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The Hearing Loss Association of America's Walk4Hearing™ Tops $1M Goal
January 26, 2010
The Hearing Loss Association of America® is pleased to announce that the association's Walk4Hearing™ program surpassed its fundraising goal of $1 million for 2009. Dedicated volunteers organ... Read More
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AFA and Starkey Award Au.D. Scholarship
January 25, 2010
Ohio audiologist Maryann Heider is the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) latest Au.D. scholarship winner. Heider won an AFA scholarship for $1,000, sponsored by Starkey, to pursue her Au.D. degr... Read More
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Now Hear This: Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Older Adults
January 24, 2010
by Dave Tenenbaum Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, an... Read More
Research
Ira J. Hirsh, One of the Founders of Audiology, 87
January 23, 2010
Ira J. Hirsh, Ph.D., who did pioneering research in human hearing, auditory perception, communication, speech, language and communication disorders, died Jan. 12, 2010, of cardiopulmonary failure at H... Read More
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Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified
January 22, 2010
A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other communication Dis... Read More
Research
HLAA Convention 2010 in Milwaukee, June 17 - 20 2010
January 21, 2010
The Hearing Loss Association of America® would like to invite you to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Convention 2010, , at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center and adjoining Midwest Airlines Center. Located... Read More
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AMA Urged To Retract Published Position On Audiology
January 20, 2010
Describing the American Medical Association's AMA Scope of Practice Data Series: Audiologists as "rife with opinion, misstatements, innuendo, and factual errors," the American Speech-Language-Hearing... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Instruments Names Brian Kinnerk as CEO in the Americas
January 19, 2010
Hearing industry veteran heads top hearing aid manufacturer Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (SHI) today announced the appointment of Brian Kinnerk as CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments in the Ameri... Read More
Industry
More Than 27 Million Americans Will Suffer from Untreated Hearing Loss in 2010
January 18, 2010
HearUSA CEO Says It's Time to Recognize Hearing Care as a Medical Necessity With hearing loss in America approaching what medical researchers say may be epidemic proportions, a top hearing care execut... Read More
Industry
Gene Discovered in Childhood Language Disorder Provides Insight Into Reading Disorders
January 17, 2010
The recent discovery of a gene associated with specific language impairment (SLI), a disorder that delays first words in children and slows their mastery of language skills throughout their school yea... Read More
Research
NHS 2010 Conference: Submit Your Abstract
January 16, 2010
We are much looking forward to meeting colleagues and new friends at the NHS2010 conference to be held on June 8 10, 2010 at Villa Erba (Como) Italy. The conference will present opportunities for all... Read More
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Expedition 2010
January 16, 2010
Hear the World combines forces with Global Explorers, a not-for-profit educational travel organization, to offer the first-ever Hear the World Expedition to the Peruvian Amazon. The expedition will in... Read More
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Early Treatment with Glatiramer Acetate Reduces Risk of Progressing to 'Full-Blown' Multiple Sclerosis by Almost Half (PreCISe Study)
January 15, 2010
Glatiramer acetate is an approved drug for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). An Article published Online First (www.thelancet.com) and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet shows that early... Read More
Research
Oaktree Products, Inc. Donates Hearing Assistance Technology to IL State University Student Academy of Audiology
January 14, 2010
Oaktree Products, Inc. a leading multi-line distributor of audiology and hearing aid supplies, accessories and equipment, recently donated an array of hearing assistance technology (HAT) to the Studen... Read More
Industry
Hansaton Launches Brand in United States
January 13, 2010
Renowned German hearing systems company opens US headquarters in Minneapolis Representatives of Hansaton, the German-based provider of award-winning hearing systems, announced today they are now offer... Read More
Industry
ReSound Donates to Feed the Children
January 12, 2010
To celebrate this holiday season, ReSound made a substantial donation of hearing aid batteries to the organization Feed the Children valued at over $75,000.00. "We are pleased to support the efforts o... Read More
Babies with Position-Related Head Flattening May Have Higher Rate of Ear Infections
January 11, 2010
The recommendation to lay babies on their backs to sleep has reduced sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but has led to an increased number of infants with a skull deformity called deformational (or... Read More
Research
Scientists Create a 'Golden Ear' Mouse with Great Hearing as It Ages
January 10, 2010
Squeak, Squeak - Can You Hear Me Now? What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" - mice that have... Read More
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Monthly Review: Recovering Sound - Planning Ahead
January 9, 2010
Well hello there! Seems like I was wearing my Halloween costume the other day, when I was invited to eat some turkey and then put up my Christmas tree, but now there are fewer and fewer shopping days... Read More
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CASLPA Receives National Recognition for Concerned About Classrooms Campaign
January 9, 2010
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) recently received the Canadian Society of Association Executives' (CSAE) Associations Make a Better Canada award in t... Read More
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