Hearing First’s 2024 Course Catalog Features New Pediatric Audiology Offerings
Hearing First announced its 2024 course catalog, which features new and return courses focused on pediatric audiology.
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Pediatrics, the LMH Test, and Hearing Care in Hospice: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Dr Madell discusses how the LMH Test is being used, as well as the lack of audiology care for certain older adults with hearing problems.
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NHS Approves Test to Preserve the Hearing of Newborns
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved a test that will protect newborns from hearing loss. The rapid test analyzes a newborn's DNA to spot if they are vulnerable to side effects of certain antibiotics.
Cochlear Foundation Partners with Malala Fund to Remove Hearing Loss as a Barrier to Education
Malala Fund and Cochlear Foundation are inviting children and young people with hearing loss to share their stories of personal achievement as part of the ‘Achieve anything program.’
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Tribute: Patricia Stelmachowicz, PhD, Director of Audiology at Boys Town
Dr Stelmachowicz served as Director of Audiology and Vestibular Services at Boys Town National Research Hospital for over 30 years, and her work there, as well as her research in amplification for children, helped make Boys Town one of the premiere pediatric audiology centers in the world.
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Phonak Pediatric Conference to Take Place March 28-31
Phonak has announced its 8th International Pediatric Audiology Conference, “A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification,”will take place, live online, March 28-31, 2021.
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Plural Publishing Releases Auditory-Verbal Therapy Textbook
Plural Publishing says the book can also be a resource for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, teachers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, administrators, psychologists, cochlear implant surgeons, primary care physicians, social workers, and other allied health and education professionals.
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Maico Diagnostics to Hold Free Webinar on Newborn Hearing Screening
The webinar will help inspire you to look at the hearing screening process in a positive light by providing information about how important the screening is to the future of a child with hearing loss; explain the methods used to perform the screening so you have a good understanding of the techniques you are using; and give practical recommendations for obtaining high-quality hearing screening results in the shortest possible time.
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NYU Langone Expands Cochlear Implantation to All Age Levels
NYU Langone clinicians combined local anesthesia and conscious sedation (LA-CS) in cochlear implantation for the first time in 2006. The team has regularly performed the procedure ever since, establishing a mounting body of evidence of the approach’s efficacy and safety.
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ACI Alliance Awarded Grant to Evaluate Impact of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation
American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced that it was awarded a grant by Oberkotter Foundation to update the seminal Project HOPE study published in 2000 by Mohr, et al.
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Fennec Pharmaceuticals Reports Complete Response Letter Issuance from FDA for Pedmark Application
According to the CRL, after recent completion of a pre-approval inspection of the manufacturing facility of our drug product manufacturer, the FDA identified deficiencies resulting in a Form 483, which is a list of conditions or practices that are required to be resolved prior to the approval of PEDMARK.
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Hearing Loss May Affect Neurocognitive Abilities of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Findings show that survivors with severe hearing loss are at a significantly increased risk for neurocognitive deficits, independent of what type of therapy they receive.
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Adverse Childhood Communication Experiences May Be Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Disease
The study notes that two forms of early life toxic stress that can potentially impact the health of individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing are language deprivation (insufficient access to direct child–caregiver communication during the critical period of language development) and communication neglect (ongoing or recurrent exclusion from indirect family communication and incidental learning).
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Hear the World Foundation Donates Cochlear Implants to Children in Vietnam
Hear the World Foundation reports that the success of the CI project in Vietnam is largely owed to its project partner: The Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss.
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Phonak Donates Hearing Aids to HearStrong ‘Pay it Forward’ Program
HearStrong is “dedicated to helping the 80% of people with untreated hearing loss receive necessary hearing technology.” This is achieved by “recognizing outstanding adults and children with hearing loss and giving them a platform to empower and serve others in need of hearing care.”
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Study Shows Improved MRI Experience for Children with Cochlear Implants
The latest cochlear implant from MED-EL incorporates a “revolutionary design change” that allows the special internal magnet to rotate with the magnetic force from the MRI, making surgical removal of the magnet or a head wrap unnecessary.
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Interacoustics Academy to Host Webinar Series July 13-16
Interacoustics Academy announced a live, online learning event dedicated towards trends in pediatric assessment and hearing aid fitting to take place on July 13-16, 2020. The event will be hosted as an online classroom environment, consisting of video presentations, software demonstrations, and Q&A sessions.
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Cochlear Announces FDA Approval for Cochlear Implantation at 9 Months
The research and support in practice by trained hearing health professionals provided the foundation to approve the indication be lowered to 9 months, along with the considerable developments in technology and evolving speech coding strategies in modern day cochlear implant devices.
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