Phonak Hosts 100 Audiology Students at Annual Phonak University
Phonak announced that more than 100 audiology students attended the 11th annual Phonak University held at Phonak US headquarters in Warrenville, Ill, in August 2015.
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Author: Christa Nuber
Reference Guidebook on Otology Subspecialties Released
Plural Publishing has released Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery: Clinical Reference Guide, which is a comprehensive resource written in a concise and approachable outline format. It can be used as a study resource for qualifying exams and a portable reference guide.
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EHDI Reauthorization Legislation Passes US House of Representatives
The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote HR 1334, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act (EHDI) reauthorization legislation. This legislation reauthorizes the federal portion of this important initiative for the next five years.
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Starkey Teams up with Minnesota Vikings to Promote Healthy Hearing
Starkey will pass out free earplugs to promote healthy hearing before all Vikings home games throughout the 2015 season, and Vikings players Kyle Rudolph and Adrian Peterson will each play prominent roles in supporting the partnership to promote healthy hearing.
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Sivantos Introduces hear.com to US Market for Younger Demographic
Sivantos announced that audibene, which it acquired earlier this year, is now entering the US market as hear.com, and gearing its marketing to reach a younger demographic of first-time hearing aid users.
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Sivantos Hosted 45 Audiology Students at Annual Workshop
An invitation-only event, 45 audiology students were recommended for the 2-day Sivantos workshop by their universities as especially promising and driven audiologists-in-training who have demonstrated exceptional aptitude and interest in working with hearing instruments.
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Institute of Medicine’s 3rd Meeting on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Care
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and its Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults will hold its third of three public workshops on Thursday, September 10 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Remote registration is available.
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Your Hearing Network Partners with TTS for Combined Tinnitus Care
Your Hearing Network (YHN), a network of over 1,800 audiology and hearing care professional service provider locations, and Tinnitus Treatment Solutions LLC (TTS) have announced a corporate partnership to provide advanced customized sound therapy and clinical care to tinnitus patients nationwide.
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University Recreation Center Installs Media Wall with Listening System
Listen Technologies’ ListenWiFi personal listening system was installed in a “media wall” at the new 80,000 square-foot student recreation center at the University of California, Riverside (UCR).
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Melbourne Musician-Audiologist Founds ‘Musicians for Hearing’
Melbourne-based indie musician and research audiologist Siobhan McGinnity has set up the Musicians for Hearing charity to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community, and to raise awareness of noise-induced hearing loss.
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Third Edition of Spoken Language Resource Book Released
Plural Publishing released the third edition of Children With Hearing Loss: Developing Listening and Talking, Birth to Six, by Elizabeth B. Cole, EdD, and Carol Flexer, PhD, which provides updated information for both professionals and parents facilitating spoken language through listening in infants and young children with hearing loss.
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FDA-cleared Digital Stethoscope Streams Heart Sounds via Mobile App
Eko Devices, a digital medical device startup, received FDA clearance to launch Eko Core, a digital stethoscope that wirelessly streams heart sounds to a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app and integrates heart sounds into a patient’s electronic health record (EHR).
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Country Duo Joins Starkey Foundation’s ‘Listen Carefully’ Hearing Campaign
Starkey Hearing Foundation’s public awareness campaign Listen Carefully announced its second national video contest. The contest challenges middle and high school students to create a 30-second video public service announcement about noise-induced hearing loss.
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Phonak Debuts Custom Virto V Hearing Aid
Phonak announced the launch of its new custom Phonak Virto V hearing aid, which runs on AutoSense OS, and draws on more than 200 settings to adapt to a sound environment without requiring any manual interaction.
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ZPower to Feature Rechargeable Battery Solution at IHS 2015
ZPower reports that its rechargeable system for hearing aids offers 24+ hours of continuous power each day, charges overnight in the hearing aids, takes the place of an estimated 200 disposable batteries, and lasts a full year.
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