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From the Editor: Happy Halloween - Do Pediatric Hearing Aid Fittings Scare You?
October 31, 2007
Coming soon, many of you will be spending an evening at your house welcoming the neighborhood kids dressed up as firefighters, royalty or a variety of zoo and/or barnyard animals. Many of you also wel... Read More
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AFA Awards More Distance Education Scholarships to Practitioners
October 30, 2007
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) has announced five final winners in its 2007 Practitioner Scholarship series. This final offering was specifically designed for school-based audiology practit... Read More
Associations
Vivatone® Takes Entré To New Level With Entré Plus
October 29, 2007
Introduced at AAA 2007, Entré Plus™ represents another major advance in Receiver-in-the-Ear (RITE) technology, offering a significantly expanded fitting range, ultra lightweight design, u... Read More
Industry
Online Resource Eases Journey from Silence to Sound
October 28, 2007
New Web Site Provides Comprehensive Information About the Most Sophisticated Technological Option for People Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Advanced Bionics unveiled an unprecedented online resource... Read More
Industry
AuDNet Signs Supply Agreement with Westone
October 27, 2007
AuDNet, Inc. announced today that it finalized negotiations and signed a strategic supplier agreement with Westone. Effective 10-1-07,Westone's preferred vendor status is available to all AuDNet Audio... Read More
Industry
ASHA Heralds New Guidelines From Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
October 26, 2007
New Standards Developed for Screening, Early Detection and Treatment; Building Lifelong Literacy and Social Skills is Goal The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) applauds the 2007 Pos... Read More
Associations
Save The Date - 2008 Starkey Hearing Foundation's So the World May Hear Gala
October 25, 2007
Don't miss the Starkey Hearing Foundation's 8th Annual So the World May Hear Awards Gala on June 14th, 2008. Last year's unforgettable entertainment held something for everyone. From Kenny Loggins to... Read More
Industry
Experts Warn of Noisy Classrooms
October 24, 2007
Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists warn of learning problems associated with noise During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologis... Read More
Associations
ASHA Receives Prestigious Award from ASAE
October 23, 2007
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) will receive a Summit Award tonight from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in recognition of the accomplishments of ASHA's E... Read More
Associations
Call for Nominations for the Prestigious Larry Mauldin Award
October 22, 2007
Peer-Nominated Award Honors Individuals Who Demonstrate Dedication to Excellence in Education and Professionalism Don't miss the opportunity to nominate your industry colleagues for the 8th Annual Lar... Read More
Industry
CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer Recognizes Sonic Innovations® as a Key Player
October 22, 2007
CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer this week recognized Sonic Innovations® as a key player in the hearing aid market. Cramer complimented Sonic's technology and the way it is poised to meet growing... Read More
Industry
Bernafon Wins Prestigious "Red Dot" Design Award 2007
October 21, 2007
The sophisticated and innovative design of Bernafon's "brite" hearing system radically reinvents the perception of hearing aids. brite combines latest hearing instrument technology and benefits with a... Read More
Industry
Viagra, Cialis, Levitra - potential risk for hearing loss
October 20, 2007
FDA Announces Revisions to Labels for Cialis, Levitra and Viagra Potential risk of sudden hearing loss with ED drugs to be displayed more prominently The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved... Read More
Research
Sennheiser TV Listening Systems Put to the Test
October 20, 2007
The Set 810 and Set 50 TV, two of the models from Sennheiser's line of TV listening systems, are being put to the test at national Hear USA facilities in an effort to measure whether the marketing str... Read More
Industry
Academy Announces New Executive Director
October 20, 2007
Cheryl Kreider Carey, who holds the CAE (Certified Association Executive), has served on the national office staff since 1999, first as Convention Director, then as Deputy Executive Director (Conventi... Read More
Associations
Ordering Vivatone® Has Never Been Easier
October 19, 2007
To provide customers with an easy way to communicate and place orders, Vivatone has set up an email box orders@vivatone.com. This new system allows customers to send orders via email. It's simple. Ema... Read More
Industry
Utah Association for the Deaf Presents Its Highest Award to Sorenson Communications
October 18, 2007
On Saturday, Salt Lake City-based Sorenson Communications™, the nation's leading provider of Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (A... Read More
Associations
AFA/Widex Award Au.D. Scholarship
October 17, 2007
California audiologist Susan Clark has won the second of three 2007 Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) postcard scholarships to pursue Au.D. distance education. Widex sponsored the postcard and Cla... Read More
Associations
American Academy of Audiology Cuts the Ribbon to Open Capitol Hill Office
October 16, 2007
Pictured (left to right): Rep.Mike Ross, Paul Pessis, Patrick Feeney, Alison Grimes, Cheryl Kreider Carey, Rep. Jason Altmire Under the backdrop of a spectacular evening sunset in the shadow of the Ca... Read More
Associations
Younger Cochlear Implant Recipients Have Stronger Language Skills than Non-Implant Hearing Aid Recipients
October 15, 2007
Children with profound hearing loss who receive cochlear implants before the age of 6 show significant gains in language acquisition, and compare favorably with other children who can hear, according... Read More
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