Restaurant-Goers Learn a New Language While Dining
A unique first-of-its-kind restaurant in Canada offers the opportunity for people who are hard-of-hearing to showcase their culinary talents.
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Alters Brain Responses to Speech
Prolonged exposure to loud noise alters how the brain processes speech, potentially increasing the difficulty in distinguishing speech sounds, according to neuroscientists at UT Dallas.
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Child Hears Sound in First FDA-Approved Clinical Trial of ABI in the US
A three-year-old is the first child in the United States to undergo an auditory brainstem implant surgery in an FDA-approved trial supported by a National Institutes of Health clinical trial grant.
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Rayovac’s Portage Plant Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Rayovac’s plant in Portage, Wis, recently celebrated 50 years of operation.
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Oticon’s Henning Falster Celebrates 40 Years
Last month Oticon employees gathered to salute Henning Falster for his 40-year contribution to building a leadership position in education and professional development for Oticon.
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Better Messages on Better Hearing: Shaping Images and Attitudes for the Benefit of Our Patient
“Can we get to the point where hearing aids, like glasses, are the symbol of a solution, rather than a problem?” Dennis Van Vliet, AuD ponders that question in the August 2014 Final Word column.
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The “Best Hearing Aid” for Listening to Music: Clinical Tricks, Major Technologies, and Software Tips
Marshall Chasin, AuD, provides some innovative and practical tricks and tips for trouble-shooting common problems associated with the performance of hearing aids when listening to (and playing) music.
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A Solution to Challenges Faced by Hearing-impaired Musicians Performing on Loud Amplified Stages
Larry Revit, MA, a performing musician, sound engineer, and audiologist, reports on an audio system built around a unique wide-band, high-fidelity in-ear-monitor system that has binaural microphones imbedded in the earpieces.
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Using Professional Audio Techniques for Music Practice with Hearing Loss: A Thought Experiment
Audio producers and engineers seek SNR optimization, have the luxury to use audio equipment with exceptionally high specifications running on AC power, and avoid extensive signal processing. This provides an amplified sound signal with stunningly realistic fidelity.
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Passings: Dianne Bernath, Former Canadian Governor and Treasurer of IHS
Bernath was a prominent figure within the International Hearing Society (IHS), serving as its treasurer and as the first Canadian governor. She was well known for her dedication to raising educational standards and establishing educational programs for hearing aid specialists in both the United States and her native Canada.
Read MoreHands-on Evoked Potential Training
Audiology Systems, in partnership with Otometrics, invites you to a 7-hour EP course. This is a one-day course designed to assist new users of the ICS Chartr EP 200 system in becoming more familiar with the system’s operation....
Read MoreHands-on VNG Training
Audiology Systems, in partnership with Otometrics, invites you to our VNG course. This is a one-day course is designed to assist new users of the ICS Chartr 200 VNG/ENG system in becoming more familiar with the system’s...
Read MoreHead Impulse/VEMP Seminars 2014
Otometrics invites you to an exclusive event where experts in the field of vestibular assessment discuss the evaluation of all 5 end organs (semicircular canals, saccule and utricle) of the vestibular system. You will learn why...
Read MoreHead Impulse/VEMP Seminars 2014
Otometrics invites you to an exclusive event where experts in the field of vestibular assessment discuss the evaluation of all 5 end organs (semicircular canals, saccule and utricle) of the vestibular system. You will learn why...
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Knowles Ships Two Millionth MEMS Microphone
Knowles Corporation announced the shipping its two millionth MEMS microphone for hearing instruments.
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