Audiology in Medical News

It's How You Listen That Counts

... to the music that counts." says Doctor of audiology Terence Limb. "By giving youth the knowledge ... Speech & Hearing Clinic's Doctors of audiology to allow musicians and concertgoers access to the ... Kirkland and Redmond. Since 1979 the Doctors of audiology and highly trained Speech Language Pathologists ...

New hearing aid technology passes the restaurant noise test

... Valente, Ph.D., director of the Division of Adult audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology at the School ... the National Association of Future Doctors of audiology (NAFDA) of the Program in audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington ...

Neuro Kinetics Appoints Dr. Terri Ives Clinical Director, Audiology

... tremendous depth of knowledge and expertise about audiology and diagnosis of disorders related to it. She ... as we continue to expand our presence in the audiology market." Said Ives, "I am excited by the ... in Palo Alto, California, and also was chief of audiology and director of the Balance Center at the Hearing ...

Global network formed to improve hearing implant outcomes

... and Sonata (2007) cochlear implant devices. The National Centre for audiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, under the leadership of Dr. Prudence Allen, is one of the largest audiology and hearing research centres in the world. The cochlear implant program ...

Sonic Innovations Launches Two New Hearing Aid Products in Conjunction With Company's 10-Year Anniversary

... 10-year anniversary celebration that kicks off at the American Academy of audiology conference April 3 through 5 in Charlotte, N.C. Sonic Innovations is the ... According to Dr. Victor Bray, Sonic Innovations' vice president and chief audiology officer, "The Velocity(TM) miniBTE, like the rest of our current ...

Eyes a Window to Hearing Loss?

... meeting in Phoenix. Diane Sabo, director of the division of audiology and communication disorders at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said the ... University of Oregon, Eugene; Diane Sabo, Ph.D., director, division of audiology and communication disorders, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Feb. 19, ...

Hearing Aid Savings Galore

... guide provides more information about hearing aids than anything else we know of that's available today," said Dr. Kelly C. Calkins, a Doctor of audiology and the director of provider relations for AidRight. The guide, which is available for download at www.AidRight.com , also includes a hearing ...

SoundBite(TM) Hearing System by Sonitus Medical Receives First Acceptance for Publication in Otology & Neurotology Journal

... encompassing a preliminary evaluation of this novel device was Gerald R. Popelka, Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology and Chief of the Division of audiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Popelka, who serves on the company's Scientific Advisory Board, and his co-authors, reported on ...

Siemens Hearing Instruments Introduces Affordable and Flexible Pure 300

... of a tiny, flexible and discreet hearing instrument that is more affordable than ever," says Dr. Tom Powers, Siemens Hearing Vice President of audiology and Compliance. "Pure 300 provides yet another option for those with up to moderately severe hearing loss." The new Pure product includes ...

Siemens Hearing Celebrates 10th Annual National Women's Health Week

... "Hearing loss is generally gradual and painless, and it is important to seek a solution as soon as possible," said Dr. Tom Powers, Vice President of audiology and Compliance at Siemens Hearing. "We are happy to observe Women's Health Week and to encourage all women to protect their hearing and watch for ...

Siemens Joins the Hearing Industries Association on Capitol Hill to Promote the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act

... a significant impact on the affordability of hearing instruments, therefore stimulating the hearing aid market," said Dr. Tom Powers, Vice President, audiology and Compliance at Siemens Hearing Instruments. "This incentive would allow people living with hearing loss to now seek help for this condition. ...

In Time for Better Hearing and Speech Month: VidaCura.com and Nexear Offers Consumers an Alternative to Traditional Costly Hearing Aids

... "They're the first of that rock 'n' roll generation to really grow up with loud music," said Sharon Beamer, the associate director of audiology professional practices for ASHA. Additionally, more people are losing their hearing earlier in life. The AARP reports that there are more people ...

