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Oticon Celebrates Brain Awareness Week with One Million Oticon Opn Proof Points Latest Evolution of BrainHearing Technology Shows Power of Oticon "Brain First" Approach
March 13, 2018
During Brain Awareness Week, March 12-18, Oticon, Inc. joins with healthcare organizations around the world to increase public awareness of the benefits of brain research and progress in the diagnosi... Read More
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Walgreens and Starkey Hearing Technologies Introduce Hearing Health Services at Two Minneapolis-St. Paul-Area Walgreens Stores
March 12, 2018
Walgreens and Starkey Hearing Technologies Introduce Hearing Health Services at Two Minneapolis-St. Paul-Area Walgreens Stores. Read More
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Signia Launches "It's Your Choice" Video Series to Show the Realities of Hearing Loss
March 12, 2018
Signia today announced the premier of It's Your Choice—a new video series debuting on YouTube highlighting three individuals with hearing loss and their path to better hearing. Read More
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iPS Cell-Derived Inner Ear Cells May Improve Congenital Hearing Loss
March 11, 2018
A possible therapy for hereditary hearing loss in humans.KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY - A Japanese research group has successfully grafted human iPS cell-derived inner ear cells that express human-derived prot... Read More
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2018 Ear Community Microtia and Atresia Summer Picnic
March 10, 2018
The 2018 Ear Community Microtia and Atresia summer family picnics are scheduled for this summer! Please pass this flier along to any of your colleagues and appropriate departments who have patients wi... Read More
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Phonak Sponsors Special Camp for Kids with Hearing Loss
March 9, 2018
Phonak partnership with Songs For Sound helps support annual Hear the Music Kids Camp for children with hearing loss. Read More
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Hearing Loss Linked to Poor Nutrition in Early Childhood, Study Suggests
March 9, 2018
Both acute and chronic forms of undernutrition in the preschool years are associated with hearing impairment later in life.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Young adults who... Read More
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Your Hearing Network Appoints Cindy Beyer, AuD as Vice President, Contracting and Compliance
March 8, 2018
Your Hearing Network (YHN) announces the appointment of Cindy Beyer, Au.D., as Vice President, Contracting and Compliance.In the newly created position, Beyer will be responsible for YHN Managed Sales Read More
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New Online Tool Helps Music Lovers Look After Their Hearing Health
March 8, 2018
New Online Tool Helps Music Lovers Look After Their Hearing Health. Reviews of more than 20 high-fidelity earplugs have been compiled into an interactive website, making it easier for people to enjoy... Read More
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New Images Reveal How the Ear's Sensory Hairs Take Shape
March 7, 2018
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY - Our ears are exquisite detection instruments, capable of discerning a whisper or distinct notes of music within a symphony. To pick up these sounds, tiny hair-like filaments i... Read More
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World Hearing Day - Over 200 Zambians Receive Complimentary Hearing Aids
March 6, 2018
World Hearing Day is held on March 3 each year by the World Health Organization to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. To cel... Read More
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Study Highlights Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Industries
March 6, 2018
The prevalence of hearing loss among noise-exposed workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (AFFH) sector is 15%, according to a new NIOSH studypublished in the American Journal of In... Read More
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Preterm Babies May Suffer Setbacks in Auditory Brain Development, Speech
March 5, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Preterm babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are likely to experience delays in the development of the auditory cortex,... Read More
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Phonak to Show the First Bluetooth Hearing Aid That Directly Connects to Any Cell Phone at HIMSS18
March 5, 2018
Attendees will experience how Phonak innovations work with Samsung Galaxy smartphones to enable truly hands-free voice calling, in-stereo media streaming and the latest in hearing aid artificial intel... Read More
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Oticon Student Seminar Series Combines Introduction to Oticon's "Brain First" Audiological Approach and Practical Guidance on Newest Hearing Technology and Techniques
March 5, 2018
On February 22, fourth-year audiology students from The Long Island Consortium, City University of New York, Salus University, Montclair State University, Vanderbilt University and Pacific University,... Read More
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Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans
March 3, 2018
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - WASHINGTON -- It has often been claimed that humans learn language using brain components that are specifically dedicated to this purpose. Now, new evidence stro... Read More
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Signia Pure Charge&Go Nx Hearing Aids Offer Convenience, Connectivity, and the Most Natural Sound Quality
March 2, 2018
Signia Pure Charge&Go Nx Hearing Aids Offer Convenience, Connectivity, and the Most Natural Sound Quality. Today’s hearing aid wearers want it all—convenience, discretion, and crystal-clear sound.... Read More
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Hear the World Foundation Supports WHOs Campaign to Prevent Hearing Loss and Minimize Its Negative Impact
March 2, 2018
Hear the World Foundation Supports WHOs Campaign to Prevent Hearing Loss and Minimize Its Negative Impact Read More
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It Sounds Like Music to My ... Brain!
March 1, 2018
Computer reads brain activity to find out the music each person is listening to.D'OR INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - It may sound like sci-fy, but mind reading equipment are much closer to... Read More
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Cochlear Gifts USD 10 million to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School to Fund Hearing Loss and Public Health Research
March 1, 2018
Cochlear Gifts USD 10 million to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School to Fund Hearing Loss and Public Health Research. The gift will establish the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health to address he... Read More
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