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Jump into Siemens Vibe Experience. Cool.
Siemens is known in the industry for its innovative, automated technology cutting edge stuff. But now, its not just about microchips and microphones. Its about style, making sta…
Location at the Ear Identified as an Increase Risk of Skin Cancer Recurring or Spreading
The risk of cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (skin cancer) recurring or spreading around the body is increased when tumour thickness exceeds 6.0 mm or when desmoplastic growth*...
Cochlear Announces Milestone in Hearing Restoration with 120,000 Nucleus Cochlear Implants
New York Resident Expected To Regain Hearing in Both Ears for the First Time in Over 40 YearsDenver (July 25, 2008) Cochlear, the world’s leader in hearing technologies,...
A Sonar System for the Blind
Echolocation is a method of perceiving the world by emitting noises, then listening to the reflections of these noises off objects in the environment. Animals use echolocation…
American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Parents Choice Foundation To Form National Coalition Of Musicians To Promote Safe
Childrens Music Star Justin Roberts To Give First Ever Listen To Your Buds Concerts Rockville, MD July 14, 2008 The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Parents…
Tune-Deaf People May Hear a Sour Note Unconsciously
Findings Could Help Scientists Study ConsciousnessPeople with tune deafness arent able to tell when a musician accidentally strikes the wrong note in a song, but their brains…
Researchers Discover Hope for Victims of Hearing Loss In Common Aquarium Fish
Researchers at the University of Washington recently published the results of a study conducted on zebra fish those freshwater staples of any home aquarium. These zebra have…
Energizer Survey Reveals Hard of Hearing Is Hard on Spouses
You may be able to live with hearing loss, but what about your spouse the man or woman of your dreams? What toll does poor hearing take on a life-long relationship? Well, survey…
ASHA Submits Comments to ED on NCLB Proposed Rules
ASHA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would make changes to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)...
'Drowning in Sound'
Dr. Marsha Green’s quest to regulate ocean noise impacts ~Rob Parsons June 26, 2008 The world’s oceans are reeling under a myriad of impacts. A large part of this is to man’s…
Mark Ross, Ph.D., Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hearing Loss Association of America at HLAA Convention 2008
June 12, 2008 – Reno, Nevada: Mark Ross, Ph.D., received the Hearing Loss Association of America’s (HLAA) Lifetime Achievement Award during the Opening Session of HLAA’s co…
Starkey Laboratories Gets You In the Zon
Starkey Laboratories is known for the quality of its hearing devices and its innovative, cutting edge technology. The company recently released its latest in hearing tech BluWave…
OMRF and Hough Ear Institute Develop a Promising New Approach to Prevent Hearing Loss
Oklahoma City, June 23, 2008 Explosions. Jet engines. Bursts of gunfire.In todays military, soldiers can be hurt by more than just bullets, and one very sensitive area has un…
Oticon Pediatrics Adds New Products, Features and Services to Popular National Loaner Bank Program
Somerset, NJ July 15 To better assist hearing care professionals in providing optimum care for infants and toddlers newly identified with hearing Oticon Pediatrics has in…
Oticon Seeks Nominees for Its Focus On People Awards
On June 1, 2008, premium hearing aid manufacturer, Oticon, Inc. announced it was seeking nominees for this years Focus on People Awards.This award is in its 11th year and honors…
'Summers Here and the Time Is Right For Dancin In the Street'
~Martha and the VandellasYou betcha summers here. Cookouts, sunny days at the beach, sun block, surfs up come on, its the most fun time of the entire year. What a bummer the i…
Siemens Takes the Larger View: Hearing Aids for People, Not Just Ears
Siemens is recognized as one of the premier designers and makers of quality hearing aids so it was more than a little surprising when the company let fly a press release…
Usher Syndrome: A Debilitating Disease Impacts Hearing and Vision
Last year, Bill Barkeley, a 45-year-old Michigan native, accomplished a truly awe-inspiring feat he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, an inactive volcano in northeastern Hundre…
Wanted: Active Lifestyle - Seeking Durability + High Tech
In 2003 a new hearing aid was launched that began a new era in hearing care. SeboTek Hearing Systems introduced the Pac Voice-Q, the first receiver-in-the-canal hearing aid. This…
Patients with Communication Problems are at Risk of Hospital Complications
The prospect of hospitalization is scary. Nobody likes being sick, and even less so having to undergo medical treatment in a hospital. But for people who have communication…
Actress Marlee Matlin: Danced Like a Star
Marlee Matlin is a remarkable person. She proved her acting chops in her film debut in Children of a Lesser God in 1986. The role won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress and an…
Do Snakes Have Ears? How Do Snakes Hear Ssssssounds?
Whats the connection between nautical physics and snakes?According to the Discovery web site, researchers in the U.S. and Germany employed the physics of bobbing boats to…
Sleep Your Way to Better Hearing
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that missing an occasional nights sleep is going to have a lasting adverse effect on our physical and emotional well-being.But things…
Oticon Seeks Nominees for Its Focus On People Awards
On June 1, 2008, premium hearing aid manufacturer, Oticon, Inc. announced it was seeking nominees for this years Focus on People Awards.This award is in its 11th year and honors…
Actor Richard Thomas: John Boy Lives With Hearing Loss
Time sure does fly. It seems only a few years back that we all enjoyed the extremely successful TV series, The Waltons. The stories were heartwarming, the characters real and the…
Who Says, 'It Isnt Easy Being Green?' Rayovac Introduces Mercury-Free Hearing Aid Battery
Its the power plant in your hearing device, the brawn behind the brains. Hearing aid batteries have become smaller, more powerful and longer-lasting through industry research and…
Wind Farms: Good for the Environment, Bad for the Ears?
Here is the good news: wind energy is clean and renewable. It doesnt produce toxic waste that causes environmental damage, or deplete natural resources such as coal, oil or gas….
Hearing Loss? Whats Next'?
Youre losing your hearing. If youre a 16-year-old with an ear bud permanently attached to your ear canal, youre losing your hearing. If you mowed the lawn all your life without…
The Blast in the Ears: Good Hearing Among War's Casualties
Most of us wear helmets to protect our heads from injury while biking or playing football. In the historical context, however, helmets were thought of as military, not sports…
The Siemens Vibe Experience: You Can Never Be Too Cool
You can never be too cool. Even if youre 80, who cares? You can still show off, stand out and throw a little attitude around with the introduction of the Siemens Vibe…