Deaf Educator Appointed Head of CSUN
Internationally recognized deaf educator and advocate Roslyn “Roz” Rosen has been appointed director of California State University, Northridge’s (CSUN) acclaimed National Center on Deafness (NCOD).
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Sonus Announces Two Significant Promotions; Certifies 17 Providers
Sonus Corp, Minneapolis, announces that regional manager Jim Buckley was promoted to senior corporate director, and that Jim Shafer, AuD, was promoted to regional manager for the territory covering Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.
Read MoreBreakthrough in Search for Genes That Cause Age-Related Hearing Loss
Scientists funded by The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), London, have discovered evidence of a gene that contributes to age-related hearing loss.
Read MoreBHI Documentary on Hearing Loss to Air on PBS
Vinton Cerf, PhD, a computer pioneer who is now Google’s vice president and chief Internet evangelist, urges viewers to stop ignoring hearing problems in a Better Hearing Institute (BHI) documentary that began airing on public television affiliate stations in August.
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Large-Scale Beta Clinical Trial of a New Hearing Aid System
A new digital hearing instrument system and its software were tested on 70 subjects at 12 external test sites.
Read MoreAG Bell E-Seminar: Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Product Update
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell), Washington, DC, is offering an e-seminar September 21, 2006, titled “Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Product Update.”
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Changing with the Times: Additional Criteria for a Good Feedback Cancellation Algorithm
Available Gain Before Feedback (AGBF) remains an important component in assessing the effectiveness of a feedback cancellation algorithm. However, in the real-world where numerous hearing aid algorithms and features may come into play, there are many more facets to consider.
Read MoreHEI Expands Its Free Hearing Screening Services
House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, will celebrate 10 years of providing hearing conservation education and health services to thousands of Audio Engineering Society (AES) members at the 121st AES Convention through its Sound Partners™ hearing conservation education program.
Read MoreNew Phone Features PicturePerfect Dialing
Clarity®, a division of Plantronics Inc, Chattanooga, Tenn, has released the Clarity P400™ amplified corded telephone.
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2006 ADA & IHS conventions
A sneak-peek at the products and services being unveiled at this year’s Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) Convention in Scottsdale, Ariz, and International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention in San Antonio.
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Earmolds and Hearing Aid Shells: A Tutorial
The last in a series of articles on one of the most critical—and problematic—parts of the hearing instrument fitting process. Part 5 looks at the process of manufacturing earmolds and earshells, with particular emphasis on new digital shell manufacturing technology.
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The Value Proposition of Open-Fit Hearing Aids
Open-fit hearing aids, when applied to appropriate candidates, produce an unambiguous reduction in listener complaints about sound quality. However, the “uncertainty” of the value proposition remains—especially when hearing in noise is the primary goal of the patient.
Read MoreStudy: Hearing Loss and High-Speed Dental Tools
After 36 years in private dental practice, Fred Kreutzer, DMD, began struggling to hear. It’s been 5 years since he retired from his practice and Kreutzer now wears hearing aids in both ears.
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All I Ever Needed to Know About Hearing I Learned in Preschool
My 3-year-old son, Johann, is entering his first part-time preschool class this month. “I’m growing so fast,” he says in the same way that a scientist might explain that Pluto isn’t really a plan
Read MoreNIDCD-Supported Scientist Receives Presidential Award
rnNational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Washington, DC, grantee Nace Golding, PhD, has received the highest government honor for outstanding scientists or engineers who are beginning independent careers, the 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
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