Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells to treat children with sensorineural hearing loss.
Read MoreStarkey Laboratories Inc has announced that it is changing its parent company name to Starkey Hearing Technologies. In its press release, the 45-year-old company said that it was making the change based on its overall technology focus, global expansion, and a changing marketplace.
Read MoreTennessee has passed and enacted HB0761, a law that mandates that group and individual insurance policies reimburse parents for hearing aids for their insured children.
Read MoreAvada Audiology and Hearing Care Centers, a subsidiary of Hearing Healthcare Management Inc, is celebrating the first anniversary of its national call center.
Read MoreAccording to University of Michigan (UM) researchers, nine out of 10 city dwellers are at risk of noise induced hearing loss from leisure activities, such as listening to music with MP3 players.
Read MoreThe Elite Hearing Network, a provider of support services to hearing professionals, is conducting a fundraiser for the Maui National Guard during Elites 2012 Annual Business Summit, February 9-12, 2012, in Maui, Hawaii.
Read MoreNear the end of 2011, the 12th Annual Conference of the Texas Academy of Audiology (TAA) was held in Dallas. The event brought together the largest attendance in the history of the Academy, according to the post-conference press release.
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This weekend I watched Super 8, the J.J. Abrams a la Spielberg horror film that pits a group of teenagers against a spooky, massively powerful, unknown entity and the seemingly capricious rules of adults. Without spoiling it for you, the
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear. In humans, this gene, known as FGF20, is located in a portion of the genome that has been associated with inherited deafness in otherwise healthy families.
Read MoreOtometrics has signed an agreement with Attainia, an online health care equipment supplier. The agreement places all of Otometrics’ medical equipment on Attainia’s web portal.
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A perspective on the bankruptcy of one of the hearing industry’s pioneering hearing care networks.
Read MoreOticon Medical recently sponsored a Masterclass on bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) systems at Stockholms Karolinska University Hospital. The Masterclass was initiated and organized by Professor Malou Hultcrantz of Karolinska Hospital’s Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
Read MoreAccording to new Tel Aviv University (TAU) research, one in four teens may be in danger of early hearing loss as a direct result of MP3 listening habits. The research was published in the International Journal of Audiology and demonstrated clearly that teens have harmful music-listening habits when it comes to iPods and other MP3 devices.
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A look at some of the best commercial hearing-related Web sites available for hearing care professionals.
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