NIDCD Set to Fund Tinnitus Research
is offering two different funding opportunities: for the development of new interventions (PAR-09-056), and for new or enhanced diagnostic, intervention, and treatment paradigms (PAR-09-057).
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NIDCD Asks How to Make Hearing Health Care More Affordable, Accessible for Adults with Hearing Loss
The goal of the meeting was to develop a research agenda that could help increase the accessibility and affordability of hearing care for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.
Read MoreReSound Forms Global Audiology Group
The company will combine and leverage its audiology expertise to provide audiologic perspective during hearing instrument designfrom concept to release into the market.
Read MoreSalus Snags Grant to Fund National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities
The consortium consists of 24 universities with doctoral programs that have an emphasis in one or more of the three sensory impairment areas, among them: deaf/hard of hearing.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics Partners With Skinit to Customize Appearance of Cochlear Implants
Processors can be dressed with a range of personal favorites, among them: colors, sports teams, motifs, works of art, movie characters, college team logos, or, users can upload graphics for a one-of-a-kind look.
Read MoreGeneral Hearing Instruments Tackles Tinnitus With Tranquil Simplicity
The free-field soft sound dome leaves the ear canal virtually open, delivering clean, stable sound while allowing wearers to hear surrounding sounds in a normal manner, says the company.
Read MoreOtologics' Offers Carina Implantable Hearing System
The device picks up sounds using a microphone implanted under the skin and transmits amplified signals directly into the middle ear.
Read MoreOtologics’ Offers Carina Implantable Hearing System
The device picks up sounds using a microphone implanted under the skin and transmits amplified signals directly into the middle ear.
Read MoreNational Science Fair Competition for Students with Hearing Loss
The RIT National Science Fair for deaf and hard-of-hearing students allows entrants to compete individually or as a two- or three-person team for cash prizes of up to $500.
Read MoreAFA Events Encourage Students, Raise Funding for Programs
Twenty-eight third- and fourth-year AuD students from programs nationwide attended the convention and participated in a special track of AFA sessions directed at students interested in future careers in private practice.
Read MoreStarkey Founder and CEO William F. Austin Wins Woodrow Wilson Award
The award honors a business leader whose business practices and example have shown concern for society beyond the bottom line.
Read MoreOticon Dual Positively Pink Campaign Delivers $20,000 to Support Breast Cancer Research
The donation is a result of the Positively Pink campaign that introduced Oticon Dual Think Pink hearing devices.
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Looking Back at 2009, Moving Forward to 2010
HR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at new product/service offerings and events in 2009, as well as what might be expected for 2010 and beyond.
Read MoreCall for Singers at Upcoming AAA Convention in San Diego
At the annual AAA event, Robert DiSogra, Mead Killion of Etymotic Research, Dave Speidel of Interacoustics, and others have treated attendees to barbershop-style songs at the exhibit hall. They are seeking singers to perform at the American Academy of Audiology Convention in San Diego in April.
Read MoreDynamic Ear Co Introduces Passive Hearing Protection Filters for Music, Industrial Applications
For musicians, music lovers, and concertgoers who require state-of-the-art hearing protection while maintaining clarity of sound and full music dynamics
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