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RIT Selected to Receive National Science Foundation I-Corps Grant
February 27, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology is among eight National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) sites across the country selected to each receive $30,000 grants to increase participation an... Read More
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Henning Falster Honored with 2017 Ken Saiki People First Award
February 26, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ February 6 – Oticon, Inc. has honored Henning Falster, Senior Manager, Professional Programs & Events, with the 2017 Ken Saiki People First Award. Read More
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Study Reveals: Many Americans Decide Against a Treatment for Their Hearing Loss
February 25, 2017
Around half of the Americans have difficulty hearing but only 13 percent of those wear hearing aids. Staefa, Switzerland, February 22, 2017 - 45 percent of American respondents feel that they... Read More
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Sycle Publishes New eBook Outlining Data Strategies Clinics Can Adopt To Grow Their Practices
February 24, 2017
San Francisco, CA February 22, 2016 - Sycle, the audiology and hearing care industry’s #1 practice management solution, today announced the release of their second eBook of 2017 - Growing Your P... Read More
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Unitron Announces New Platform and the World's Smallest Rechargeable Hearing Instrument
February 23, 2017
Tempus Takes Command of Conversations While Moxi Fit R Offers Ultimate Flexibility And Comfort. February 21, 2017 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of hearing solutions, to... Read More
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Announcing Health Canada Approval of the New HiRes™ Ultra Cochlear Implant
February 23, 2017
VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB) has received Health Canada approval for the new HiRes™ Ultra cochlear implant. Read More
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RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center to Premiere Retrospective by World-Renowned Artist Ann
February 22, 2017
‘Deaf Way, Her Way’ runs March 3 through April 22. A world premiere look at the career of internationally known artist Ann Silver’s deaf-centric work will be on display in the Dyer Arts... Read More
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Phonak Continues to Break Ground with a New Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Hearing Aid and its First Titanium-Made Custom Device
February 22, 2017
Rechargeable Bolero™ B-PR behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing instrument announced only six months after the highly successful launch of Audéo™ B-R, the first of it its kind lithium-ion re... Read More
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William Demant Appoints Senior Scientist Thomas Lunner as Fellow
February 21, 2017
February 8, 2017. Today, Oticon owner William Demant honored engineers and scientists for their efforts in 2016 in R&D within the fields of audiology, cognitive science, algorithms, software, acoustic... Read More
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Babies' First Words Can Be Predicted Based on Visual Attention, IU Study Finds
February 21, 2017
Study reveals that visual memory's role in early language learning may advance treatments for delayed speech, autism. Read More
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HLAA Prioritizes Legislative and Advocacy Agenda for 2017; Takes Focus Off Hearing Aid Tax Credit Legislation
February 20, 2017
Since 2003, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has supported legislation that would allow consumers to receive a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. Read More
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Not Feeling the Music
February 19, 2017
Lack of joy from music linked to brain disconnection. MCGILL UNIVERSITY - Have you ever met someone who just wasn't into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which a... Read More
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NIDCD Releases 2017 - 2021 Strategic Plan
February 18, 2017
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has released the NIDCD Strategic Plan 2017–2021 in two digital forma... Read More
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RIT/NTID Announces Two Contests for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing High Schoolers
February 17, 2017
National contest winners vie for cash prizes.Deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students in 10th and 11th grades can use the power of words to express their feelings— and win prizes—in R... Read More
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Folk Artist Zoë Nutt Shares Personal Hearing Loss Story in Emotional Music Video For Her New Song "Like You"
February 16, 2017
Bethesda, MD: Nashville folk artist Zoë Nutt today announced the release of the video for her new single “Like You,” which invites people to hear her story of living with progressive... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Sponsors Fellows-In-Training Travel (FITT) Student AudiologyNOW!
February 15, 2017
Leading American-owned and –operated hearing aid manufacturer sponsors 20 audiology graduate students. Read More
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Beltone myPAL Accessories Win 2017 BIG Innovation Award
February 15, 2017
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beltone, a leader in hearing healthcare for over 75 years, announced today that Beltone myPAL accessories have been named a 2017 BIG Innovation Award winner in the innovative... Read More
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Path Medical Introduces Exciting New Enhancements to the Sentiero Diagnostic Desktop
February 14, 2017
New testing features makes Sentiero a complete, portable diagnostic solution.Schaumburg, IL - February 6, 2017 – Otometrics/Audiology Systems is pleased to announce that Sentiero Diagnostic Desk... Read More
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Oticon Opn™ Named 2017 Edison Awards Finalist
February 14, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ February 13 -- Oticon Opn™, the world’s first internet connected hearing aid, has been named a 2017 Edison Awards™ Finalist in the Health & Wellness category. Read More
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Policies and Programs to Support Early Child Development a 'Wise Investment' as 250 Million Children at Risk of Not Reaching Their Full Potential
February 13, 2017
Children who do not meet their developmental potential may forfeit up to a quarter of adult earnings, and cost some low and middle income countries as much as twice their national expenditure on healt... Read More
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