News

Summary of CMS Medicaid Final Rule for Audiologists Payment Ties State Licensure to CCC-A or Medicare Standard

July 23, 2004

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule addressing Medicaid provider qualifications for audiologists in the May 28 issue of the Federal Register. The new CMS r...   Read More

News from ASHA - Reward Yourself with a Career that Helps Others

July 22, 2004

What would you do if you couldn't communicate with family and friends, neighbors, and colleagues? What if you couldn't let others know what you need, what you want, or how you feel? One in every six A...   Read More

Starkey Engineers win 'Best Design Paper' at the 2004 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) in San Jose, California

July 21, 2004

Bill Dittenhofer and Dr. Greg Tumbush of Starkey Laboratories' IC Design Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado were awarded "Best Design Paper" for their paper titled "Design and Verification of a Proc...   Read More

Custom Swim Plugs from Westone

July 21, 2004

View PDF Brochure I love the pool. Diving. Splashing. Dunkin' girls. I'd stay in 'til I was shivery, purple and wrinkled. But water in my ears? No thanks! I am listening — to my mom. And protect...   Read More

Test Your Knowledge on Cochlear Implants!

July 19, 2004

Do you know how young a child with a profound sensorineural hearing loss can be to receive a cochlear implant? Or what the outcomes are for cochlear implant patients who use a hearing aid in the contr...   Read More

Oticon Syncro Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award

July 19, 2004

Oticon has been honored with the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award. The annual award is bestowed upon the company for the development and introduction of Oticon Syncro, a "novel, ne...   Read More

Siemens Welcomes New Members to Sales Team

July 18, 2004

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. appoints five new sales representatives to the Siemens team. With nearly 60 years of combined industry experience, these sales representatives have joined the Siemens...   Read More

Hair Cell Regeneration

July 18, 2004

On Friday, July 23, 2004 (1-3 pm. Eastern time), Drs. Brenda Ryals and Douglas Cotanche will discuss their ground-breaking research into hair cell regeneration in birds and the implications it may hol...   Read More

ASHA Pushes for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Funds

July 16, 2004

(ROCKVILLE, MD - May 6, 2004) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), along with 34 other organizations, is asking Congress to support funding of $20 million in fiscal year (FY) 2005...   Read More

Sir Elton John headlining the 2004: ''So The World May Hear'' Awards Gala

July 15, 2004

Building off the momentum of last year's record setting fundraiser, The Starkey Hearing Foundation's 2004 "So The World May Hear" Awards Gala is slated for Tuesday, July 20 at the RiverCentre in St. P...   Read More

ESCO Releases ACCESS to Hearing Healthcare Software

July 15, 2004

ESCO Financial has announced the release of its new ACCESS to Hearing Healthcare Software that allows the practitioner to more effectively manage their product pricelists, assist in patient counseling...   Read More

Industry

AFA Awards Practitioner Scholarships

July 13, 2004

Stratford Fallon, M.S. of Charlotte, NC and Jenny Rainwater, M.S. of Brooks City Base, TX are the 2004 winners of the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) Audiology Professional Organization Practi...   Read More

SeboTek Hearing Systems Announces Research Competition

July 12, 2004

SeboTek invites graduate audiology students, dispensing audiologists and researchers to submit proposals for clinical studies that evaluate premises about SeboTek's Voice-Q™ PAC (Post-Auricular...   Read More

Many Patients Interested In Reading Their Own Medical Records

July 12, 2004

CHICAGO - Many patients report that they are interested in reading their own medical records, according to an article in the April 12 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archiv...   Read More

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Kids Enjoy Weekend of Fun and Personal Growth at Special Camp

July 10, 2004

The House Ear Institute's 19th annual Family Camp was held at Camp Hess Kramer from May 21 - 23 in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Malibu. Family Camp is offered to families with deaf...   Read More

Energizer Releases Details of Their 2003 Consumer Study

July 9, 2004

In 2003, Energizer embarked on a national campaign titled Energizer EZ Change "It's Hip to H.E.A.R." to understand issues and demographics related to "baby boomers," hearing, and hearing loss. Another...   Read More

Energizer Releases Details of Their 2003 'Baby Boomer' Consumer Study

July 9, 2004

In 2003, Energizer embarked on a national campaign titled Energizer EZ Change "It's Hip to H.E.A.R." to understand issues and demographics related to "baby boomers," hearing, and hearing loss. Another...   Read More

Duration of Hospital Stay has Shortened for Patients with Heart Attack

July 8, 2004

From 1986 to 1999, the average length of hospital stay for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI, or heart attack) has significantly declined, without increases in death rates after discharge...   Read More

Alabama Ear Institute Donates Books to Area Schools in Recognition of National Deaf History Month

July 8, 2004

The Alabama Ear Institute (AEI) in recognition of National Deaf History Month has donated copies of the book, Yes You Can Heather! by Daphne Gray to area middle school and high school libraries. Yes,...   Read More

Phonak Opens the Gateway to Communication

July 6, 2004

New FM benchmark, SmartLink SX, offers a higher level of integrated wireless communication. The latest FM innovation from Phonak, SmartLink SX, integrates three solutions into one instrument. It is th...   Read More