Children’s Book Deals With Differences, Disability, Positivity
Flightless Goose, a new full-color, hardcover children’s book from Writers’ Lair Books, deals with disability and aims to promote tolerance and build self-esteem.
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AFA Awards Kenneth W. Berger Memorial Scholarship at NOAC
The scholarship honors the career and life of Berger, a researcher, teacher, historian, private practitioner, and director of audiology at Kent State University.
Read MoreBeltone New England Opens Record 23 New Hearing Clinics in October
The new clinics represents a 27% increase over the 85 clinics existing as of the end of September.
Read MoreSudden Hearing Loss Linked to Stroke Risk
Individuals who have been hospitalized with sudden hearing loss are at increased risk of suffering strokes later in life, according to a Taiwanese study.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics Donates Cochlear Implants to Mann Foundation
Foundation to provide bionic ears to needy hearing-impaired people through Placido Domingo’s Hear the World Foundation.
Read MoreStarkey’s Zon Nets Fourth Design Award
The Zōn hearing aid from Starkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minn, has won a 2008 Tekne Award and the Consumer Electronics Show Innovations 2009 Award, for a total of four design awards this year.
Read MorePhonak Donation Helps Children With Hearing Loss
Hear the World, a global initiative raising awareness of hearing and hearing loss created by Phonak, Stafa, Switzerland, has donated $18,000 to The Bryan Adams Foundation to help families of children with hearing loss.
Read MoreSonic Innovations Commemorates One-Millionth Hearing Instrument
Sheryl Figliano, AuD, from the Center for Hearing Care in Boardman, Ohio, and Dora Cercone, her patient, were recognized as the prescriber and purchaser of Sonics one-millionth hearing instrument in October.
Read MoreCan Vitamins and Minerals Prevent Hearing Loss?
Some 10 million people in the United States suffer from impairing noise-induced hearing loss, a trend researchers and physicians are hoping to reverse with a vitamin and mineral cocktail that shows promise for prevent hearing loss caused by loud noises.
Read MorePrivate Practice Tinnitus Treatment Study Published
Neuromonics Inc, Bethlehem, Pa, reports the publication of the largest private-practice study evaluating the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment, which comprehensively targets the condition’s neurological processes.
Read MoreiDev2 Debuts iSign Mobile Application
iDev2, Lexington, Ky, creator of educational applications for children, introduces its iSign ASL (American Sign Language) tutorial and reference program for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
Read MoreClarityLife C900 Mobile Phone for Seniors
The new cell phone from Clarity, Chattanooga, Tenn, combines amplification, safety, and simplicity to help seniors maintain independence.
Read MoreCochlear Americas Workshop Addresses Baha
Cochlear Americas, Centennial, Colo, has scheduled a workshop titled “Hear The Difference: What Audiologists Need To Know About the Baha Implantable Hearing Solution,” on Dec 18 at the Hilton Indianapolis North.
Read MoreLyric Hearing Web Site Wins Design Awards
The Web site for Lyric Hearing, Newark, Calif, has been recognized for creative and conceptual excellence.
Read MoreHoward Leight Poster Depicts Care, Maintenance of Earplugs and Earmuffs
A new poster available free from Howard Leight, San Diego, details the care and maintenance of earplugs and earmuffs.
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