Maurice Miller, PhD, professor emeritus and HR Editorial Advisory Board member, will receive ASHA’s Honors of the Association along with other audiologists that include Brenda Lonsbury-Martin, PhD, Mary Pat Moeller, PhD, and Kimbrough Oller, PhD.
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The VA’s Rehabilitation R&D Service has awarded funding for a pilot study to explore whether the Ida Motivation Tools and motivational interviewing can help patients make the behavioral changes necessary to ensure positive hearing aid use.
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The Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) will hold its annual convention in St John’s, Newfoundland, on October 17-19, with preconvention programs and receptions held on Wednesday, October 16.
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The ClearSounds QH2 Hub reportedly connects to most Bluetooth headsets, neckloops, and hearing aid streamers, and it features 30 dB of amplification and volume control.
Read MoreA new study has found that people unknowingly assessed their own recorded voice as sounding more attractive in comparison to how others rated their voice.
Read MoreNew study by Adam Tierney and Nina Kraus at Northwestern suggests musical training could possibly sharpen language processing.
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Researchers found that Isl1 expression protected hair cells from degeneration in aging and promoted hair cell survival after exposure to loud noise—suggesting new insights into protective mechanisms for hearing loss via gene therapy or medicine.
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USC scientists have discovered a population of neurons in the brains of juvenile songbirds that are necessary for the birds to recognize the vocal sounds they are learning to imitate. The research sheds light on how humans learn speech.
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Sonic’s newest family of mid-level hearing solutions includes Speech Priority Noise Reduction, Adaptive Feedback Canceller, Speech Variable Processing, and a Bluetooth-compatible option for Charm 60.
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The AMA released new data on physician practice arrangements showing that private practice medicine remains strong despite an increase in hospital employment.
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Grad students in hearing conservation: Get a grant to attend the National Hearing Conservation Assn (NHCA) Conference in March 2014. Deadline for applications is November 4.
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President Ronald Reagan was fit with hearing aids in the early 1980s and again by Dr Thomas Powers in February 1988. Here is a first-hand account of fitting the President.
Read MoreASHA has launched a nationwide multimedia campaign—Identify the Signs—to raise awareness of the early warning signs of speech, language, and hearing issues.
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Sgt Matthew P. Eversmann—who was a subject in the book and movie Black Hawk Down—has been named National Spokesperson for “Fit to Serve,” the International Hearing Society’s campaign to expand veterans’ access to include hearing aid specialists.
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The telephone is still far from perfect relative to hearing aid use. Captioned Telephone Service is a free complementary solution that too few dispensing professionals are offering to their patients.
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