Welch Allyn Names Anil Dass Country Manager for India
Welch Allyn, a global manufacturer of hearing health otoscopes and other hearing health devices, has named Anil Dass as country manager for India.
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Sonic Alert Releases Next Generation Amplified Telephone
Sonic Alert is now offering the Geemarc Ampli455, a next generation digital amplified telephone that is designed for people with moderate to severe hearing and vision loss.
Read MorePotential Tinnitus Drug Highlighted at “The Neuroscience of Tinnitus” Conference
State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) researchers are highlighting a new drug therapy that eliminates tinnitus with a single dose in animal models, as well as other advances, at the Fifth Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference.
Read MoreAfter Starkey Foundation Event, Whoopi Goldberg Reveals She Wears Hearing Aids
After attending the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s “So the World May Hear” awards gala on July 24, 2011, Whoopi Goldberg later revealed that she is another Baby Boomer celebrity who wears hearing aids.
Read MoreVideo: HLAA Encourages Hearing Community to Sign Up for Fall Walk-A-Thons in Various Cities
As the fall season approaches, The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has released a video that explains the history and goals of their annual walk-a-thons that take place in various cities around the US twice a year.
Read MoreOticon’s Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign: Pink with a Purpose
For the fourth year in a row, Oticon will participate in Octobers National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This years campaign theme is Pink with a Purpose, supporting breast cancer education and research initiatives.
Read MoreVideo: Hearing Loss Gets National Attention with Matt Lauer
On August 10, 2011, NBC’s ,em>Today show featured host Matt Lauer admitting that he was concerned about having hearing loss and showed his journey through getting a hearing exam from Shelley A. Borgia, AuD, a New York-based practitioner.
Read MoreHouse Research Institute Launches “65 Faces” Campaign
House Research Institute has launched the 65 Faces fund-raising campaign. The new initiative coincides with the 65th anniversary of the institute, which recently changed its name from House Ear Institute. In keeping with the 65-year theme, the campaigns fund-raising goal is $65 million.
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AR for Living Well with Hearing Loss
The science of aural rehabilitation (AR) via counseling, group sessions, and clinical tools has always been something of a poor stepchild to the science of hearing testing and hearing instrument selection, fitting, and verification/validation.
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Hammer or No Hammer?
Professionalism is an important key to gaining respect in the world of health care.
Read MoreVitamin A and E Supplements May Reduce Risk of Hearing Loss
A new study from Vanderbilt University and Australia’s University of Sydney shows evidence that Vitamin A and E supplements may reduce the prevalence of age-related hearing loss up to 47%.
Read MoreSalus University President Announces He Is Stepping Down
Long time Salus University president, Thomas L. Lewis, OD, PhD, whose leadership of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) led to the establishment of Salus University and its audiology program, has announced he is stepping down effective June 30, 2012.
Read MoreCDC: Veterans 30% More Likely to Have Severe Hearing Loss Than Non-veterans
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that military veterans are 30% more likely to suffer from severe hearing loss than non-veterans.
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Digital Wireless Hearing Aids, Part 3: Audiological Benefits
The benefits of binaural data exchange between hearing aids and to external audio/communication devices.
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Development and Evaluation of a Patient Screen for a Successful Hearing Aid Fitting
A study about the most effective means of describing hearing loss, via client-oriented demonstration software, for optimal patient understanding of their hearing loss.
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