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Proteins Linked to Congenital Deafness Help Build, Maintain Stereocilia in the Inner Ear
May 23, 2009
If the inner ear were a city, then stereocilia could be considered the flashy, high-rise buildings making up the skyline. Protruding from the tops of sensory cells, called hair cells, inside the inner... Read More
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ASHA Recognized for Innovation in Media and Publishing Presented with a 2009 EXCEL Award
May 23, 2009
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is being honored by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at it's 29th Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognize the best and the b... Read More
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New Hearing Protection Campaign Targets Tweens and Their Parents
May 22, 2009
Spend some time with a "tween"—the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12—and you'll soon discover that the noise level of his or her normal, daily life can be pretty loud. The... Read More
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2009 AFA Otoscope Program Supports 100 Au.D. Students
May 22, 2009
One hundred Au.D. students representing 40 Au.D. programs across the country earned otoscopes this year as part of the 4th annual Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) "Clued into Audiology" otoscope... Read More
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David Luterman to Speak at Clarke's Family Weekend
May 21, 2009
Families of children with hearing loss ages newborn to 14 years are invited to Clarke's Family Weekend July 24th - July 26th to get together with other families, participate in workshops and meet prof... Read More
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VRS and IP Relay Ten-Digit Number Registration Deadline Advisory
May 20, 2009
Persons with hearing and/or speech disabilities who use VRS and/or IP Relay are reminded, if they have not yet done so, to register with the VRS or IP Relay default provider of their choice as soon as... Read More
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This Spring, Hear the World Encourages Americans to Consider Healthy Hearing
May 20, 2009
Global hearing awareness initiative encourages Americans to consider healthy hearing for spring 2009 - Each year, the arrival of spring marks an opportunity for Americans to refresh and revitalize the... Read More
Industry
VAMC in Mountain Home Hosts 16th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference
May 19, 2009
The Audiology department at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN is hosting its 16th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference on June 11-12, 2009. This conference is sponsored by an Au... Read More
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The Oticon Foundation and AAAF Announce Expanded Partnership on the Marion Downs Lecture in Pediatric Audiology
May 19, 2009
Brad Stach, PhD, chair of the Board of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF), has announced that the AAAF will receive a generous grant of over $82,000 from The Oticon Foundation to cont... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 5
May 19, 2009
AudiologyOnline uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Celebrates 10th Annual National Women's Health Week
May 18, 2009
Recommends Four Tips for Women's Hearing Loss Prevention Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. (SHI) celebrates the 10th Annual National Women's Health Week, a weeklong observance from May 10 - 16, 2009.... Read More
Industry
Audiologists "Hear" with Their Hearts
May 18, 2009
Audiologists "Hear" with Their Hearts and Generate $50,000 Oticon Donation to American Academy of Audiology Foundation Thousands of hearing care professionals from across the country responded to Otic... Read More
Industry
Researchers Studying Hearing Loss in Adult Animals Find that Auditory Regions of the Brain Convert to the Sense of Touch
May 17, 2009
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain. In the st... Read More
Research
The Not-So-Silent Crisis: 49% of North Americans Put their Hearing at Risk Every Week, Yet Majority Go Untested for Years
May 16, 2009
Unitron launches uHear™, a hearing screening test application for the iPhone™ and iPod touch® Despite widespread concern about the impact of hearing loss on their quality of life, 49 p... Read More
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ILAA Announces Scholarship Winners
May 16, 2009
The ILAA Scholarship and Honors Committees and the ILAA Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2008-2009 winners of the annual Doctoral Scholarship Awards for selected outstanding students in... Read More
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Unlimited Connectivity for Easy Access to the Modern Communication World
May 15, 2009
New Phonak solutions offer intuitive wireless connectivity with mobile phones, TV, MP3 players or computers - Phonak introduces a new range of solutions for unlimited access to the ever-expanding worl... Read More
Industry
Spread the Online News to Give the Gift of Hearing for Better Hearing Month in May
May 14, 2009
Throughout the month of May, the House Ear Institute is celebrating Better Hearing Month with a variety of online programs to raise awareness for hearing loss and the non-profit's mission to alleviate... Read More
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New iPod Listening Study Shows Surprising Behavior of Teens
May 14, 2009
A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or others to turn down the v... Read More
Research
Siemens Joins the Hearing Industries Association on Capitol Hill to Promote the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act
May 13, 2009
Siemens meets with members of Congress in support of the 31.5 million Americans with hearing loss Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. will be on Capitol Hill this week promoting the Hearing Aid Tax Cred... Read More
Industry
New 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule Rates for Services July 1 to End of 2008
May 13, 2009
In response to the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the following announce... Read More
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