Douglas L. Beck Receives R.S. McCrea Medal
Hearing Review frequent contributor, Douglas L. Beck, AuD, has received the 2011 R.S. McCrea Medal for a pediatric lecture given at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Actually, Professional Musicians Still at Higher Risk for Hearing Loss
While a recent study shows that those who play musical instruments have a decrease in age-related hearing loss, other occupational safety studies still show that certain professional musicians are still at risk for hearing loss from their instruments.
Read MoreHR Teams Up with David Kirkwood and HearingHealthMatters.org
The Hearing Review is adding its first-ever monthly column to the magazine, as well as its weekly e-newsletter, The Insider. The new column will feature posts from the blogsite HearingHealthMatters.org, which was founded by a number of prominent figures in hearing healthcare.
Read MoreSonova Names New Unitron President, Merges Sona into Unitron, and More
In a wide-ranging press statement, Sonova Holding AG has replaced Unitron Hearings president, Michael Tease, with Jan Metzdorff. In addition, the company announced that the Sona brand will be merged into Unitron Hearing and that Phonaks middle ear implant research facility in Lonay, Switzerland, may be closed.
Read MoreBTA Awards Dr Lindsay St Claire for Paper on Caffeine Abstinence and Tinnitus
The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has presented the Marie & Jack Shapiro Prize to Dr Lindsay St Claire, senior lecturer at the Centre for Hearing and Balance Studies, University of Bristol, for her paper “Caffeine abstinence: An ineffective and potentially distressing tinnitus therapy.”
Read MoreOtonomy Shows Positive Clinical Trial Results From Meniere’s Disease Therapy
Otonomy Inc has announced positive new results from a Phase 1b study of OTO-104 intratympanic (IT) injection in patients with Meniere’s disease. Data showed that patients treated with OTO-104 experienced reductions in vertigo frequency and improvements in tinnitus.
Read MoreInternational Symposium on Audiological Medicine – Bhubanswar, India
The International Symposium on Audiological Medicine (ISAM) – 2011 will be held December 10 to December 12, 2011, in Bhubanswar, Orissa, India. Abstracts for the conference may still be submitted until November 15.
Read MoreBHI Highlights Connection Between Heart and Hearing Health
In recognition of World Heart Day, September 29, 2011, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is raising awareness of the connection between cardiovascular and hearing health, and is urging people with cardiovascular disease to get their hearing checked.
Read MoreWelch Allyn Partners to Promote More EHR Adoption
Welch Allyn has partnered with Wavelength Information Services Inc (Wavelength) to offer its clients a new service designed to ease the process of selecting and preparing for an electronic health record (EHR) system.
Read MoreSurvey Reveals Market Share Gains and Losses for Hearing Aid Top Brands
According to a new report by iData Research, a majority of surveyed audiologists say that patients who chose Phonak, Starkey, and Oticon hearing aids indicated that quality and customer service were most important to their choice, while price and ease-of-use were more important for Siemens, Lyric, Unitron, and other brands.
Read MoreMarlee Matlin Partners With MEDL Mobile to Phone App for Learning to Sign
MEDL Mobile Inc is partnering with Marlee Matlin, Oscar winning actress and advocate for those with hearing loss, to create a mobile platform for teaching American Sign Language (ASL).
Read MoreAudigy Group Names Mason Walker President
In a surprise announcement at Audigy Group’s annual Fall Summit in Las Vegas, Audigy Groups founder and CEO, Brandon Dawson, promoted executive vice president Mason Walker to president of the organization.
Read MoreIda Institute Website Wins Third International WebAward
The 15th annual WebAward competition has honored Ida Institute with a Standard of Excellence Award in the Non-Profit Category. This is the third year in a row that idainstitute.com has won this international prize for website developers and marketers.
Read MoreGerman Researchers Develop New Model for Speech and Sound Recognition
Scientists at the Bernstein Center and the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) Munich have developed a mathematical model that accurately mimics how the brain can compare stored and perceived sounds in a particularly efficient manner.
Read MoreNew CaptionCall Service from Sorenson Communications
Sorenson Communications has announced the national launch of CaptionCall, a new captioned calling service and telephone for people with hearing loss.
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