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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Master Gene Math1 Controls Framework for Perceiving External, Internal Body Parts
February 10, 2010
Waking and walking to the bathroom in the darkness of night requires brain activity that is both conscious and unconscious and requires a single master gene known as Math1 or Atoh1, said Baylor Colleg... Read More
Research
New Audiology CPT Category III Codes
February 9, 2010
There are five new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT[1]) Category III codes [PDF] related to audiometry that became effective on January 1, 2010. Audiologists routinely report CPT codes for billing... Read More
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Gordon Walker Elected President of Better Hearing Institute
February 9, 2010
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) elected Gordon Walker, VP General Manager of Knowles Electronics to a one-year term as President. The election was held November 11, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Gordon Walk... Read More
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NIDCD Grantee Receives NIH Challenge Grant To Study Hybrid Cochlear Implant
February 8, 2010
For many of the roughly 36 million American adults with some degree of hearing loss, a hearing aid does not provide enough help, and a cochlear implant risks permanently losing whatever residual heari... Read More
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Hearing Aid Tax Credit Attracts Record 113th Co-Sponsor
February 7, 2010
Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1646) shattered previous co-sponsorship records when Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) became the 113th Rep. to co-sponsor the bill on... Read More
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Audiologist Survey Reveals Patient Income Significantly Affects Hearing Aid Preference
February 7, 2010
Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Market to See Almost Tenfold Increase According to a new report by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical... Read More
Research
AG Bell Announces 2010 Recipient of the Honors of the Association Award
February 6, 2010
AG Bell has named Inez K. Janger as the 2010 recipient of its prestigious Honors of the Association Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication to, and sustained efforts towa... Read More
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Scientific Breakthrough Could Bring Repair of Hearing Loss Closer
February 5, 2010
A new study into hearing has uncovered the secret of our extraordinary ability to perceive a range of sounds - from a pin dropping to the roar of a jet engine - and could lead to a better understandin... Read More
Research
Oticon Pediatrics Helps Kids Stay to Fun with New Comic Book Series
February 4, 2010
Click Here to View Comic Book Cover (PDF) Thomas, the hero of the new Plugged In comic strip, is a typical fun-loving boy who navigates the ups and downs of middle school with a sense of adventure - a... Read More
Industry
Au.D.s Now At 50 Percent of Profession
February 4, 2010
It has long been a goal of the audiology profession, and recognized as potential marking point of successful transition, that the profession reach a point where 50 percent of its practitioners hold th... Read More
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UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel
February 3, 2010
A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative treatment that uses a noise-generati... Read More
Research
Dangerous Decibels Presents Educator Training Workshop Following National Hearing Conservation Association Conference
February 3, 2010
The National Hearing Conservation Association announces that an Educator Training Workshop will be presented by Dangerous Decibels from February 28 to March 1, 2010 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando... Read More
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Minnesota Academy of Audiology to Host Upper Midwest Audiology Conference
February 2, 2010
The Minnesota Academy of Audiology will be hosting the Upper Midwest Audiology Conference on February 26-27th, 2010 at the Sheraton Minneapolis South in Bloomington, MN. This year's theme is "Focus on... Read More
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Leadership Opportunities for Teens 2010 Applications Available!
February 2, 2010
AG Bell's acclaimed LOFT 2010 program will take place from June 20-24, 2010, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention. LOFT is a four-day... Read More
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Scientists Set Their Sights on Hearing Breakthrough for Babies
February 1, 2010
The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies with hearing difficulties can now be fitted with cochlear impla... Read More
Research
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and Federal Partners Launch Historic Six-City Listening Tour in Dallas
January 31, 2010
During this economic downturn with record-breaking unemployment rates, ODEP and its Federal partners are launching a six-city Listening Tour in Dallas on January 21, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The... Read More
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Hearing Coalition Continues Opposition to Hearing Aid Tax
January 31, 2010
Congress also considers children's coverage mandate and payment disclosure rules The election of Scott Brown (R-MA) to the Senate is likely to have a significant impact on health reform efforts since... Read More
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Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss
January 30, 2010
A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University's A. James Huds... Read More
Research
AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Registration Now Available!
January 29, 2010
Online registration for the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention, June 25-28 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., is now available! This year's convention features 11 intensive short cours... Read More
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AFA Au.D. Student Otoscope Program Now Open
January 28, 2010
This year, the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is again offering its "Clued into Audiology" otoscope program for third-year Au.D. students. "Clued into Audiology" will be open through February 1... Read More
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