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The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology Announces Herbert J. Oyer Student Research Award Competition
May 19, 2010
The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA) is excited to announce the Herbert J. Oyer Student Research Award competition for 2010. ARA has long supported new investigators and believes this award i... Read More
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Employers Urged to Attend Free June Seminars to Improve Hearing Conservation Programs
May 19, 2010
Texas employers across the state are invited to attend free seminars in June designed to improve their Hearing Conservation Programs and help prevent noise-induced hearing loss among workers. The thre... Read More
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The Trusted Leader in CROS/BiCROS Technology Sets a New Benchmark with Tandem™
May 18, 2010
Unitron's latest release offers impressive new features that meet the unique needs of clients with an unaidable ear Unitron today announced the availability of Tandem™, a welcome advancement in... Read More
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ADA Seeks Nominations for Prestigious Wernick and Doerfler Awards
May 17, 2010
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Joel Wernick and Leo Doerfler awards, which support ADA's mission to advance practiti... Read More
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Structure of Inner-Ear Protein is Key to Both Hearing and Inherited Deafness
May 16, 2010
Rising from the top surface of each of the specialized receptor cells in our inner ears is a bundle of sensory cilia that responds to the movement of sound. As sensitive as they are fragile, these cil... Read More
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ADA 2010 Convention to Feature BIG Opportunities for Learning and Networking
May 15, 2010
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that registration has opened for its 2010 annual convention, "Ideas So BIG Only Texas Can Hold Em'," to be held November 4-6, 2010 in S... Read More
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Regular Analgesic Use Increases Hearing Loss in Men
May 14, 2010
According to new study published in the American Journal of Medicine In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspiri... Read More
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Making Kids Safe In Sound The Focus Of A New Website Launched Today - What Every Parent Should Know About Their Child's MP3 Use
May 13, 2010
As iPod or MP3 use among children grows at an unprecedented rate—fueling concerns that many are using the technology unsafely—the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is lau... Read More
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HearUSA Rolls Out AARP Hearing Care Program Nationwide
May 13, 2010
HearUSA, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: EAR), a leader among the nation's hearing care providers, has begun to roll out the AARP Hearing Care program across the country following the successful introduction of the... Read More
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Research Reveals that Temporary Hearing Deprivation Can Lead to 'Lazy Ear'
May 12, 2010
Scientists have gained new insight into why a relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after hearing is restored to normal. The research... Read More
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Children With Cochlear Implants Appear to Achieve Similar Educational and Employment Levels as Peers
May 11, 2010
Deaf children who receive cochlear implants appear more likely to fail early grades in school, but they ultimately achieve educational and employment levels similar to their normal-hearing peers, acco... Read More
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Reauthorization Act Introduced in the Senate
May 10, 2010
Yesterday, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act (S. 3199), originally passed in 1999. A... Read More
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Phonak LLC Announces Winner of the Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award
May 9, 2010
2010 Recipient is nation's first and longest-serving school audiologist Today, Phonak LLC awarded its annual Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award for outstanding achievement in Educational and Pediatric audio... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Honors Achievements of Cochlear Implant Recipients During May's Better Hearing & Speech Month
May 8, 2010
Five Recipients Receive Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship - Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the winners of the 2010 Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship. Pre... Read More
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GN ReSound Introduces a Groundbreaking Advance in Wireless Hearing Aids
May 7, 2010
Today, GN ReSound is pleased to introduce ReSound AleraTM - its new groundbreaking advance in wireless hearing aids. The official announcement takes place at the annual conference for the American Aca... Read More
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Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Rendezvous Under the Midnight Sun
May 6, 2010
The land of the midnight sun will host the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA), May 18 to 22 as the organization holds its 35th annual conference "North of 6... Read More
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ILAA Awards Three Scholarships to Audiology Doctoral Students
May 5, 2010
The ILAA Scholarship and Honors Committees and the ILAA Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2009-2010 recipients of the annual Doctoral Scholarship Awards for selected outstanding students... Read More
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Free 'Hearing Conservation' Seminars - in Phoenix, Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver - to Help Employers Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Among Workers
May 4, 2010
A series of free seminars in Phoenix, Reno, Salt Lake City, and Denver this May can help protect their workers against noise-induced hearing loss- the most common permanent and preventable occupationa... Read More
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ADA's HEAR FOR YOU is Here for Audiologists Seeking Off-the-shelf Marketing Materials that are Completely Customizable for Better Hearing Month and Beyond
May 3, 2010
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) encourages audiologists to celebrate Better Hearing Month by reaching out in their local communities using ADA's HEAR FOR YOU campaign. This campaign, crafted... Read More
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AG Bell Announces President-Elect for 2010-2012
May 2, 2010
AG Bell announced today that Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT, has been selected by the AG Bell Board of Directors as the association's president-elect for the 2010-2012 term... Read More
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