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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Questionnaire Module 2.0 on its Way
August 1, 2007
Support for several new languages NOAH Questionnaire module version 2.0 is currently in final quality testing. The NOAH Questionnaire Module allows NOAH 3 users to complete, store and retrieve the COS... Read More
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Donate To This Year's AFA Auction
July 31, 2007
The Audiology Foundation of America is also currently accepting donations for "Everything's Ducky: AFA Charity Auction 2007." Donations should be treats or rewards people could purchase for themselves... Read More
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Reconstructing the Biology of Extinct Species: A New Approach
July 30, 2007
Credit: Alan Walker lab, Penn State A computer reconstruction of an adult female baboon skull from high-resolution x-ray computed tomography (CT) slices. The skull is rendered transparent to show the... Read More
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With Funding from Oticon, Inc., Sertoma International Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss
July 29, 2007
A $12,000 grant from Oticon, Inc. has enabled Sertoma International to award $1,000 college scholarships to students with hearing loss. The twelve winning students with mild to profound hearing loss w... Read More
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Copenhagen Jazz Festival Teams Up With
July 28, 2007
Wonderful Copenhagen has hosted the Copenhagen Jazz Festival since 1979. Every summer, on the first Friday in July, 250,000 people open their ears to the enormous variety of music defining itself unde... Read More
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Meet Grace Arnold Gore: More Than Just a Pretty Face
July 27, 2007
Grace Arnold Gore is just one of those people you want to know better. She's intelligent, beautiful, dedicated, compassionate, and she's also Miss Tennessee, 2007. Currently a second year doctoral stu... Read More
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ADA Restoration Action Center
July 27, 2007
After years of being weakened in the courts, Congress is coming to the rescue of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the bipartisan civil rights protections signed into law in 1990. Majority Le... Read More
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Cochlear Americas Announces New Products for the Pediatric Market
July 26, 2007
Cochlear Americas today announced the availability of three new pediatric solutions designed to enhance the hearing experience of Cochlear's youngest implant users. Babyworn™ Accessory Pack + Ba... Read More
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Music to Deaf Ears: Auditory Nerve Implant Can Deliver Wide Range of Sounds, Early Tests Show
July 25, 2007
Tiny array placed in auditory nerve may one day offer superior alternative to cochlear implants, U-M animal study suggests — More than three decades ago, scientists pursued the then-radical idea... Read More
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Chris Auty Appointed Director of Unitron Hearing UK
July 24, 2007
Unitron Hearing announced today the appointment of Chris Auty as Director of Unitron Hearing UK. Effective July 1, 2007, Chris Auty will oversee the management and operations of Unitron Hearing's sale... Read More
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AFA Awards $9K in Scholarships to Doctor of Audiology Students
July 24, 2007
The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce the winners of its Outstanding 2nd-Year Au.D. Student Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Second-year Au.D. students Mary L. Car... Read More
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Bionic Ear Inventor Wins German Award
July 23, 2007
The inventor of the Cochlear bionic ear, Melbourne University scientist Professor Graham Clark, has been awarded Germany's highest accolade in neuroscience. Professor Clark will receive the 2007 Klaus... Read More
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New NOAHlink Software Supports Vista
July 22, 2007
HIMSA announces the release of new installation software for NOAHlink. "The main purpose of this release is to allow NOAHlink to be installed on Windows Vista," stated Arild Rasmussen, Product Manager... Read More
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Registration Now Open for Annual AFA Golf Tournament
July 21, 2007
Registrations are now being accepted through Sept. 20, 2007, for the annual AFA Golf Tournament to be held this year on Friday, October 12, at 1 p.m. at the Grande Pines Golf Club during the ADA Conve... Read More
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Participate Now in AFA's Graduate Survey
July 20, 2007
The AFA is conducting a survey on residential Au.D. student experiences, and we need your help. Participants for this survey must be an Au.D. residential graduate from 2000-2007. Please click on this... Read More
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For First Time, Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder
July 20, 2007
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have, for the first time, used a "bionic" ear to restore hearing in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau dis... Read More
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Liz Brassine, Owner of Hearing Services of McKinney Sings Sycle's Praises.
July 19, 2007
A recently published interview with hearing care professional Liz Brassine reveals how Sycle has helped her grow her practice. Liz Brassine is the owner of Hearing Services of Mckinney. Prior to openi... Read More
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This Year's Starkey Foundation Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Records
July 18, 2007
The Starkey Hearing Foundation received $4.5 million in donations and contributions this past June 23, 2007 during its Seventh Annual "So the World May Hear" Gala held at St. Paul's RiverCentre in Min... Read More
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EAR GEAR - A New Option for Pediatric Patients
July 18, 2007
Ear Gear is a hearing instrument security and protection device, which combines function with fashion. Made of flexible, durable double wall spandex and available in 14 colors, the Ear Gear sleeve, sl... Read More
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Canadian Academy of Audiology Launch the National Audiology Week, Fall 2007
July 17, 2007
The public relations and visibility committee of the Canadian Academy of Audiology is pleased to announce the official launch of the first National Audiology Week from October 22 to 28 2007 . This wee... Read More
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