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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act Now Under Congressional Review
February 26, 2005
The Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act is now under review in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. The bill would provide up to a $1000 tax credit on hearing instrument purch... Read More
Medicare Preventive Examination Includes Hearing & Balance Screening
February 25, 2005
Effective January 1, 2005 all new Medicare beneficiaries are entitled to a preventive physical examination within six months of enrollment in Medicare Part B program. The exam requires a review of hea... Read More
New President at Interton
February 24, 2005
Interton, Hoergeraete GmbH, announced a number of organizational and management changes with its US subsidiary, Interton, Inc. Hellmuth J. Tuerk, Chairman of the Board of Interton, Inc., has also been... Read More
House Ear Institute and Shure Incorporated Team Up to Provide Free Hearing Screenings at Systems Integration Expo
February 24, 2005
Representatives from the House Ear Institute (HEI) and Shure Incorporated today announced an exclusive partnership to provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors at the 25th Annual Sys... Read More
William Maass Joins Hearing Components as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
February 23, 2005
Hearing Components announced today that William M. Maass has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Hearing Components, Mr. Maass was employed by Sterion Incorpo... Read More
Health Care Costs Higher For Children With Special Health Care Needs
February 22, 2005
Although children with special health care needs comprised less than 16 percent of the child population, they had health care expenditures three times higher than other children, according to an artic... Read More
MedRx, Inc. Appoints Gordon Stowe & Associates Representative
February 21, 2005
MedRx, Inc. announces the appointment of Gordon Stowe & Associates as exclusive representative for the company's line of clinical audiometric instrumentation in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana,... Read More
Hearing Aids Top 2 Million
February 21, 2005
Hearing aid purchases in the United States topped 2 million instruments in 2004, for the first time in history. The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has released the hearing aid sales statistics f... Read More
James Carville and Mary Matalin To Address Audiologists in Washington, DC!
February 20, 2005
James Carville and Mary Matalin - America's most well-known, politically diverse couple will be the Keynote Speakers for the American Academy of Audiology's 17th Annual Convention & Expo in Washington... Read More
A Special Product for Cochlear Implants
February 19, 2005
We partnered with Advanced Bionics to develop a custom T-Mic Retainer for use with the Platinum BTETM and CII BTETM processors. The T-Mic Retainer is designed to secure the BTE processor in place and... Read More
Phonak Introduces 'Savia'
February 18, 2005
Phonak Hearing Systems celebrated the introduction of Savia, the new flagship of their hearing system product portfolio, with a dinner and technical briefing at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. Nea... Read More
Hearing Components and GN Resound Announce New Technology to Make Demonstrating Easier for Custom Hearing Aid Wearers
February 18, 2005
Hearing Components announces a new technology alliance with GN Resound, to make the first compliant mini Canal Aid hearing aids designed for demonstration and loaning to hearing aid users. This licens... Read More
World's Largest Gathering of Audiologists Heads to Washington, DC!
February 17, 2005
Washington, DC will play host to the American Academy of Audiology's 17th Annual Convention & Expo from March 30 - April 2, 2005. This year's event promises to be the most successful to date with thou... Read More
Starkey First Offers Professional Training, Student Workshops and Graduate Student Scholarships
February 16, 2005
Starkey is pleased to announce course offerings for Starkey First, the company's 2005 educational outreach program. Starkey First includes professional training, audiology student workshops and the Wi... Read More
Siemens Welcomes New Employees to its Sales Team
February 15, 2005
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., manufacturer of advanced digital hearing solutions, announces the addition of several new sales representatives to the Siemens team. These individuals were selected... Read More
Sebotek Announces the Voice-Q™ 410 PAC and Voice-Q™ 620 PAC
February 14, 2005
Performance and value are the hallmarks of the new Voice-Q™ Model 410 PAC (Post Auricular Canal) hearing instrument from SeboTek. Model 410 provides excellent acoustics in an easy-to-use instrum... Read More
TEC Awards Music and Sound Auction Raises Thousands for Hearing Conservation
February 13, 2005
Wrapping up its first online auction, The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that the TEC Awards Music and Sound Auction raised more than $22,000 for hearing health awareness program... Read More
American Auditory Society (AAS) Scientific and Technology Meeting
February 13, 2005
The American Auditory Society Scientific and Technology Meeting will be held March 20-22, 2005 at the La Posada Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. This meeting has become one of the premiere meetings in t... Read More
Direct Access to Audiologists & Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bills Introduced in U.S. House
February 12, 2005
On Wednesday, January 26, Representative Jim Ryun (R-KS) reintroduced two important bills that did not pass in the 108th Congress. The first is the H.R. 415, the "Hearing Health Accessibility Act 0f 2... Read More
The American Board of Audiology Announces Availability of New Specialty Credential
February 11, 2005
The American Board of Audiology® (ABA) is pleased to announce the availability of the specialty credential "Board Certification in Audiology with a Specialty in Cochlear Implants". The ABA has dev... Read More
