Over 2,700 audiologists rocked for a cause at the “Empowering People Rock Gala” sponsored by the Oticon Hearing Foundation during this year’s AAA conference. In addition to the celebration, the foundation made a $27,500 donation to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF).
Read MoreThe bad news: A study by Henry Ford Hospital shows a direct association between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum. The good news: The study also shows that, in most cases, the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases. The study was presented at the recent Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting in Chicago.
Read MoreAcousticon Inc has announced today that it has received FDA 510K clearance for its ACAM-5, a German-engineered, stand-alone diagnostic hearing device that contains an audiometer integrated with Real Ear Measurement (REM) and Hearing Instrument Test (HIT) modules.
Read MoreCochlear Americas is conducting a free hearing heath fair this Saturday, May 14 in Charlotte, NC, and another on June 4 in Raleigh. The fair is designed for those with hearing loss who may be struggling with hearing aids and may benefit from cochlear implant and bone anchored devices.
Read MoreThe House Ear Institute Board of Trustees has officially announced that it is changing its name to House Research Institute (HRI). The nonprofit organization says that the change to “Research” more accurately reflects its expanding mission.
Read MoreSonus Hearing Care Professionals, a division of Amplifon USA Inc, is hosting regional training sessions on its new audiologist franchise model. Attendees will receive information about the franchise model and receive CEU credit from AAA.
Read MoreThieme has recently published the second edition of Vestibular Function: Clinical and Practice Management, a book that includes detailed information on dizziness and balance disorders, as well as essential information on how to establish and run a balance disorder clinic.
Read MoreCareerCast.com rated “Audiogist” as its least stressful job. As might be expected, many audiologists’ postings vehemently disagreed, but others were thankful for the promotion of the profession.
Read MoreOticon Medical presented several papers and conducted workshops at The Third International Symposium on Bone Conduction Hearing – Craniofacial Osseointegration (OSSEO), held in Sarasota, Fla.
Read MoreAID-GRIP, from PEHRATEK PRODUCTS, offers a new way to securely grip open-ear or receiver-in-the ear devices onto the ear to stop movement behind the ear and to prevent loss.
Read MorePaleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found Liaoconodon hui, a complete fossil mammal from the Mesozoic found in China that includes the long-sought transitional middle ear.
Read MoreA new EuroTrak UK study shows that 39% of people who consult their general practitioner (GP) about their hearing loss do not go any further to seek treatment.
Read MoreIn order to prevent waste, abuse and fraud, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to reform the certification process for Video Relay Services (VRS).
Read MoreResearch from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that tinnitus is caused by the under-inhibition of key neural pathways in the brain’s auditory center. The findings may lead to new drug therapies.
Read MoreWestminster, Colo – Responding to OSHA’s withdrawal of workplace hearing loss prevention cost guidelines, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) has sent a letter to OSHA (the United States Occupational Safety and Health A
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