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ADA Lends Qualified Support for PCAST Recommendations

ADA Lends Qualified Support for PCAST Recommendations

Nov 17, 2015 | , , , , , , | 2 |

In giving qualified support to the PCAST recommendations, ADA is the first among the hearing care professional organizations to publicly endorse, at least in principle, the PCAST’s report to the president. However, ADA listed a number of important qualifications emphasizing the importance of the audiologists’ role in hearing evaluation and diagnostics, dispensing, and aural rehabilitation, as well as some necessary standards for PSAPs, entry-level devices, and hearables.

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HLAA Supports Recommendations of PCAST Report on Hearing Loss

HLAA Supports Recommendations of PCAST Report on Hearing Loss

Oct 29, 2015 | , | 0 |

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), a national organization representing people with hearing loss, has announced that it enthusiastically endorses a new report issued by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This announcement comes on the heels of an announcement from HIA, which strongly opposes the PCAST recommendations.

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Issues in Tinnitus: 2014-2015

Issues in Tinnitus: 2014-2015

Sep 24, 2014 | , | 0 |

A look at what the most recent scientific literature says about tinnitus treatment, as well as a review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Progressive Tinnitus Management (PTM), and Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT).

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