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Widex Donates $10K of Otoscopes to AFA
September 15, 2005
Otoscopes are the basic instrument for audiologists just like stethoscopes are for physicians. Widex's donation of 85 otoscopes to the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) will provide a good start f... Read More
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Jörg Backhaus Named General Manager, Unitron Hearing Germany
September 14, 2005
Unitron Hearing announced today the appointment of Jörg Backhaus as General Manager, Unitron Hearing Germany. Effective September 5, 2005, Mr. Backhaus will oversee the management and operations... Read More
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Teaching Kids About Science While Teaching Scientists About Kids
September 13, 2005
Assembled were the bright and shining stars of cochlear biomechanics www.ohsu.edu/hearingmechanics. The Oregon Hearing Research Center decided to do an "experiment" in science outreach education. The... Read More
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VIASYS NeuroCare Introduces GSI Arrow™ - A New Compact Audiometer
September 12, 2005
Grason-Stadler, Inc., the industry leader in screening and diagnostic audiometric equipment, announces the introduction of a completely new clinical audiometer, the GSI Arrow. GSI set the gold standar... Read More
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University of Florida Au.D. Alumni Reunion
September 11, 2005
The University of Florida Doctor of Audiology Program is pleased to invite our alumni to join us in Gainesville, Fla. for an Au.D. Alumni Reunion November 4 and 5, 2005. Reunite with friends and colle... Read More
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Cochlear Corporation is Hosting a Free Informational Forum for Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists on the Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant System
September 10, 2005
Designed with clinicians and cochlear implant users in mind, Nucleus® Freedom™, the world's first water-resistant cochlear implant system is built on your patient's desire to explore the ent... Read More
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Newly Revised Digital Exhibit:
September 9, 2005
The Washington University School of Medicine Bernard Becker Medical Library is pleased to announce the release of a revised digital exhibit, Deafness in Disguise: Concealed Hearing Devices of the 19th... Read More
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Sonion Funds PBS Documentary for the Better Hearing Institute
September 8, 2005
The Better Hearing Institute announced today that Sonion (Roskilde, Denmark) has agreed to fund a mini-PBS documentary for the Institute. The documentary, which will highlight the critical importance... Read More
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Brent Spehar Recipient of Herbert J. Oyer Student Research Award
September 7, 2005
Brent Spehar from Washington University was selected as the recipient of the Herbert J. Oyer Student Research Award for his research-paper submission titled "Intra- and Inter-modal Integration in Youn... Read More
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Beginning Sept. 1, Active-duty Family Members Could Be Eligible to Receive Hearing Aids
September 6, 2005
This benefit is extended to family members as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2002. Previously, hearing aids and services were only available to those beneficiaries who were... Read More
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Revolutionary Cochlear Implant System Offers Highly Sophisticated Hearing Capabilities to Profoundly Deaf
September 5, 2005
FDA approves MED-EL Corporation to import new PULSARCI100 MED-EL Corporation, an implantable hearing technology firm, today introduced the revolutionary PULSAR-CI-100, which offers some of the most hi... Read More
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New Law in Ohio Requiring Au.D. or Equivalent for Licensure
September 4, 2005
Governor Bob Taft signed into law an amendment requiring the Au.D. or equivalent as the academic requirement for licensure in Ohio beginning January 1, 2006. The amendment allows for an indefinite gra... Read More
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Oticon Summer Camp Provides Professional Enrichment for Audiology Students
September 3, 2005
Seventy-one students from Masters and Doctor of Audiology programs at 27 universities attended the eighth annual Oticon Audiology Camp in Keystone Resort, Colorado. The five-day program entitled "Unde... Read More
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Katrina and Hearing Healthcare Relief Efforts
September 2, 2005
Hurricane Katrina has devastated the areas of the Gulf Coast and I am especially encouraged by the response from our profession in these relief efforts including individual support, private practice a... Read More
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Comments Deadline Approaching on IDEA Proposed Regulations
September 2, 2005
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 8/31/05 The U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Special Education Programs, is still accepting c... Read More
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ASHA Submits Comments to ED on 2005 IDEA Proposed Rules
September 2, 2005
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Headlines e-mail list on August 12, 2005. ASHA submitted a 21-page comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) addres... Read More
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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks Help Starkey Hearing Foundation Raise Record $4 Million-Plus at Annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala
September 1, 2005
The Starkey Hearing Foundation held its annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala over the weekend in St. Paul, Minn., and raised a record $4 million-plus. The event, which each year recognizes indiv... Read More
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The Oregon Hearing Research Center announces - New as of July, 2005 on the Dangerous Decibels® website:
September 1, 2005
1. The Dangerous Decibels® 8 web games/activities/simulations based on the Dangerous Decibels museum exhibit at the and Industry Fun, entertaining and educational for anyone who can use a computer... Read More
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Auditory Rehabilitation Specialists Meet in Park City, Utah
August 31, 2005
The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology Institute will be held in Park City, Utah at the Park City Marriott on September 29-October 2. The featured speakers include Susan Nittrouer from Ohio State Uni... Read More
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"Phonak U" held August 11-13, 2005
August 29, 2005
The second annual meeting of "Phonak U", an educational conference held exclusively for students in residential AuD programs, was held at Phonak's US Headquarters in Warrenville, Illinois. This year,... Read More
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