Audigy Group set an attendance record for its third annual Fall Summit. The 4-day event, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, welcomed 768 attendees. The Summit is now the second largest non-manufacturer event in the hearing care space, according to Audigy.
Read MoreAvada Audiology and Hearing Care Centers have just introduced the BluLink PHD MiniLink hearing instruments, the next generation of Avadas BluLink series. The new line provides hands-free connectivity to Bluetooth-enabled wireless electronic devices and includes a faster microprocessor with four digital features.
Read MoreThe Deafness Research Foundation has announced that it is changing the 53-year old organizations name to the Hearing Health Foundation. The Board of Directors also announced that it was launching the Hearing Restoration Project (HRP), an alliance of scientists working collaboratively and interactively to find a cure for hearing loss.
Read MoreA study led by Canadian researchers has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians.
Read MoreThe Ida Institute is offering a patient motivation and engagement workshop on October 28, 2011, at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa.
Read MoreHouse Research Institute (HRI) has launched a 3-month nationwide campaign to engage teenagers about hearing loss prevention with an online T-shirt design contest. The social media initiative, called It’s How You Listen That Counts, will appear on popular teen websites, such as Pandora, Hulu, YouTube, and Facebook.
Read MoreAuditec Inc has introduced a new auditory training program called Constraint-Induced Auditory Therapy (CIAT), which is described as a dichotic listening program.
Read MoreIsraeli researchers from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Bethlehem University have successfully developed a fast-track genetic diagnosis for hearing loss through “exome deep sequencing,” a method that sequences hundreds of thousands of genes at a time.
Read MoreSonic Alert has announced the availability of the new Geemarc Amplidect 350 (AD350) amplified cordless telephone, developed specifically for use with hearing aids with T-coils.
Read MoreThe New Jersey Academy of Audiologys third annual meeting, titled Auditory Processing Disorders: Different Perspectives, will be held Friday, October 28, 2011, at Montclair State University.
Read MoreThe Tinnitus Practitioners Association (TPA) is applauding The New York Times and TODAY Show for calling attention to misophonia, a condition in which people are unable to tolerate certain sounds. While pleased with the attention, TPA is calling for media outlets to include more information about possible treatments.
Read MoreThe MED-EL Corporation has launched the new MAESTRO Cochlear Implant (CI) System and the MED-EL CONCERT, the worlds smallest, lightest, and thinnest titanium cochlear implant, according to the company.
Read MoreClark-MXR Inc has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further develop the tools, facilities, and protocols needed to produce a new cochlear implant multi-electrode array that uses known biocompatible materials.
Read MoreOticon has announced the winners of the 2011 Oticon Focus on People Awards. Twelve people with hearing loss were recognized for demonstrating how hearing loss does not limit a persons ability to live a full, productive, and inspiring life.
Read MoreCochlear Limited a.k.a. Cochlear Americas, is undertaking a voluntary recall of the unimplanted Cochlear Nucleus CI500 cochlear implant range. Meanwhile, AB gets cleared to reintroduce its HiRes 90K cochlear implant.
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