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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
The ASHA Committee on Honors is Pleased to Announce the Following 2007 Award Recipients!
January 21, 2008
The Honors of the Association recognizes members in good standing for their distinguished contribution to the field of speech, language, and hearing and, is the highest honor the Association awards. M... Read More
Associations
Unitron Hearing Launches Yuu™ Web Site
January 20, 2008
Unitron Hearing US today announced the launch of their new Yuu™ web site featuring the first interactive, automatic hearing solution. Yuu allows wearers to adjust adaptive features and teach the... Read More
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Sonus Announces Employee Promotions
January 20, 2008
Sonus, the largest professional hearing-care network in North America, is pleased to announce the following promotions: Senior Business Manager/Inside Sales Manager Bryan Grant has been promoted to So... Read More
Industry
Hearing Aids Dispensed in 2007 - BTEs On Top
January 20, 2008
Washington, DC - The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) released data for 2007 indicating that BTEs are the most dispensed style of hearing aids. Overall, 2,425,219 devices were dispensed during 200... Read More
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Building Sound Foundations™
January 19, 2008
Oticon, Inc. Joins with Hearing Care Professionals from Across the Country to Build a Habitat for Humanity Home during 2008 AudiologyNow! Convention Oticon, Inc. today announced plans to donate a Habi... Read More
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Audiology Student Grace Gore Featured In Reality Show
January 19, 2008
You may want to watch Miss America: Reality Check can be seen on The Learning Channel Fridays at 10/9c. Why? The show includes Grace Gore, who is an Au.D. student at Vanderbilt and currently represent... Read More
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The Hear the World Foundation Creates The Richard Seewald Annual Award for Childhood Hearing
January 18, 2008
Award named after the internationally respected Pediatric Audiologist to honor his long-standing dedication to helping children with hearing loss The Hear the World Foundation today announced that it... Read More
Industry
Audiologist Ranked as One of the Best Careers for 2008 by US News and World Report
January 18, 2008
Now, for the second year in a row, "Audiologist" was listed by US News and World Report as a "Best Career". The criterion included looking at data based on job satisfaction, training difficulty, prest... Read More
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House Ear Institute Recruits Marco Giovannini to Lead Tumor Research
January 17, 2008
The House Ear Institute (HEI) has recruited Marco Giovannini, M.D., Ph.D., to head the Department of Neural Tumor Research that will be located in its new Wallis Annenberg Research Center. Dr. Giovann... Read More
Associations
Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) Procedure Live on Internet
January 16, 2008
Single-sided deafness, or SSD, afflicts some 50,000 people a year in the US alone. The loss of hearing in one ear can be caused by a traumatic injury, diseases like mumps or measles, hereditary disord... Read More
Industry
106 ASHA Vacancies: Nominate NOW!
January 16, 2008
Step Up to the Plate and Nominate! The Committee on Nominations & Elections is seeking nominations for ASHA's new Advisory Councils-- - Audiology Advisory Council - Speech-Language Pathology Advisory... Read More
Associations
The ASHA 'Buds' Remain Busy!
January 15, 2008
Dear fellow ASHA Members: The "Buds," ASHA's hearing loss prevention advocates, have been very busy! Most recently, they have combined forces with three great sponsors—the Consumer Electronics A... Read More
Associations
GN Retains Ownership of GN Resound
January 15, 2008
The German appeals court ruling that blocked Sonova (Phonak) from purchasing GN's hearing health business segment, which includes GN Otometrics, Interton, Beltone and, or course, Resound, has forced G... Read More
Industry
Sonus Expands Community-Building Practices To Ensure Solo Practitioners Harness Power Of The Greater Hearing Health Community
January 13, 2008
Sonus, the largest professional hearing-care network in North America, continues to expand ways in which members of the Sonus Network can benefit from the expertise of fellow practitioners. "The under... Read More
Industry
From The Editor: Who Moved My Cheesehead?
January 13, 2008
This month's email comes from David Fabry, Ph.D., who is a new Associate Editor for Audiology Online. We are so pleased to have Dave as a member of our team and the email below will bring you up to sp... Read More
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Life is On: Phonak's Dynamic New Look and Feel
January 12, 2008
At this year's EUHA tradeshow Phonak will be creating a major splash in its new livery: a bright, fresh shade of green. This is just a foretaste of the new Corporate Identity and Design, which will be... Read More
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Mainstream Center Publishes Children's Book About Hearing Loss
January 11, 2008
The Mainstream Center at Clarke has just published a new children's kit to help teachers explain hearing loss to their students who have normal hearing. The new book Friends, Like You, written by Main... Read More
Associations
Check Out Our Residential Graduate Survey Results from AFA
January 10, 2008
In July and September of this year, the AFA conducted its "Residential Au.D. Graduate Survey #1." The survey was sent to recent residential Au.D. graduates via email. We received 71 responses represen... Read More
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Panel to Pick Winner of $10,000 Inaugural Callier Prize in Audiology
January 9, 2008
UT Dallas has established a committee to pick a recipient of the first Callier Prize. The $10,000 prize will be awarded to an individual who has made substantial contributions in the areas of audiolog... Read More
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NIDCD-funded Communication Tool Gives Deaf and Hearing People Something to Talk About
January 9, 2008
NIDCD staff members get their hands on the UbiDuo. Jason Curry is a people person. The minute you shake hands with him, he makes you feel at home—asking questions, cracking jokes, and sharing am... Read More
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