Minnesota Academy of Audiology Sets Annual Winter Conference
The conference represents a combined total of 12 CE contact hours, including 0.6 Tier 1 hours.
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Starkey-ology
With an emphasis on evidence-based design and development Starkey moves decisively into a new era where art meets science.
Read MoreVitamins Against Hearing Loss?
Some day in the not too distant future, you may just take a pill or eat a snack to prevent hearing damage before you go to a noisy event. Experiments with guinea pigs indicated that certain combinations of vitamins and magnesium may reduce or even
Read MoreResearcher Develops Ultrasound So Tiny It Can Travel Through the Eardrum
Once planted deep within the ear, the probe would be able to detect scarring from implants in the middle ear or detect the ravages of diseases such as Menieres, an inner-ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo.
Read MoreDOD Awards Neuromonics $1 Million to Conduct Army Tinnitus Study
Tinnitus is among the top medical complaints for soldiers; the company’s clinically proven treatment for civilians to be evaluated for the military.
Read MoreMP3 Generation Urged to Turn Down the Volume
New research warns partying MP3 generation theyre listening too loudly for too long.
Read MoreNewest Holiday Carol by the Water Coolers
Workplace satirists in song salute visiting in laws.
Read MoreTrendy Earplugs for Young Clubbers
The Ear Card is an earplug system in a credit card-sized flat package.
Read MoreMost Cherished Sounds
The voice of a loved one is the sound most of us would miss more than any other if we lost our hearing.
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Tinnitus Treatment and the Effectiveness of Hearing Aids: Hearing Care Professional Perceptions
Nearly 9 million people with hearing loss have not sought out the services of a hearing care provider because they have tinnitus and believe that nothing can be done about it. This survey of 230 hearing care professionals suggests that six out of 10 patients (60%) experience minor to major relief of tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, and a total of one in five (22%) receive major relief. Less than 2% of patients experience a worsening of their tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, while 39% receive no benefit.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics Donates Cochlear Implants to Mann Foundation
Foundation to provide bionic ears to needy hearing-impaired people through Placido Domingo’s Hear the World Foundation.
Read MorePhonak Donation Helps Children With Hearing Loss
Hear the World, a global initiative raising awareness of hearing and hearing loss created by Phonak, Stafa, Switzerland, has donated $18,000 to The Bryan Adams Foundation to help families of children with hearing loss.
Read MoreCan Vitamins and Minerals Prevent Hearing Loss?
Some 10 million people in the United States suffer from impairing noise-induced hearing loss, a trend researchers and physicians are hoping to reverse with a vitamin and mineral cocktail that shows promise for prevent hearing loss caused by loud noises.
Read MorePrivate Practice Tinnitus Treatment Study Published
Neuromonics Inc, Bethlehem, Pa, reports the publication of the largest private-practice study evaluating the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment, which comprehensively targets the condition’s neurological processes.
Read MoreFirst Known Case of Phonagnosia Found
The first known case of someone born without the ability to recognize voices has been reported in a research paper, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia.
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