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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Starkey's AMP Wins Consumer Electronics Show Innovations 2012 Award
November 12, 2011
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards H... Read More
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Exposure to Anesthesia and Surgery Before Age 2 May Cause Learning Disorders
November 12, 2011
Every year, millions of children are exposed to anesthesia medications that have been shown to cause neurodegeneration in young animals. A study in the November 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published onl... Read More
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Oticon Medical's Ponto Pro Power Earns iF Product Design Award 2012
November 11, 2011
Oticon Medical announced today that Ponto Pro Power has been recognized for design excellence by the iF Product Design Awards 2012. An international panel of judges awarded Ponto Pro Power, the world'... Read More
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ASHA Attends AARP Annual Convention
November 10, 2011
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) educated AARP members by answering their questions and providing information relating to audiology and speech-language pathology issues during t... Read More
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Sprint Announces Next-Generation Mobile Solution for Hard of Hearing Android Users
November 9, 2011
Wireless CapTel® by Sprint® powered by Raketu® lets users read mobile conversations with the aid of captions Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the availability of Wireless CapTel by Sprint... Read More
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RIT's NTID Sets Record Enrollment for Fourth Consecutive Year
November 8, 2011
For the fourth consecutive year, Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf is welcoming a record number of enrolled students. This year, 1,547 students are enrolled... Read More
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Oticon Intiga Wins Prestigious iF Product Design Award 2012
November 7, 2011
Oticon, Inc. today announced that new Oticon Intiga has won the internationally recognized iF Product Design Award 2012. Oticon's latest advanced technology hearing instrument was honored for its outs... Read More
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BHI Screens Boomers for Hearing Loss at AARP
November 6, 2011
Over a 3 day period at the AARP Convention in Los Angeles, the BHI conducted 21 continuous convention floor hours of free hearing threshold screenings to hundreds of Boomers and senior citizens using... Read More
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Beltone Adds Receiver-in-the-Ear Model to its Line-Up
November 5, 2011
New Beltone True 64DW wireless RIE Features Telecoil and Volume Control Beltone has added the Beltone True 64DW wireless RIE to its award-winning Beltone TrueTM line-up. The new 64DW wireless RIE is t... Read More
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National Hearing Conservation Association Calls for Nominations for Media Award
November 4, 2011
The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is issuing a public call for nominations for its 2012 Media Award. This award was established in 1993 to recognize the efforts of writers and produ... Read More
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Siemens Expands Custom Product Line with Smaller, Guaranteed-Fit Hearing Solutions
November 3, 2011
iScan® v5.0 Provides First Ever Open Platform Scanning Software, Offering Ease-of-Business and Faster Service Regardless of Brand Siemens now offers the largest selection of ITE solutions in the i... Read More
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NowiHear.com Launches Campaign as Antidote to UnitedHealth Group Internet Hearing Aid Sales Initiative
November 3, 2011
AuDNet, Inc.'s consumer marketing division responds to UnitedHealth Group's decision to sell pre-programmed hearing aids to consumers online for a discounted rate - As the audiology industry reacts to... Read More
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Hearing Parent's Voice Helps Infants in the NICU Vocalize More
November 2, 2011
A November 2011 Pediatrics study (published online Oct. 17) found that exposure to parental language in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was a strong predictor of preterm infant vocalizations a... Read More
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Oticon Pediatrics 2011 Conference Focuses on Achieving Optimized Outcomes for Children with Hearing Loss
November 1, 2011
More than 200 hearing care professionals from hospital, educational and private practice settings attended the 2011 Oticon Pediatrics Conference in San Antonio, October 14-16. The three-day profession... Read More
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Much Work Remain to Improve Infant Mortality in the U.S. and Abroad, Says the American Academy of Pediatrics
October 31, 2011
While the United States has made significant progress over the past decade in reducing newborn deaths, considerable work remains, as outlined in a study published Aug. 30, 2011 in PLOS Medicine. Prema... Read More
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RIT/NTID's Center on Access Technology Receives $1.6 Million to Create a Virtual Academic Community
October 30, 2011
Partner schools include Cornell University and Camden County (N.J.) College $1.6 million expected over five years Program designed to increase graduation rates for deaf and hard-of-hearing STEM majors... Read More
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Seeking Public Input on the 2012-2016 Draft NIDCD Strategic Plan
October 29, 2011
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, has released for public comment a draft of our 2012-2016 NIDCD Strategic Plan. C... Read More
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Emergency Alert System Test - Take Note
October 28, 2011
FCC and FEMA are planning the first Emergency Alert System nationwide test, which will take place at 2 p.m. (EST), on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. The test will last approximately three minutes. Norma... Read More
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2nd Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference Succeeds in Multi-disciplines Working Together
October 27, 2011
For a second year, multiple disciplines world-wide conferred and succeeded in reaching consensus about global hearing health care concerns during the 2nd Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference... Read More
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Michigan Student Leaders in Audiology Meeting Hosted by the Michigan Academy of Audiology
October 26, 2011
The first-ever Michigan Student Leaders in Audiology Meeting, hosted by the Michigan Academy of Audiology was held in East Lansing, Michigan September 16-17, 2011. The meeting, modeled after the Ameri... Read More
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