National University of Singapore Researchers Develop Device for Treatment of ‘Glue Ear’
This NUS invention, which is sensor-guided and easy to use, could significantly improve current surgical treatment of the condition.
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Senator Susan Collins Co-Sponsors 2017 Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act
In an effort to make certain types of hearing aids more accessible and affordable, US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, co-sponsored the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, the senator’s office announced. This bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Charles Grassley (R-IA).
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Listen Technologies’ Russ Gentner Awarded 2017 Adele De Berri Pioneers in AV Award
The InfoComm Awards Committee recognized Gentner for his history of innovation and his advocacy for those with hearing loss.
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Oticon Earns High Ratings in Hearing Tracker/UBS Surveys
Oticon was rated best in value, quality, patient satisfaction, and more in a survey of more than 500 hearing care professionals, the company announced.
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Congressman Robert Scott Introduces School Construction Legislation Featuring Excessive Classroom Noise Provisions
Similar to previous school construction legislation, this version, at ASHA’s request, contains provisions allowing for grant recipients and bond issuers to use their funding to address excessive classroom noise issues.
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University of Nottingham Seeks Participants for Tinnitus Study
The team wants to find out from people with tinnitus, healthcare practitioners involved in hearing, and other hearing researchers, which types of tinnitus complaints should be measured to assess whether a treatment is working.
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NIDCD Researchers Study Protein’s Effect on Inner Ear Development
Conducted by scientists at NIDCD—part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the research offers new insight into how specialized sensory hair cells develop and function, providing opportunities for scientists to explore novel ways to treat hearing loss, balance disorders, and deafness.
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‘Wired UK’ Profiles Ontenna, a Sound Transmission Device Worn in the Hair
A new device developed by Fujitsu called the Ontenna, allows sound to be transmitted through vibrations and light via a hair clip to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, according to an article in ‘Wired UK.’
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PervasiveSUB Software Transmits TV Captions in Real Time to Smartphones or Tablets
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Telefónica, and FASOCIDE (the Spanish acronym for the Federation of Deaf-Blind Persons Associations) presented the PervasiveSUB technology at the UC3M Madrid-Puerta de Toledo campus, Uc3M announced on its website in a press release.
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AHAA Presents Awards at 22nd Annual Convention
Eight audiologists and business owners were recognized, from among all associates nationwide, for their dedication and success during the recent awards presentation at the 22nd annual American Hearing Aid Associates (AHAA) Convention, AHAA announced.
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Connecticut Repertory Theatre to Include ASL Interpretation for Summer Series
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) announces that each show of its 2017 Nutmeg Summer Series, ‘1776’, ‘Noises Off,’ and ‘Disney’s Newsies’, will have performances interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) through a partnership with the University of Connecticut Interpreting Services (UCIS), a division of the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD).
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RIT Researchers Developing Sign Language Translation Avatars, ‘Slate’ Reports
A team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory is working on computer animation techniques that will help translate written and spoken word into American Sign Language (ASL), according to an article in ‘Slate.’
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Starkey Shares Infographic With Results of WebMD Hearing Aid Survey
Results of the survey, commissioned by Starkey, were posted in an infographic on Starkey’s website that included what hearing aid wearers thought of their purchase, and to see if physicians, audiologists, and other hearing care professionals noticed a difference in patients who wore hearing aids.
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HLAA2017 to Take Place in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 22-25
Consumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.
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3M to Provide Earplugs and Headsets to US Army for Hearing Protection
The US Army has accepted two 3M™ products to equip soldiers with hearing protection and auditory situational awareness, 3M, St. Paul, Minn announced.
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