Starkey CEO Inducted into Minnesota Science & Technology Hall of Fame
And, Starkey receives 2009 Tekne Award in the Medical Technology award category.
Read MoreMonth: October 2009
New Hearing Aid Options: Looking Good, Sounding Better
Advances in hearing aid design and technology mean more and better choices for consumers, says the October issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource, which covers the pros and cons of various styles.
Read MoreSenate Finance Committee Report Adds Habilitative Services to Health Care Insurance Reform Legislation
Specific coverage policies would be developed after a health care insurance reform proposal is signed into law and as it passes through the regulatory process.
Read MoreChina-based Hearing Aid Maker NewSound Celebrates Opening of First US Location
A seminar event at the new San Francisco operation, including workshops, is planned for November 8.
Read MoreNoisy Planet Campaign Cultivates Partnership With 4-H
Educational materials with an agricultural theme are being developed for distribution throughout the 4-H program’s network.
Read MoreHearing Motors in the Ears? Fire Up Your Engine
A new study conducted by the University of Utah has found that the human ear has tiny, flexoelectric motors that rev up to better enable us to hear by amping up sounds mechanically rather than neurologically.
Read MoreUnited Food & Commercial Workers Local 876 Debuts New Hearing Benefit Program
A range of free and discounted hearing care services will be provided through a statewide network of participating audiologists, hearing aid providers, and hearing aid manufacturer Siemens.
Read MoreCochlear Ltd, NXP Semiconductors Collaborate to Enable Cochlear’s Next Generation Hearing Implants
The agreement includes the definition, development, and supply of ultra-low power speech processor and wireless communication ICs to be used in Cochlears next generation products.
Read MoreWashingtonian Magazine Names ASHA a “Great Place To Work”
Recently, ASHA also received recognition as a “Top Place to Work” in the association and nonprofit sectors from CEO Update, a trade publication that covers association and nonprofit executive careers and people.
Read MoreResearchers Analyze Reading Comprehension Processes of Deaf Youngsters
The starting hypothesis of the project says that initially, people with higher levels of verbal language have better reading comprehension. The research also includes analysis of the relationship between lip-face reading levels and comprehension of written texts.
Read MoreScientists Show How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound
A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions say they have for what is believed to be the first time managed to measure and record the elusive electrical activity of the type II neurons in the cochlea.
Read MoreResearch Looks at Listening Effort, Effects of Background Noise and Noise Reduction
A new paper has been published by the Starkey Hearing Research Center in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley.
Read MoreOticon Debuts Its First Family of Hearing Instruments Exclusively for Children, Teens With Hearing Loss
New Oticon Safari provides a comprehensive family of dedicated child-friendly hearing instruments for the journey through childhood and beyond.
Read MoreICF Macro, IRS Seek to Improve Tax Services for Hard-of-Hearing Taxpayers
Through a series of in-person focus groups in Bethesda, Md, and Los Angeles, theyre gathering opinions to learn about the difficulties people face in getting answers and assistance with tax issues.
Read MoreNovel Research Deconstructs Inner Workings Of The Brain
New findings indicate that musical training might enhance other auditory skills such as language acquisition and reading, and provides important diagnostic and treatment options for a number of hearing and language disorders.
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