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Large-scale, Collaborative Effort Could Help Ease Global Hearing Loss

August 5, 2017

Rising rates of hearing loss demand better access to preventions and treatments.DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - DURHAM, N.C. - A team of hearing experts at Duke University School of Medicine and the...   Read More

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OTC Hearing Aid Act Passes US Senate

August 4, 2017

The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 by a vote of 94-1. The bill reauthorizes Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devi...   Read More

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New Research Shows Role-Playing Disability Promotes Distress, Discomfort and Disinterest

August 4, 2017

HIRAM COLLEGE - Professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation psychology have long used disability simulations to try to promote understanding and improve attitudes about persons with di...   Read More

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AOTA and ASHA Win Association Industry's Highest Honor

August 3, 2017

(Rockville, MD - July 28, 2017) - The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have together earned a 2017 ASAE Power of A Silver A...   Read More

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Rayovac® Hearing Aid Batteries First to Meet Health Canada Medical Device Manufacturer Requirements

August 2, 2017

MIDDLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The world’s leading hearing aid battery manufacturer * is the first hearing aid battery manufacturer to obtain a medical device license (MDL) for zinc air heari...   Read More

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Must-Attend Hands-On Training Series 2017

August 2, 2017

Otometrics/Audiology Systems announce new dates for 2017 courses available at 0.7 AAA CEUs.Schaumburg, IL | August 1, 2017 – Otometrics/Audiology Systems recently announced new dates for its ann...   Read More

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Babies with Hearing Loss Form Better Vocabulary with Early Intervention

August 1, 2017

Study: 42 percent aren't meeting early detection guidelines.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER - Children with hearing loss who are diagnosed by 3 months of age and receive interventions by 6 month...   Read More

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Researchers Find Autism Biomarkers in Infancy

July 31, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the ba...   Read More

What's Coming Next? Scientists Identify How the Brain Predicts Speech

July 30, 2017

An international collaboration of neuroscientists has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what is coming next in speech.   Read More

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Hearing and Touch Mediate Sensations Via Osseointegrated Prostheses

July 29, 2017

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - A new study has found that people with a prosthesis attached directly to their skeleton can hear by means of vibrations in their implant. This sound transmission th...   Read More

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U.S. Golfer Kaylin Yost Wins Gold Medal at the 2017

July 28, 2017

Professional golfer and hearing loss advocate Kaylin Yost has won an individual gold medal in Women’s Golf for Team USA at the 2017 Deaflympics Summer Games in Samsun, Turkey.   Read More

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No Significant Change Seen in Hearing Loss among U.S. Teens

July 28, 2017

Although there was an increase in the percentage of U.S. youth ages 12 to 19 reporting exposure to loud music through headphones from 1988-2010, researchers did not find significant changes in the pre...   Read More

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Are You Listening? Your Pupils Indicate if You Are

July 27, 2017

Dartmouth Study finds pupil dilation patterns synchronize during shared attention.DARTMOUTH COLLEGE - A new Dartmouth study finds that listeners are most likely to tune in when a speaker delivers the...   Read More

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Bilateral Tinnitus is Hereditary

July 26, 2017

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET - Researchers have been able to demonstrate the hereditary nature of certain forms of tinnitus. Bilateral tinnitus - that is, tinnitus in both ears - has been shown to depend on...   Read More

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Unitron US Names Kate Handley Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Customer Experience

July 25, 2017

Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, today announced the appointment of Kate Handley as Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Customer Experience, Unitron US.   Read More

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THE LANCET: Health Literacy Lessons Help Children Make Sense of Health Claims, Study Finds

July 24, 2017

With unreliable health claims becoming increasingly widespread, improved health literacy could help children and adults make better choices about their health. School lessons can successfully teach pr...   Read More

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Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Associated with Higher Risk of Hearing Loss

July 23, 2017

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL - Boston, MA -- Hearing loss afflicts approximately 48 million Americans and the number is expected to increase as the population ages. Some previous studies suggested...   Read More

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Accepting and Adapting Are Keys to Sustaining a Career After Acquired Hearing Loss

July 22, 2017

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - CORVALLIS, Ore. - For adults who acquire severe hearing loss, accepting and adapting to the loss play key roles in sustaining a career and thriving in the workplace, new rese...   Read More

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This Fly's Incredible Hearing is a Curiosity to Those Developing Better Hearing Aids

July 21, 2017

University of Toronto - Ormia ochracea's sense of directional hearing is second to none in the animal kingdom.But, according to new University of Toronto Scarborough research, what makes its heari...   Read More

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NIH Grants $1 Million to RIT Scientists-In-Training Program for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Undergraduates

July 20, 2017

Goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students who enter Ph.D. program in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a grant to...   Read More

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