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Built-in Volume Control Helps Protect Auditory Nerve Against Loud Sounds
April 11, 2009
When we hear a sound, sensory cells in our inner ear trigger the release of a chemical—called a neurotransmitter—to neighboring nerve cells, which, in turn, relay the auditory message to o... Read More
Research
HIMSA's Top 5 Technical Tips for 2009
April 10, 2009
The Hearing Instrument Manufacturers' Software Association (HIMSA) has put together this list of the five most important support tips for HIMSA products, based on support calls received throughout 200... Read More
Industry
Maintaining Balance and Listening at Same Time May Become More Difficult for Older Adults
April 9, 2009
Listening to a conversation or audio book while walking or exercising sounds simple enough for most people, but it may become more difficult for people in their upper 70s and above, according to new r... Read More
Research
AFA and Widex Partner to Award Au.D. Scholarship
April 9, 2009
Georgia audiologist Cynthia N. Robinson is the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) latest Au.D. scholarship winner. Robinson won an AFA scholarship for $1,000, sponsored by Widex, to pursue her Au... Read More
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NIH Awards $1.8 Million for Sound Research
April 8, 2009
The grant will fund Michael Burger's research into the complex processes that enable the brain to detect the location of sounds. Michael Burger's research explores how the auditory system processes so... Read More
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Call for Nominations - 2010 Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA)
April 8, 2009
Dear Colleague - The CAA Nominating Committee requests your input to fill four vacancies on the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA). All positions are fo... Read More
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Victor Bray, Ph.D., To Serve as Co-Editor of ADA's Audiology Practices
April 7, 2009
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that Victor Bray, Ph.D. will serve as Co-editor of ADA's quarterly publication, Audiology Practices. "I am thrilled that Victor has agr... Read More
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Introducing Oticon Medical - New Business to Advance Bone-Anchored Implant Solutions
April 7, 2009
William Demant Holding has introduced Oticon Medical, a new business that focuses on the development and marketing of bone-anchored hearing solutions. Bone-anchored hearing solutions benefit people wi... Read More
Industry
Unitron Unveils New Company Brand Identity and Two New Products at AudiologyNOW! 2009
April 6, 2009
Unitron today unveiled a new Company brand identity, and announced the introduction of two new products that feature exceptional technological advances at AudiologyNOW! 2009 in Dallas, Texas. The Unit... Read More
Industry
McCarthy Reintroduces Hearing Aid Tax Credit with Record Support from 37 Representatives
April 6, 2009
Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) today reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646) along with Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) and a record number of original co-sponsors, including 8... Read More
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HLAA Sets Walk4Hearing™ Goal at $1 Million
April 5, 2009
Since 2006, thousands of people nationwide have joined the effort to end the stigma associated with hearing loss and provide support and resources for hearing loss prevention and education programs th... Read More
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Feeling Your Words
April 5, 2009
It is not surprising that sensory information from the facial skin and the muscles of the vocal tract affects the sounds of speech as we talk. A recent study by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Y... Read More
Research
Siemens to Donate Hearing Instruments Through Second Annual Partnership with Quota International
April 4, 2009
Program gives the gift of sound to children in need - Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, has renewed its partnership with Quota In... Read More
Industry
Ida Institute Launches Patient Journey Tool
April 4, 2009
Collaborative Effort Yields Practical Tool to Help Patients and Hearing Care Practitioners Map Steps Along the Patient Journey - Ida Institute today announced plans to introduce A Possible Patient Jou... Read More
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NYU Langone Medical Center Study Shows that Cochlear Implant Surgery is Safe for the Elderly
April 3, 2009
General anesthesia can be tolerated by patients older than 65 Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with se... Read More
Research
AFA 2008 Annual Report Now Available
April 3, 2009
The AFA's 2008 Annual Report is now available online. This report provides details about the AFA's work in 2008, including a recap of the Conference on Professional Education II (CPE II) and our plans... Read More
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Starkey Introduces the Next Generation of Hearing Aids: S Series with Drive Architecture
April 2, 2009
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to introduce S Series™ with Drive Architecture™, the extraordinary new family of hearing aids... Read More
Industry
Sonic Innovations Celebrates Company's First Receiver-In-Canal Hearing Aid
April 2, 2009
Sonic officials say the new Sonic Touch™ hearing aid is smallest receiver-in-canal product available —Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) will celebrate its first receiver-in-canal ("RI... Read More
Industry
Healthy Hearing Becomes Corporate Member of HLAA
April 1, 2009
Healthy Hearing (healthyhearing.com), a leading Web site for consumer information on hearing loss and hearing aids, has recently become a Corporate Member of the Hearing Loss Association of America (H... Read More
Associations
From the Editor - Monthly Review - How Facebook and Audiology Are Related
April 1, 2009
Last fall, one of my Audiology friends asked me, "What is the "deal" with all the social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter?" I thought for a bit and said to him, "Do you know how you always mea... Read More
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