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World Hearing Day Spotlights Nearly 38 Million Americans Living With Hearing Loss
March 3, 2017
ASHA Offers New Resources Highlighting Availability and Benefits of Treatment to Mark WHO- Designated Day.(Rockville, MD - February 21, 2017) - One of the most prevalent health conditions to affect Am... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Celebrates World Hearing Day
March 3, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ March 3 -- On World Hearing Day, March 3, Oticon, Inc. aims to raise awareness of the positive difference hearing aids can make on the lives of people with hearing loss. Read More
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Sonova Continues to Set New Standards with Innovative Hearing
March 2, 2017
Stäfa (Switzerland), February 21, 2017 – Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing solutions, continues to set new standards with the introduction of a broad range of... Read More
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Management Changes in William Demant: Soren Nielsen New President
March 1, 2017
Søren Nielsen, the present Chief Operating Officer (COO), will become new President & CEO of William Demant Holding.Smørum, February 23, 2017 - President & CEO Niels Jacobsen has... Read More
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Beltone myPAL Accessories Win 2017 Edison Award
March 1, 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 Edison Award winner in the health and wellnes... Read More
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Mandarin Makes You More Musical?
February 28, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO - Mandarin makes you more musical - and at a much earlier age than previously thought. Read More
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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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Ear Community Announces 2017 Summer Picnics for Families of Children with Microtia and Atresia
February 27, 2017
February 20, 2017. Ear Community, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and global support network for individuals born with microtia and/or atresia, is excited to announce its 2017 schedule of free fami... 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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