House Research Institute Outlines Five Ways Musicians Can Protect Their Hearing in 2012 – 41.3 mins ago
How to Preserve Your Sense of SoundLos Angeles – January 16, 2012 - As the 2012 NAMM Winter Show approaches, musicians from all over the world are eagerly anticipating…
Oticon Medical Announces New Hires – 1 day ago
Somerset, NJ January 25 – Oticon Medical, a global medical device company within the William Demant Group, today announced the appointment of Kimberlee M. Griffey, AuD…
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House Research Institute Outlines Five Ways Musicians Can Protect Their Hearing in 2012 – 5.9 hours ago
How to Preserve Your Sense of SoundLos Angeles – January 16, 2012 - As the 2012 NAMM Winter Show approaches, musicians from all over the world are eagerly anticipating…
Oticon Medical Announces New Hires – 1.2 days ago
Somerset, NJ January 25 – Oticon Medical, a global medical device company within the William Demant Group, today announced the appointment of Kimberlee M. Griffey, AuD…
First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital – 2.2 days ago
Houston, January 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase…
13 Audiologists Earn Prestigious Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification – 4.2 days ago
Reston, VA – January 12, 2012 - The American Board of Audiology® is pleased to announce the 13 audiologists who recently earned the Pediatric Audiology Specialty…
Portland State Professor New President of Major Association of Communication Professionals – 0.9 weeks ago
Rockville, MD – January 03, 2012 - Shelly Chabon, PhD, CCC-SLP is the new president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).Dr. Chabon, who took office…
Uncle Joe to Appear at HRI Booth on Saturday, January 21 Encouraging Musicians and Fans to Get their Hearing Tested while Learni – 1.2 weeks ago
Los Angeles – January 9, 2012 - As part of its 2012 NAMM Winter Show activities, the House Research Institute (HRI) [NAMM booth 1292, Hall E] will host special guest…
BHI Urges People with Heart Disease to Get Their Hearing Checked During American Heart Month – 1.5 weeks ago
Washington, DC, January 09, 2012 a?? People with heart disease should get their hearing checked because of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health, according…
Starkey Hearing Technologies' Hearing Innovation Expo 2012 Deemed a Success – 1.6 weeks ago
Minneapolis, Jan. 12, 2012 - Starkey Hearing Technologies, a global leader in hearing healthcare, is excited to announce that its first-ever Hearing Innovation Expo…
Variant of Usher Syndrome Gene Preserves Vision and Balance – 1.7 weeks ago
Usher syndrome, an inherited, recessive disorder that causes deafness and blindness (“deaf-blindness”) as well as balance problems, can result from a mutant copy of any one of…
New Clues to Human Deafness Found in Mice – 2 weeks ago
Providing clues to deafness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear…
Starkey Laboratories Changes Name to Starkey Hearing Technologies – Sun, Jan 22nd 2012
Baby Boomers, International Growth and a Changing Marketplace Behind Name Change of 45-Year-Old Organization Minneapolis, Jan. 10, 2011…
New Teleaudiology Program to Improve Follow-Up for Newborns Who Did Not Pass Hearing Screening – Wed, Jan 18th 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Babies who do not pass newborn hearing screening tests require immediate diagnosis and intervention, but that can be a challenge for families living in…
Hearing Professional of the Year joins Hearinghealthmatters.org – Mon, Jan 16th 2012
Hearinghealthmatters.org “Hear Well, Live Well”C. Scot Frink, who was recently selected by Rayovac as the 2011 Hearing Professional of the Year in…
Hear the World Foundation publishes 2011 Activity Report – Sun, Jan 15th 2012
The charitable foundation set up by the hearing instrument manufacturer Phonak has given over CHF 520,000 worth of support to projects for people with hearing loss…
Rayovac Announces 2011 Hearing Professional of the Year Awards – Sat, Jan 14th 2012
National and Regional Winners Recognized for Role in Advancing Hearing Health Madison, WI, November 29, 2011 – Six of the…
Children's Ear Infections Caused by MRSA Following Tympanostomy Tube Placement Not Associated With Additional Surgical Procedure – Thu, Jan 12th 2012
A diagnosis of otorrhea (ear discharge and drainage) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) following ear tube placement in children does not…
Rate of Cochlear Implant Failure, Reimplantation Appears to be Low Among Children – Tue, Jan 10th 2012
Chicago – Overall, the rate of reimplantation of cochlear implants due to device failure appears to be low among children who were treated at a pediatric…
HLAA Participates in M-Enabling Summit – Sun, Jan 8th 2012
HLAA, along with some 360 participants from 30 different countries attended the M-Enabling Summit, 2011. The Summit was billed as a “global summit and showcase for…
Closed Captioning Now Available for Live Television Onboard Continental Airlines – Fri, Jan 6th 2012
LiveTV is proud to announce that, for the first time in the history of inflight entertainment, closed captioning is now available for live television content onboard an aircraft….
Silent Risk: Most Parents and Teens Not Talking About Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Wed, Jan 4th 2012
Although teen hearing loss is common, poll shows most parents haven’t discussed it with their teensNational data demonstrate that 1 in 6 U.S. adolescents has…