World Hearing Day 2026 to Target Childhood Hearing Loss
The campaign, themed “From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children,” highlights the need for early screening and intervention.
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Arizona Department of Health Services Gets Grant to Elevate Newborn Hearing Screening
The ADHS and the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing received a grant to enhance early pediatric hearing screening.
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HLAA to Hold Virtual Convention June 24-26
This three-day event includes a research symposium on Hearing Care for All, and workshops on advances in hearing aids, accessibility through mobile devices, hearing access in the workplace, and more.
Hear the World Foundation Now Accepting Funding Applications
The Hear the World Foundation provides financial support, hearing care solutions (eg, hearing aids, cochlear implants, wireless microphone systems, spare parts, batteries), and on-site expertise to train local staff.
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Oticon Participates in United Way ‘Stuff the Bus’ Program
In partnership with the United Way “Stuff the Bus” program, Oticon employees led a company-wide drive for donations of much needed backpacks and school supplies for local youngsters.
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New Jersey Establishes ‘Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights’
New Jersey has established a Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights that gives students, “access to direct instruction in their preferred communication mode, which might be through speaking and listening or it might be through American Sign Language.”
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May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
Families, children, and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and organizations across the United States will commemorate BHSM and raise awareness about communication disorders, available hearing technology, treatments, and communication outcomes for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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Oticon Participates in ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’
A tour of Oticon’s production facilities featured a hearing-themed scavenger hunt. Hands-on activities combined lessons on the science of sound with cupcake decorating and science experiments led by the educational group, Mad Science.
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Signia’s ‘Hear Across America’ Initiative Aims to Provide Hearing Loss Awareness
Throughout the month of May, select Signia-affiliated hearing care professionals nationwide will provide free hearing screenings and education to members of their local communities.
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UConn Professors Receive $30K Grant to Study Early Stages of NIHL
The development of an enhanced screening battery for NIHL can allow for earlier detection that could, in turn, prevent further hearing decline.
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HLAA Announces Launch of 2018 Walk4Hearing Program
Walk4Hearing raises awareness of hearing loss and provides strategies and information on topics such as hearing loss prevention, the importance of getting your hearing screened, treatment of hearing loss, and maintaining good hearing health.
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Otometrics Announces Launch of Bio-logic Solutions at AAA 2018
Developed in cooperation with technology partner Germany-based PATH MEDICAL, Otometrics delivers four modular solutions that are integrated with the Otometrics product family.
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Better Hearing in Peru: Hear the World Foundation with Vibes and World Wide Hearing
The Minneapolis-based, high-fidelity earplug manufacturer, Vibes, has joined forces with the charities Hear the World Foundation and World Wide Hearing (WWH) Foundation International to bring access to hearing healthcare to 30,000 children in need in Peru.
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iHEAR Program Expands Hearing Testing for School-age Children
Clearwater Clinical and Ottawa University Faculty of Medicine expand the iHEAR program–a national hearing screening initiative in Canadian schools that uses SHOEBOX Audiometry to improve early intervention.
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Salus University Collaborates on Health Screenings for Veterans
Salus University collaborated with two Pennsylvania community colleges and the VA Medical Center on hearing health screenings for student veterans as part of the Veterans Readiness Initiative (VRI) Multisensory Screening & Care program.
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Issues in Cognitive Screenings by Audiologists
The discovery and management of cognitive issues, which may masquerade as or occur in tandem with hearing problems, allows the hearing healthcare professional to better address the global needs of the patient in a timely manner. In this article, Douglas Beck, Barbara Weinstein, and Michael Harvey advocate for the universal cognitive screening of patients aged 70 and older with hearing loss, even in the absence of obvious signs or symptoms of cognitive impairment.
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FDA Approves First OTC Hearing Test
iHear Medical announced that it received FDA clearance for the iHearTest, the first hearing test approved for over-the-counter (OTC) sales. The iHearTest is intended to profile hearing ability based on WHO guidelines, targeting adults who suspect they have hearing loss, or those reluctant to seek professional evaluation for a basic hearing assessment.
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Audiology Systems Grows Its Expert Screening Team
Audiology Systems, a US distributor of GN Otometrics products and other brands, has announced the addition of Ron Saks, Randi Winston-Gerson, AuD, and Diane Sabo, PhD, to the company’s screening division.
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