Hearing Aid Assistance

New York City-Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) and the New York Mets hosted the 2nd Annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day at Shea Stadium on September 14. As part...

As part of an effort to maximize the chances that hearing aid tax credit legislation will be enacted, HIA is supporting local hearing aid dispensers and people with hearing loss...

Utah-based company donates over $35,000 from Velocity hearing instrument sales. Salt Lake City- Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCI) announced the company donated $35,492 to...

(Rockville, MD - November 17, 2008) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and WYNIT, Inc. recently agreed to work together to promote "America: Tuned In Today ....

Kitchener, ON, Canada - Unitron Hearing today announced it has partnered with Australian charity, Carabez Alliance, to donate hearing instruments to school children in Fiji. The...

When America's 44th President is sworn in on January 20, 2009, will the cure - or at least some relief - for our ailing economy be on the horizonr You may be wondering what the...

Skodsborg, DK October 28 - Ida Institute today unveiled a newly designed website, www.idainstitute.dk, that provides a virtual gathering place for hearing care professionals and...

The Special Olympics for Special Competitors The Special Olympics is the brainchild of Eunice Kennedy Shriver who started a day camp at her home for young people with special...

The ADA Amendment Act (ADAAA) was recently signed into law and will become effective on January 1, 2009. The bill, originally titled the “ADA Restoration Act,” was...

Thursday, October 16, 2008- Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $540,000, three-year grant for a project aimed at...

The Federal Register confirmed earlier this week that the new version of ANSI S3.22-2003 will be incorporated into the Hearing Aid Regulation effective October 15, 2008 and WILL...

New Web Site Offers Parents Resources to Help Tweens Avoid Hearing Loss from NoiseA new campaign to help parents of 8- to 12-year-olds teach their children how to avoid hearing...

Seven million children in the United States between the ages of six and nineteen are hearing impaired, and research has shown that these children are much more likely to have...

Practicing good communication techniques can improve conversations and reduce frustrations. Reduce background noise. Face loved one when you're speaking. Turn on the light. Rephrase rather than repeat. Speak at a normal volume. Take turns.

Yes. In many/most situations, cochlear implants are covered by Medicare/Medicaid and by the majority of private and commercial insurers. However, it is important to understand...

Medicare does not currently cover hearing aids. Some Medicare Advantage Plans, health plan options that are available through Medicare, may have hearing aid coverage. To...

Some insurers do cover hearing aids. However, each situation is different! Even though a particular insurer offers hearing aid coverage, you may or may not have it available yo...

Hearing aids should be fit by a licensed professional - an audiologist or hearing instrument specialist - after a comprehensive hearing evaluation. In addition, the FDA has...

Naerum, DK, September 16 - Ida Institute announced today that Sharmi Albrechtsen has joined the non-profit educational institute as a communications specialist. Albrechtsens resp...

The Ida Institute will convene its first educational seminar, Defining Hearing, September 25-27 in Skodsborg, Denmark. Distinguished faculty members Dr. Harvey Abrams, Kristin...

With the summer Olympics from Beijing still fresh in our memories, its time to turn our attention to the Special Olympics and another group of highly trained, highly skilled...

Napa, California, September 9, 2008 A capacity crowd of 75 Napa Valley residents gathered on Friday, Aug. 22 to urge Congressman Mike Thompson to champion the hearing aid cred...

Michael H. Stone of Washington, D.C., has been named president of the board of trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's largest organization for...

The Hearing Loss Association of Americas convention is an interactive and accessible event for people affected by hearing loss as well as family members and professionals....

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, August 16, 2008 A capacity crowd of 120 Las Vegas residents gathered on Saturday, Aug. 16, to thank Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) for her co-sponsorship of He...