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The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) joins the American Tinnitus Association (ATA) in the national observance of Tinnitus Awareness Week,...

SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, USA – A series of free HearForever® by Howard Leight seminars to improve employer hearing conservation programs and prevent noise-induced…

Students plan to redesign captioning glasses for better access at the movies.
Four teams of students from Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute…

Washington, D.C. – April 24, 2013 – The AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language announces the appointment of Lee Rech, Esq., to its board of directors for…

May 13, 2013 – Kitchener, Canada — Unitron today announced the appointment of Jason Mayer as Vice President of Sales at Unitron US. In this position, Jason will lead the…

Organizations’ Shared Goals Around Overcoming Barriers to Care Underscore Importance of Kids Getting Treatments During Better Hearing and Speech Month.
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New iPad apps help adults hear with cochlear implants and professionals assess hearing in young children.
VALENCIA, Calif., May 8, 2013 – Advanced Bionics (AB), a global…

DETROIT – Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published…

ReSound is collecting patient stories and awarding monthly grants to the Hearing Healthcare Professionals that help make them possible.
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the body’s way to…

May 1, 2013 – The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), observes Better Hearing and Speech…

Ida Institute has launched Ideas Worth Hearing, an Ideas Catalog featuring some of the best ideas from among the more than 400 ideas generated by the Ideas, Speak up – Action and…

(Rockville, MD – April 23, 2013) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is offering tips for educators to promote Better Hearing and Speech Month this May. More…

SOMERSET, NJ April 25 – Oticon, Inc. today announced the 2013 recipients of the Oticon Focus on People Awards, twelve outstanding individuals who prove that hearing loss…

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Summer is just around the corner, and it’s not too late to enroll in Explore Your Future, a six-day career…

University of Miami psychologist and her collaborators demonstrate the impact sensitive parenting has on language growth for children who receive cochlear implants.
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Three Winning Ideas Are Announced. NAERUM, DK April 10 – Last week, the Ida Institute introduced the three winning ideas that captured top honors in Ideas, Speak up -...

Facebook Contest in May Offers Chance to Win Xino Tinnitus Devices.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2013 – Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading hearing…

Ottawa, ON (March 22, 2013) – The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) congratulated the government on several positive steps that…

Douglas Beck, Au.D., Director of Professional Relations for Oticon, Inc., has been awarded the R.S. McCrea Medal 2012 by the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Beck is…