Salus University, which offers degree programs in audiology, announced that Satya B. Verma, OD, associate professor and assistant director of the Externship Program at Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry has started his two-year term as president of NAP.
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On January 29, 2015, Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 315), which would provide a $500 credit to people needing a hearing aid.
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A new study finds that older age of cochlear implant patients does not appear to be an issue when revision cochlear implantation is necessary due to device failure.
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To reduce hearing aid users’ negative responses to their devices, a researcher from the University of Missouri (MU) has developed the HEAR intervention to help them gradually increase their hearing aid use and satisfaction.
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People who are Deaf can spend up to 80% more on daily living costs than those who are able to hear, according to a study from the United Kingdom.
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Nurotron Biotechnology has announced that it received approval from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to sell its Venus Cochlear Implant System in India.
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ZPower has announced that its vice president of business development, Barry A. Freeman, PhD, will speak at the Illinois Academy of Audiology (ILAA) conference, held January 29-30 at the Chicago Hilton.
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Microson, Barcelona, Spain, has announced its participation in the Arab Health Congress 2015, held January 26-29 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE.
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Angela Loavenbruck, EdD, discusses the shortcomings of audiologist education programs and how future audiologists are trained.
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A self-administered hearing test application could improve patient compliance by funneling self-motivated patients into the healthcare system already primed to succeed with amplification technology.
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This article challenges some basic assumptions about the occurrence of hearing loss among the healthy aging population, and seniors’ listening needs and variability.
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Self-financing a private practice may produce fast results, but our tax laws create a number of obstacles that must be overcome to avoid penalties and higher tax bills. This article presents options for consideration before pursuing self-funding.
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Several news stories have highlighted the remarkable recovery of patients who are functioning with half a brain after surgical treatment for Rasmussen’s Syndrome, or Rasmussen’s encephalitis.
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MED-EL has received FDA approval for its new Synchrony cochlear implant (CI), which can be used for MRI without magnet removal.
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Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) co-sponsored an ASL music video of the Disney song “Let It Go,” which will be featured on YouTube via D-PAN.
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