Sonic Innovations Celebrates Company's First Receiver-In-Canal Hearing Aid

... -- Sonic Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCI ) will celebrate its first receiver-in-canal ("RIC") device, Sonic Touch(TM), at the audiology NOW! Conference to be held in Dallas, Texas, April 2 through 4, 2009. Company officials say the Sonic Touch(TM) product is the smallest ...

Neuro Kinetics to Release VEST(TM) 6.7 Software at Audiology Conference

... of its proprietary VEST(TM) control and analysis software at the upcoming AudiologyNOW! 2009 -- the annual conference of the American Academy of audiology to be held next month in Dallas. NKI said that VEST 6.7 incorporates more than 70 new features and enhancements designed to enable clinicians to ...

Siemens to Donate Hearing Instruments Through Second Annual Partnership With Quota International

... "Untreated, hearing loss can significantly impact a child's development and communication skills," said Dr. Thomas A. Powers, PhD., Vice President of audiology and Compliance at Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. "17 out of every 1,000 children born in the U.S. suffer from some degree of hearing loss and the ...

Southeast Missouri Hospital Implements Chart Links Rehabilitation Software for Therapists

... Links software streamlines all of the daily tasks associated with a patient's physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, or audiology visit. The software manages adult and pediatric therapy treatment by automating evaluations, flow sheets, plans of care, progress notes, patient ...

New iPod listening study shows surprising behavior of teens

... and Associate Professor Kathryn Arehart of CU-Boulder's speech, language and hearing sciences department and Brian Fligor, director of diagnostic audiology at Children's Hospital Boston, were presented at the annual Hearing Conservation Conference held in Atlanta last week. Children's Hospital Boston is ...

Courage Center Experts Disagree With Gov. Pawlenty's Proposed Budget Cuts

... the broader effects on the community would be far more severe. The Governor proposes to completely eliminate physical, occupational, speech and audiology therapies from all public health insurance programs for adults in need of rehabilitation. "When the I-35W bridge fell, we and other providers ...

Jill Bolte Taylor Keynotes ATSU Women's Wellness Luncheon

... The University also provides online programs including Masters in Health Science online , Transitional Physical Therapy Online and Doctor of audiology Online programs among many others. ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1741434.htm ...

Mangos Wins Two Gold Awards

... http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080306/AQTH073LOGO ) Mangos was recognized with gold level awards for advertising they created for the audiology division of Siemens Healthcare. Winning "Best Individual Product Advertisement in Professional Press" was the Why Hide Your Vibe? double-page spread ...

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Signs Long-Term Agreement to be the Provider of Doctors for Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center

... their families with support services not found at other proton treatment centers in the nation, including family and nutrition counseling, speech and audiology services and physical therapy for proton cancer patients. NIU's College of Education will provide on-site tutoring for pediatric proton patients to ...

Stuart Karten Design's Zon Hearing Aid Wins 2008 Cooper-Hewitt People's Design Award

... in 1967, Starkey currently has more than 4,000 employees and facilities in 25 countries. Starkey's Zon was released at the American Academy of audiology trade show in Charlotte, N.C., in April 2008 and rapidly became Starkey's most successful product release in the company's 40-year history. It is ...

Siemens Launches Motion(TM), a Complete Product Portfolio for Mild Through Severe Hearing Loss

... as the person who wears it. "Each case of hearing loss is as different as the person affected," says Dr. Thomas Powers, Vice-President of audiology and Professional Relations at Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. "Some wearers prefer a more hidden behind-the-ear hearing instrument, and others ...

Siemens Introduces Life, an Open Fit Hearing Instrument That is Beautiful, Smart, and Discreet

... probably won't mind if someone happens to glimpse the small and stylish instrument behind their ear," says Dr. Thomas Powers, Vice President of audiology and Professional Relations at Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. "Life is a perfect example of fashion and function working together. Siemens goal is ...

Study finds not all hearing aids are created equal

... alumna and international student from Denmark, published their study on over-the-counter hearing aids in a recent issue of the American Journal of audiology . Through her work as a student in Punch's two online courses, Callaway began to wonder about the high cost variability of hearing aids and asked ...

