On May 4 in New York and May 12 in Los Angeles, the House Ear Institute will present “Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration,” a free live event to help educate teens about music and preserving their hearing.
Read MoreOticon Inc has announced an alliance with Hearing Instrument Consultants (HIC). The agreement is intended to expand and strengthen Oticon’s business support network.
Read MoreIn a University of Florida (UF) study of 56 college students who believed they had normal hearing, 25% did not have normal hearing sensitivity.
Read MoreAre middle ear infections and childhood obesity related to changes in a child’s taste? According to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, children with chronic middle ear infections can experience changes in their sense of taste, and these changes may be related to childhood obesity.
Read MoreCommunications giant Comcast is recognizing Deaf History Month (March 15 – April 13) by offering its customers on demand American Sign Language lessons taught by experts via its cable service.
Read MoreBeltone Electronics announced that it has received an A-plus rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the organizations highest possible accreditation grade.
Read MoreThe Hearing Review has just learned of the passing of Woodrow R. Ray Rice, president of Mid-States Laboratories. Rice was 96 and passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011.
Read MoreAlthough universal newborn hearing screening programs appear to identify children with hearing loss at a younger age, nearly one third of pediatric cochlear implant recipients pass newborn screening, but are then later diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Read MoreSonitus Medical Inc announced that it has received the European CE Mark certification for its SoundBite Hearing System, a nonsurgical and removable hearing prosthetic that transmits sound via the teeth.
Read MoreAccording to P2i, there are now 3 million hearing aid users worldwide that are now protected by Aridion, P2i’s liquid repellent nano-coating. The company also announced that it will unveil its new compact Aridion 8 processing machine.
Read MoreThe new iMini is Siemens’ smallest hearing aid in its hearing product line.
Read MoreRenata Batteries has developed a new line of 0% mercury silver oxide button cell batteries for hearing aids and other consumer devices.
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The American Hearing Aid Associates (AHAA) has launched a new SecondSenseHearing.com, a new consumer Web site that provides people with hearing loss and their family and friends key information about causes and types of hearing loss, as well as the latest technology that can help improve their quality of life through better hearing.
Read MoreThe National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) and the Assistive Technology Industry Association have teamed up to develop a research primer for assistive technology (AT) developers, manufacturers, and vendors.
Read MoreICS Medical, the balance assessment brand of GN Otometrics, will have its 30th anniversary in 2011. The company will celebrate the landmark with a year-long celebration that will focus on its history and new product launches.
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