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Survey Suggests Higher Risk of Falls Due to Dizziness in Middle-Aged and Older Americans
July 28, 2009
Millions unaware of danger from vestibular dysfunction; diabetes a risk factor, along with age A full third of American adults, 69 million men and women over age 40, are up to 12 times more likely... Read More
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Got Ear Plugs? You May Want to Sport Them on the Subway and Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say
July 27, 2009
The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system is generally considered one of the safe... Read More
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Beyond Cochlear Implants: Awakening the Deafened Brain
July 26, 2009
Pioneering research, being carried out in Nottingham, into the development of cochlear implants — hearing devices that convert sound into neural signals — and the future of this technology... Read More
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New Research Explores Evidence for Acupuncture Treatment of Meniere's
July 25, 2009
A new study (doi:10.1093) that will be published in the journal Evidenced Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine systematically reviewed evidence in English and Chinese research literature of th... Read More
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Revived Jackson Hole Rendezvous Successfully Melds Practical Application and Science
July 24, 2009
Event Features Industry Thought Leaders The successfully revived 2009 Jackson Hole Rendezvous, sponsored by Starkey Laboratories, Inc., took place last month with more than 70 industry leaders in atte... Read More
Industry
Ida Institute Introduces Tool
July 24, 2009
Practical resource enhances ability to deliver patient-centered care Ida Institute today introduced the Reflective Journal, a practical tool to help hearing care professionals explore issues in the pa... Read More
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12th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Auditory Technologies - Save the Date!
July 23, 2009
The 12th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Auditory Technologies will be held in Baltimore, MD from May 3 - 5, 2012. The conference will be hosted by The Listening Ce... Read More
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Mass. Eye and Ear Performs First Auditory Brainstem Implant in New England
July 22, 2009
Surgeons from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass. General Hospital will perform the first Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) surgery in New England on May 20. The ABI, which can restore the se... Read More
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The "Red Flags" Rule: What Audiologists Need to Know About Complying with New Requirements for Fighting Identity Theft
July 21, 2009
The FTC and other financial regulatory agencies were directed by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) to put forth rules requiring "creditors" and "financial institutions" wit... Read More
Industry
Oticon, Inc. Named "Employer of the Year" by Arc of Somerset County
July 21, 2009
The Arc of Somerset County has selected Oticon, Inc., a leading hearing device manufacturer, as the recipient of the organization's "Employer of the Year" award. Oticon was honored for the company's s... Read More
Industry
Cochlear Americas Announces FDA Clearance of the Cochlear™ Baha® BP100 Sound Processor, the Industry's First Programmable Bone Conduction Hearing Solution
July 20, 2009
Cochlear Americas announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Cochlear™ Baha® BP100 Sound Processor, the industry's first programmable bone conduction he... Read More
Industry
AFA Awards Outstanding Au.D. Student Scholarship
July 20, 2009
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce the winner of its annual Outstanding Au.D. Student Scholarship for the 2009-20010 academic year. Second-year Au.D. student Jay Vachhani,... Read More
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UTD Researcher Recognized for Improving Lives of Hearing Impaired
July 19, 2009
Noisy restaurants are one of the banes of people who have received cochlear implants. Although the high-tech devices restore partial hearing, their microphones pick up everything going on around you -... Read More
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. . . Ida Institute Challenges Hearing Care Professionals to Share Best Practices
July 18, 2009
The audiogram: Objective data that helps individuals understand their unique hearing loss or a bewildering series of lines and circles that confuses and frustrates? The Ida Institute invites hearing c... Read More
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HLAA Invites You to Sign Letter to President Obama
July 17, 2009
36 million Americans have some form of hearing loss, yet only 20 percent receive the technology and services they need. There are millions of people who need help managing their hearing loss - baby bo... Read More
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Stanford Researchers' Discovery of Ion Channel Turns Ear on its Head
July 16, 2009
Scientists thought they had a good model to explain how the inner ear translates vibrations in the air into sounds heard by the brain. Now, based on new research from the Stanford University School of... Read More
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HLAA Celebrates 30 Years of Hard Work: Highlights from Nashville
July 15, 2009
The HLAA Convention 2009, held in Nashville, marked the 30th Birthday Celebration of that organization. One of the events at the HLAA Convention in Nashville was a night at the Grand Ole Opry —... Read More
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From the Editor - A Summer Montage of Customized Reflections on Marketing the iPhone and Unlimited CEUs
July 15, 2009
Hope everyone is staying cool this summer. Things are moving along as usual here at AudiologyOnline, here is the list of our most recent articles. We have a paper titled, A Montage of Outstanding Ques... Read More
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iPhone as Hearing Aid?
July 14, 2009
A new application for iPhone and iPod Touch called soundAMP claims to be the "first assistive application that turns your iPhone and iPod touch into an interactive hearing device". Its description inc... Read More
Industry
Hearing, Voice Problems Worsen Seniors' Communication Skills
July 14, 2009
Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they pack a devastating doub... Read More
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