AAA Publishes List of Clinical Recommendations for COVID-19
The best recommendation for all practices is to follow the CDC recommendations. You will want to access the CDC website on an ongoing manner to have the latest information.
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Author: Stefani Kim
Physicists Propose New Filter for Blocking High-pitched Sounds
In a new study summarized on the University at Buffalo website, theoretical physicists report that materials made from tapered chains of spherical beads could help dampen sounds that lie at the upper range of human hearing or just beyond.
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‘Buzzfeed’ Article Details Challenges of College Lockdowns for Deaf Students
Additionally, online learning may present greater challenges for deaf students, many of whom rely on visual learning environments.
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‘LA Times’ Profiles Hearing Advocacy Work of Gigi Caruso
Gigi and her parents have supported Assembly Bill 598, otherwise known as the Let California Kids Hear Act, which would have required private insurers to cover the cost of hearing devices for infants and children, up to $3,000 per hearing aid.
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Eargo Featured in ‘Harvard Business Review’ Article
Author Eddie Yoon, a founder of Eddie Would Grow, wrote that “Eargo’s team are trained to talk about hearing loss not as a medical problem, but rather as a relational problem,” and ask callers about the quality of conversations with friends and family.
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21st Annual Texas Academy of Audiology Conference to Take Place Oct. 15-17
Sponsors and partners include Oticon, Texas Special Instruments, Signia, Phonak, Widex, ReSound, Audigy, and AudiologyPlus.
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NICE Guideline on Tinnitus Now Available Online
This guideline covers the assessment, investigation and management of tinnitus in primary, community, and secondary care.
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HLAA Provides Update on HLAA2020 Convention, Walk4Hearing Events
The HLAA2020 Convention is to be held in New Orleans, June 18-21. Registrations are coming in and, as of today, there are no plans to cancel the convention held in late June.
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Sensorion Announces Updated Timelines for Phase 2 Study of Hearing Loss Drug
Sensorion (FR0012596468 – ALSEN) a clinical-stage biotech company which specializes in the...
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Starkey Hosts Empowering Women Panel Discussion
In addition to the panel discussion, this month Starkey is participating in a clothing drive for Dress for Success.
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Researchers Explore Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Falls
The authors found that the type of sound was important when it comes to balance. More specifically, continuous background noise (usually static) was the most helpful for subjects to keep their center of gravity.
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Unitron Launches Discover Next Platform
Unitron announced its newest platform, the Discover Next, that’s said to “help people get to the heart of conversations with superior speech understanding in any environment making even the softest-spoken people easier to understand.”
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The AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo Officially Canceled
In an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our attendees and the patients they serve (who may be part of at-risk populations), the Academy has made the difficult decision to cancel the AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo (and all related activities and ancillary meetings) due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
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Oticon Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
Oticon President Gary Rosenblum has announced the appointment of three new Oticon Vice Presidents: Josephine Poelma, MS, PMP to Vice President, Learning and Development; Dawn Spring, MBA to Vice President, Customer Experience; and Douglas Beck, AuD, to Vice President, Academic Sciences.
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AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo Preview
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) will be hosting its AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans on April 1-4.
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