Study aims to improve sex education for deaf pupils

... children's sex education in a unique study that hopes to improve the way the subject is taught to deaf pupils. The University of Manchester's audiology and Deafness team is recruiting parents of both deaf and hearing primary school children for its research on children's sex and relationship ...

New research links smoking and body mass index to hearing loss

... Springer's Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO). The results are also being presented at the International Society of audiology Congress in Hong Kong today. Led by Erik Fransen in Professor Guy Van Camp's research team at the University of Antwerp, the study found that ...

Deafness Research Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration

... DRF is proud to be honoring: -- Collette Ramsey Baker, Founder of the Deafness Research Foundation; -- Lucille B. Beck, PhD, National Director, audiology & Speech Pathology and Chief Consultant, Rehabilitation Services, Department of Veterans Affairs and -- Senator Tom Harkin, Chair, Appropriations ...

National Museum of Health and Medicine hosts Brain Awareness Week 2008

... Sleep Foundation Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Society for Neuroscience Walter Reed Army Medical Centers Army audiology and Speech Center Thomas G. West, author of "In the Mind's Eye" and "Thinking Like Einstein" ...

Youngest patient worldwide to have auditory implant in the brain stem

... up the implant were stimulated in order to check the auditory response. To this end, electroneurophysiological control was carried out in which audiology and Neurophysiology teams took part. This intraoperational control of the stimulation of the electrodes and the auditory response obtained by each ...

Campaign Targets Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Kids

... the hearing loss normally associated with aging when these kids are in their 60s and 70s," Alison Grimes, academy president and head of the audiology Clinic at UCLA Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. "Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United States and ...

HearAtLast Enters U.S. Market With Grand Opening of Hearing Clinic in The Villages, Florida

... of the HearAtLast location in The Villages. Dr. Turri is a renowned audiologist with a solid background in retail management with a Doctorate in audiology from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Audiology, and a Masters degree from the University of South Florida. "This is a major venture for ...

Company's Award-Winning Sound Enhancement Technology Proven to Provide Superior Performance Over Other Technologies; Patent Will Enhance Able Planet, LINX AUDIO Brands

... last three years, including 13 International Consumer Electronics Show awards. The company's products are marketed through Able Planet, resellers, audiology networks, non-profit foundations and strategic partners. The privately held company is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. For more information, ...

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center to Participate in United Physicians myWorkspace(R) Initiative

... intensive care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, audiology and radiation oncology, along with several specialty services. ...

Mount Sinai & ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP affiliate to fight cancer

... LLP to help fight cancer. The clinical alliance between Mount Sinai and ENT and Allergy Associates, the largest ear, nose and throat, allergy and audiology practice in the tri-state area, together will provide patients with a full spectrum of high quality care, cancer screening and advanced surgical ...

Hearing Loss Becoming an Epidemic in Canada

... to 19 year olds have early signs of hearing loss at the range most affected by loud sounds. And it's only going to get worse. Victoria McLeod, an audiology manager with ReSound Canada in Toronto, said she is seeing a definite change in the numbers. "Ten years ago most people coming in were in their 70s. ...

'More Trained Medical Professionals In Audiology Needed'

... MERF has signed MoUs with Rehabilitation Council of India and the Tamil Nadu Open University to train those who have completed plus two in audiology and Speech Pathology till the Phd level, he said. Source:PTI ...

Earlier the Cochlear Implants Used Better the Speech

... if parents want a deaf child to use spoken language at the same level as their hearing peers.’ Nicholas is also on the faculty of the Program in audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine. The PACS program is part of a consortium of programs formerly operated ...

Hearing May Be Regained: Research Provides Hopes

... discovered a gene called p27 , which could be a potential target for inducing cell division, and reversing hearing loss. Professor of audiology at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, at the University of Southampton, Mark Lutman said: "The only similar cells have the been made ...