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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Unitron Turns Up the Volume on uHear Availability
June 19, 2009
Proceeds from uHear sales during Better Hearing & Speech month donated to the Carabez Alliance Following the success of last month's launch of uHear™, a self-administered hearing screening test... Read More
Industry
New Mouse Model for Understanding Cause of Progressive Hearing Loss
June 18, 2009
Hearing loss: A new class of genes has been identified as genetic cause for this clinical picture. Photo: Fotolia. Neuherberg, April 18, 2009. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München have develop... Read More
Research
From the Editor - Open Fitting Series, New CTA Program
June 17, 2009
As June is just around the corner, you're probably wrapping up your Better Speech & Hearing month activities, and like me, now looking ahead to summer. While I'm late in planning my family's vacation... Read More
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CASLPA Calls on Committee to Quiet Noisy Toys - Bill C-6 Must be Amended to Protect Children's Hearing
June 17, 2009
Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to encourage the government to include re... Read More
Associations
Ears Have Tiny 'Flexoelectric' Motors to Amplify Sound
June 16, 2009
Utah and Texas researchers have learned how quiet sounds are magnified by bundles of tiny, hair-like tubes atop "hair cells" in the ear: when the tubes dance back and forth, they act as "flexoelectric... Read More
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Ida Institute Second Seminar Series Focuses on Creating and Maintaining Patient Motivation
June 15, 2009
Ida Institute held the first of three Motivational Engagement seminars planned for 2009 in Skodsborg, Denmark on May 18-20. The May seminar engaged more than 20 hearing care professionals from around... Read More
Associations
Vinton G. Cerf, Ph.D., Widely Known as One of the Fathers of the Internet, Will Receive the 2009 HLAA National Access Award
June 14, 2009
Vinton G. Cerf, Ph.D., will receive the 2009 HLAA National Access Award during the Opening Session of the Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convent... Read More
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Congress Listens to HIA
June 13, 2009
A big "thank you" goes out to everyone who took part in Hearing on the Hill 2009. With over 80 Congressional meetings throughout the day, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646 & S. 1019) message was h... Read More
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Case Western Reserve University Receives $1.66M Grant from NIH for Otoprotection Research
June 13, 2009
Study has potential to uncover new therapeutic approaches Qing Yin Zheng, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Genetics at the Case Western Reserve University School o... Read More
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Camp for Children With Hearing Loss and Their Families Offers Weekend of Fun
June 12, 2009
The House Ear Institute, HEI, established Family Camp 24 years ago as a comfortable, open forum where parents raising a child with hearing loss could share their experiences and exchange information a... Read More
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Terri Zahn-Burnam and Russell Burnam Receive Beltone President's Cup Award
June 11, 2009
Prestigious Award Honors Practitioners for Excellence in Patient Care Beltone proudly presented its prestigious President's Cup Award to Terri Zahn-Burnam and Russell Burnam at its 2009 National Meeti... Read More
Industry
Unitron Releases Key Findings of Benchmarking Study of Independent Hearing Healthcare Practices
June 10, 2009
Survey results offer strategic and practical business opportunities for hearing healthcare professionals Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Unitron today announced the top-line findings of an independent Be... Read More
Industry
Increased Dosage of Vancomycin May Lead to Hearing Loss in Older Patients
June 10, 2009
A new study suggests that increasingly aggressive doses of vancomycin being prescribed to keep pace with the rising number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections may cause hi... Read More
Research
Senator Harkin Reintroduces Hearing Aid Tax Credit and Expands Coverage to People of All Ages
June 9, 2009
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has reintroduced Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the Senate (S. 1019) that would expand coverage to people with hearing loss of all ages. Hearing Aid Tax Credit legisla... Read More
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Older Americans are in Denial About Their Hearing Loss, New Study Finds
June 9, 2009
A survey commissioned by Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. reveals that the average American Baby Boomer believes their hearing is above average, while the majority of their children think their paren... Read More
Industry
Wrightslaw - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Conference
June 8, 2009
The Children's Hearing Institute, Educational Outreach Program is pleased to announce an upcoming conference, "Wrightslaw - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Conference" that will take place... Read More
Associations
Childhood Hearing Loss More Prevalent Among Hispanic-American, Low-Income Households
June 7, 2009
New review indicates fractured medical records collection for childhood hearing loss - A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already one of the most common birth disorder... Read More
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2009 Oticon Focus on People Awards: Call for Nominations of Outstanding Individuals with Hearing Loss
June 6, 2009
National Award Celebrates 12 Years of Honoring People Who Make a Difference In 12 years, the Oticon Focus on People Awards have honored over 180 extraordinary people whose courage, vision and commitme... Read More
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ASHA Sponsors WETA Kids, #1 Most Watched Children's Programming In Washington, DC
June 5, 2009
New Television Ad Points Viewers To Safe Listening Web Site During Better Hearing And Speech Month (BHSM) A new television advertisement encouraging viewers to visit www.ListenToYourBuds.org (LTYB) fo... Read More
Associations
Tel Aviv University Discovers 'Hair' microRNAs As a Cause and Potential New Cure for Deafness
June 4, 2009
Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss.... Read More
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