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Micro-Tech Introduces Automatic Touchless Telecoil®
December 27, 2000
Plymouth, MN b> Micro-Tech is proud to announce the availablity of the all-new Touchless Telecoil (patent pending) for the 100% digital Dx3 and the analog programmable Nx2. The Touchless Telecoil®... Read More
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OtoEase® Now Available in Single Doses
December 20, 2000
Westone Laboratories' popular super-slippery OtoEase® lubricant is now available in convenient single-dose packets. OtoEase assists in the insertion of any custom-fit product into the ear, and it... Read More
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Audiology Online Acquires The Audiology Journal
December 20, 2000
Audiology Online, the premier Internet provider of content to audiologists and hearing aid dispensers has announced their upcoming purchase of The Audiology Journal. Originally created by Glen Meier a... Read More
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Songbird Hearing Inc. Enhances World's First Disposable Hearing Aid
December 18, 2000
Songbird Hearing Inc., maker of the world¡¦s first disposable hearing aid, today announced the introduction of two new enhancements to its Songbird Disposable Hearing Aid that are intende... Read More
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Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D. Receives Presidential Rank Award
December 15, 2000
On November 28, 2000, Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D., director of Audiology and Speech Pathology Service for the Department of Veterans Affairs received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive S... Read More
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Siemens Announces New Posts for Executives
December 13, 2000
Pictured from left to right: David Sawyer, Pam Burton, Cynthia Groetsch, Bill Lesiecki, and Tom Powers. Paul Erickson, President of Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., announces new posts for five Siem... Read More
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AFA Begins Scholarship Fund Replenishment Effort
December 11, 2000
West Lafayette, IN - A major effort to establish a $500,000 endowed scholarship fund has begun so that each of 10 annual scholarships will be permanently endowed. At the Academy of Dispensing Audiolog... Read More
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New Head-Shake Test From NeuroCom®
December 4, 2000
NeuroCom has just enhanced the current gold standard for the assessment and management of patients with imbalance and mobility problems through the introduction of an active Head-Shake (HS) protocol t... Read More
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VoiceMic™ Debuts in Half-Shell
December 3, 2000
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. announces the patent-pending VoiceMic™· directional microphone system is now available as an option in half-shell models of MUSIC® and INFINITI™... Read More
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Symphonix Devices, Inc. Closes $26 Million in Private Equity Financing
November 30, 2000
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Symphonix Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMPX) has closed $26 million in private equity financing, announced Kirk Davis, president and chief executive officer of the San Jose, Calif.-based... Read More
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Audiologists Win At Charity Golf Tournament
November 28, 2000
San Diego, CA - The Audiology Foundation of America, headquartered in West Lafayette, IN, held their Charity Golf Tournament at the Riverwalk Golf Club during the recent Academy of Dispensing Audiolog... Read More
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Rayovac Names Philip F. Pellegrino to Board of Directors
November 27, 2000
MADISON, Wis., /PRNewswire/ -- Rayovac Corp. (NYSE: ROV) Chairman and CEO David A. Jones is pleased to announce the addition of Philip F. Pellegrino to the Company's board of directors. He replaces re... Read More
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Siemens Announces Redesigned Silhouette Plus™ Impression System
November 22, 2000
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., announces the release of its new Silhouette™ Plus impression system. An innovative mechanical design in the Silhouette dispensing gun provides more leverage so... Read More
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Phonak's Claro™ Hearing Aid & Companion Remote Control Watch Receive 'Best of What's New' Award from Popular Science Magazine
November 21, 2000
WARRENVILLE, IL (November, 2000) - Phonak's Claro™ hearing aid and companion WatchPilot™, a watch with a built-in remote control that enables wearers to make discreet adjustments, have bee... Read More
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HEAR PO Corp. Announces It's Sponsorship of First Ever National Managed Care Summit in Hearing Health History
November 20, 2000
Chicago, IL - November 2000 - , the largest national provider of hearing benefits in the United States, today announced its sponsorship of the first ever National Managed Care Summit in hearing health... Read More
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Report of the Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorders in School-Aged Children
November 16, 2000
Over the 2-day period from April 27-28, 2000 a group of 14 senior scientists and clinicians met at the Callier Center for Communicative Disorders, The University of Texas at Dallas, to attempt to reac... Read More
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Audiology Online Recognizes Au.D. Graduates
November 14, 2000
Audiology Online is proud to recognize all audiologists who have obtained their Au.D. through distance education or residential programs. We believe the future of the profession is highly dependent on... Read More
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AuD Standards and Accreditation Meeting Held
November 13, 2000
West Lafayette, IN--- Representatives of the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), Organization of AuD Program Directors (OAPD), National Association of Future... Read More
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Unitron joins the Phonak Group
November 8, 2000
The Phonak Group signed an agreement to acquire the Canadian-based hearing instruments manufacturer Unitron Industries Ltd. with headquarters in Kitchener, Ontario. Its three brands - Unitron, Argosy... Read More
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NAFDA Receives GN ReSound's Third Annual Caring For The Profession Award
November 7, 2000
Industry leader GN ReSound honored the National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology (NAFDA) and its founding President Delbert F. Ault by presenting them with the third annual Caring for the Pr... Read More
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