Schaumburg, IL. - February 19, 2013 – GN Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, announced toda... Read More
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Monthly Review - And the Winner Is....!
February 25, 2013
It’s Oscar time, and I’m old enough to remember the days when the winners were announced as “And the winner is...”. Nowadays, “The Oscar goes to...” is the acceptab... Read More
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NTID Faculty Member Helps Time Warner Improve Accessibility for People With Disabilities
February 24, 2013
Story Highlights:An RIT/NTID faculty member has received a $20,000 stipend to develop recommendations for virtual peer communities for students with sensory disabilities.Raja Kushalnagar of NTID&rsquo... Read More
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Hearing Loss May Be Related to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
February 23, 2013
CHICAGO – Hearing loss appears to be associated with accelerated cognitive decline and cognitive impairment in a study of older adults, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Inter... Read More
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Sonic Launches New Premium Hearing Solutions
February 22, 2013
Introducing a host of blissfully delightful choices from Sonic. Somerset, New Jersey – February 19th, 2013 - Sonic is proud to announce the release of Bliss, the company’s newest line of h... Read More
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5 Common Tinnitus Myths
February 22, 2013
Neuromonics separates fact from fiction on tinnitus treatments, causes, available help.BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 19, 2013 – For tens of millions of tinnitus sufferers, daily activity can be a challen... Read More
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Better Hearing for 55 Athletes from 35 Countries
February 21, 2013
The Hear the World Foundation makes a successful contribution at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea.Zug, Switzerland, February 14, 2013 – On February 5, the 2013 Special Olym... Read More
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First Ever Objective Analysis of Elderly Falls Could Lead to Improvements in Fall Prevention
February 20, 2013
Researchers have completed the first ever objective, real-life analysis of the causes and circumstances of falls in elderly people, which could lead to improvements in the understanding and prevention... Read More
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American Heart Association Honors Oticon, Inc. as “Best of the Best” Supporter
February 20, 2013
Oticon, Inc. was honored at the kick-off event for the American Heart Association’s 2013 “Go Red For Women” movement. The company presented a $10,036 check to the New Jersey AHA, a d... Read More
Industry
Gene Mutation Leads to Impairment of Two Senses: Touch and Hearing
February 19, 2013
People with good hearing also have a keen sense of touch; people with impaired hearing generally have an impaired sense of touch. Extensive data supporting this hypothesis was presented by Dr. Henn... Read More
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Mass. Eye and Ear Researchers Regenerate Sensory Hair Cells, Restore Hearing to Noise-Damaged Ears
February 18, 2013
Boston (Jan. 9, 2013) – Hearing loss is a significant public health problem affecting almost 50 million people in the United States alone. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common form and... Read More
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USF Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Old Age Hearing Loss
February 17, 2013
Discovery will help aid prevention measures for ailment that affects 30 million Americans.TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2012) – University of South Florida researchers have identified a genetic biomarke... Read More
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Three Leading Telecommunications and Technology Organizations Sponsor the AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center
February 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 8, 2013 – Three leading telecommunications and hearing technology organizations— CapTel®, MED-EL Corporation, and Oticon—have become major spons... Read More
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ACI Alliance Announces CI 2013
February 16, 2013
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance announces that it will hold CI 2013 in Washington, DC in October 2013. “Emerging Trends in Cochlear Implantation” will begin on a Thursday at 1:00 pm... Read More
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Poor Listening to Poor Grades: New Book Looks At the Correlation
February 15, 2013
‘The Listening Child What Can Go Wrong’ looks at hearing problems with struggling students. KITCHENER, Ontario – Having written numerous publications over auditory problems in the cl... Read More
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