Tax Deductions for Convention and Educational Seminar Attendance
Some tax advice on how Uncle Sam makes it easier for you to attend conventions and professional events.
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Month: August 2011
Location, Location, Location
CareCredit’s Provider Locator program offers a way to put your practice on the (physical and online) map, positioning yourself for new clients.
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OMS for ROI
How to effectively use an office management system (OMS) to increase patient resales for maximum return on investment (ROI).
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Finding Optimum Gain, Compression, and Frequency Shape in Different Listening Situations
Trainable hearing aids are getting smarter about optimizing loudness, audibility, and comfort for speech, noise, and music.
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Directionality in Hearing Aids: A Progress Report
Recent technological enhancements to directional devices provide consumers with a better overall listening experience in noise.
Read MoreFull Slate of Hearing Events and Conferences for September
If you haven’t checked Hearing Review’s calendar page lately, September is shaping up to be a full month for 2011 hearing industry events around the country. Here’s a brief summary.
Read MoreAfter Updated Wi, Starkey Releases New X Series
Starkey Laboratories has introduced the new X Series of digital hearing aids. The new family includes an array of new features, including Voice iQ2, an update to Starkeys noise reduction and speech preservation system, and Spectral iQ, a frequency lowering technology.
Read MoreSLP and Audiology Medicare Providers: Time to Revalidate Enrollment
The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) is alerting its members that all speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists who enrolled in Medicare prior to Friday, March 23, 2011, will need to revalidate their enrollment by March 2013.
Read MoreHearing Loop Training Set for Reno in September
On September 27 – 29, 2011, Contacta Inc will present a 3-day hearing loop training program at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.
Read MoreSonic Innovations Donates Over 44,000 Batteries to Minnesota Nonprofits
Sonic Innovations has announced the donation of over 44,000 hearing aid battery cells to three Minnesota nonprofit groups.
Read MoreStarkey Updates Wi Series, Including a New RIC
Starkey Laboratories has released a new RIC with a 13 battery and other new features for its Wi Series, The new enhancements include Voice iQ2, an update to Starkeys noise reduction and speech preservation system, and Spectral iQ, a frequency audibility technology.
Read MoreSurvey Shows Workers Fail to Wear Hearing Safety Equipment
Among the findings in a Kimberly-Clark survey of safety professionals, noncompliance with wearing hearing protection was the second most challenging personal protective equipment category behind wearing eye protection.
Read MoreNSF Awards RIT/NTID $4.45 Million to Create DeafTEC Center of Excellence
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $4.45 million to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) to establish DeafTEC: Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. The award is the largest NSF award in RITs history.
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa Researchers Link Usher Syndrome Hearing Loss to Harmonin Protein
University of Iowa (UI) scientists have discovered that the protein harmonin may play a role in the transmission of sound information to the brain. The discovery may one day lead to a therapy for Usher syndrome.
Read MoreTime to Vote for the 2011 Oticon Focus on People Awards
Oticon has opened voting for the 2011 Focus on People Awards. Its the first year that Oticon has invited the public to participate in the selection process. Winners will be announced some time in September 2011.
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