AFA Professional Leadership Awards Given at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences
The winning students were Brenda Berry, AuD, Joseph Holmes Jr, AuD, Jeffrey Worgul, AuD, and Leisha Eiten, AuD.
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Audioscan Releases Software 3.4
The ISTS signal allows health care professionals to adjust and fit the instrument using speech that is not language-specific
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The Color Speech Range Audiogram
In a new twist on an old established tool, patients have found the color speech range audiogram easier to understand, particularly relative to how the nature of their own hearing loss corresponds to their hearing difficulties. It also appears to help family members visualize their spouse’s (or child’s) hearing.
Read MoreDefense Research Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The organization has awarded 17 grants of up to $25,000 and one Centurion Clinical Research Award of $50,000 to outstanding young scientists in the field of hearing and balance research.
Read MoreMaximizing Practice Profitability Presented by Starkey Audiology Series
Audiologists who attended the 2-day accredited course hailed from across the country.
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Earmolds: Practical Considerations to Improve Performance in Hearing Aids
Fitting modern hearing aids requires an understanding of how both software-driven and mechanical plumbing related adjustments influence the acoustical response of the hearing aid. Even with the numerous electronic means in which acoustic parameters can be adjusted, a general understanding of mechanical changes to earmolds is important for improving the performance—particularly in thin tube/wire mini-BTE applications.
Read MoreASHA Podcast: Consumer Tips For Navigating Hearing Aid And Cell Phone Compatibility Issues
Tips aim to help hearing aid users avoid audio interference when using a cell phone.
Read MoreGene Discovery Reveals a Critical Protein’s Function in Hearing
Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a protein that protects sensory cells in the ear, according to a study led by University of Iowa researchers.
Read MoreMost Children Who Have a Hearing Impairment Receive Insufficient Treatment, Study Says
Among the main reasons is a lack of or improper intervention by medical doctors, parents, and teachers, says the BHI.
Read MoreSycle Offers Double, Money-back Guarantee Through End of 2009
The company has always offered customers 30 days free, followed by 90 days of no-risk use. With this offer, the company is refunding double whatever usage fees have been paid during the 90-day trial period, says the company.
Read MoreSonic Innovations Warns Hearing Loss Affects Income Loss
The company notes that an overall $100 billion in earnings may be lost due to unaddressed hearing difficulties.
Read MoreNeural Pathway Missing in Tone-Deaf People, Says Study
Syndrome may be similar to other speech and language disorders.
Read MoreOtoSonics Aims to Raise $2 Million For Device That Diagnoses Ear Infections
Its device, ConfirMEE, could provide physicians with an effective diagnostic tool and could help cut down on the overuse of antibiotics to treat earaches that would get better on their own, says the company.
Read MoreAudina Releases New Intuition 12 Custom Digital Hearing Instrument
The product incorporates nano chip technology with 24-bit precision for accurate audio signal processing with lower internal noise and distortion, says the company.
Read MoreHoward Leight Participates in MSHA-Yale Field Study of Technologies to Help Prevent Hearing Loss Among Mine Inspectors
By age 50, about 90% of coal miners, and 49% of metal/nonmetal miners, have a hearing impairment, versus 10% of non-miners, according to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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