ENT Physican Claims Salt Intake Can Effect Ear Ringing
Dr. Andrew Cheng suggests limiting sodium intake and use of nutritional supplement can help ease the intensity of tinnitus.
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Your Vital Role in BHSM
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM). It’s the prime opportunity each year for every dispensing professional to aggressively market their hearing care services. We work in a relatively small industry that has surprisingly few
Read MorePurchasing Departments Advised to Understand Hearing Loss Risk Before Acting
Making OSHA-compliant purchasing decision requires insight of risks and conservation programs to mitigate noise-induces loss.
Read MoreNew Web Tools Offered to Attract More Patients
Resources to promote financing options and ease credit applications tailored to attract prospects online.
Read More'Hear The World Ambassadors' Photo Exhibit Opens In New York
Musician/photographer Bryan Adams’ exhibition showcases celebrity images for non-profit hearing awareness initiative.
Read More‘Hear The World Ambassadors’ Photo Exhibit Opens In New York
Musician/photographer Bryan Adams’ exhibition showcases celebrity images for non-profit hearing awareness initiative.
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AAA AudiologyNOW! 2008 Marks 20 Years of Academy Initiatives
A look at the events and activities of the 20th annual American Academy of Audiology’s AudiologyNOW! convention held in Charlotte, NC, during April.
Read MoreU.S. families sue undertakers in body parts scandal
‘Ghoulish’ operation finds seven indicted by grand jury; bones, skin and tendons harvested for sale to hospitals.
Read MoreTennessee Mandates Infant Hearing Loss Screenings
Legislators enact ‘Claire’s Law’ to assure infant screening; costs to be covered by insurers.
Read MoreComfort Audio Opens U.S. Headquarters
Comfort Audio marks its second year in the United States by opening new North American headquarters near Chicago.
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The Right Time and Right Place for ALDs
An interview with Ragnar Åhgren of Comfort Audio.
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Satisfying First-time Hearing Aid Users: A Clinical Study
Despite the prevalence of open-fit devices, very little empirical data is available that describes the nature and amount of benefit one can expect, especially in difficult listening environments. This study looks at data from 22 subjects who have mild hearing loss and no previous hearing aid experience.
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Growing Up Noisy: The Sound-exposure Diary of a Hypothetical Young Adult
About one-fifth of the workforce between the ages of 17 and 25 years entering industries already have notches consistent with noise exposure. This literature review, in the form of a sound-exposure diary of a hypothetical high-school graduate waiting to enter college, along with relevant research findings, sheds some light on why.
Read MoreSupport Swells for Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Industry groups urge stakeholders to visit site; Senators and Representatives finally warm to bill.
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Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In Veterans’ Ears
An audiologist and cell biologist at Northwestern University who developed tinnitus twenty years ago after serving in the U.S. Army Reserves, is currently conducting research on the condition by working with zebrafish.
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