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Bionic Ear Inventor Wins German Award
Friday, July 13th 2007
May 21, 2007 - The inventor of the Cochlear bionic ear, Melbourne University scientist Professor Graham Clark, has been awarded Germany's highest accolade in...
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Data Show That Two 'Bionic' Ears Can Be Better Than One
Thursday, July 5th 2007
March 26, 2007 --Research by a professor of psychology at the University of New England is revealing that profoundly deaf people fitted with a cochlear implant (or "Bionic...
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The World's First Truly Robotic Micro-Drill Has Been Used in a Surgical Operation in Birmingham, UK.
Monday, July 2nd 2007
28 March 2007-It does not have to be programmed or made to work from a computer operated by a human. It is smart. It just knows where to go and what to do. This has never...
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International Conference Sheds Light on Cochlear Implants in Children
Wednesday, June 20th 2007
A recent international conference on cochlear implants in children used new research data to identify patients who can benefit from the latest breakthroughs in hearing...
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Cochlear Americas Announces Sound Partnership - A Program Providing Audiologists More Time for Direct Patient Care
Wednesday, June 13th 2007
Englewood, Colo.June 7, 2007Cochlear Americas, the world leader in cochlear implant technology, recently announced the launch of Sound Partnership', a group of initiatives that...
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The Hearing Loss Association, the RERC on Telecommunications Access at Gallaudet University, and the Cordless Phone Industry Nee
Tuesday, June 12th 2007
Please help select a label for Tcoil compatible cordless phones!The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has developed a standard to reduce the interference you might...
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Study Looks at Benefits of Two Cochlear Implants in Deaf Children
Monday, June 11th 2007
MADISON - Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whether this...
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Cochlear America Develops Toolkit To Raise Awareness About Hearing Loss
Saturday, June 2nd 2007
Raise Your Hand for Better Hearing! Its never too late to get your hearing assessed, learn about your options and start improving. Some hearing loss is preventable, and most...
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Consumer-Industry Consensus Reached Through ATIS Hearing Aid Compatibility Incubator on Alternative to FCC 'Fifty-Percent' Rule
Tuesday, May 22nd 2007
April 24, 2007, Washington, DC ATIS announced today that wireless service providers, wireless manufacturers and advocates for consumers with hearing loss have reached on...
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Sorenson Communications Launches High Quality Spanish Video Relay Services
Monday, May 7th 2007
Company Offers the Only Spanish Video Relay Service with Professionally Rated Spanish-Speaking Interpreters Salt Lake City, UT-- March 26, 2007Sorenson Communications(TM), the...
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Raising the Standard in Hearing Performance
Monday, April 30th 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007 - Nucleus Freedom', the most reliable cochlear implant available, is delivering never before achieved results for new cochlear implant recipients. Nu...
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AG Bell Awards 13 Cochlear Implant Centers with Fellowships
Monday, April 2nd 2007
March 15, 2007, Washington, D.C. - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has awarded 13 cochlear implant centers each with $15,000...
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Cochlear Americas Relaunches Website
Monday, March 12th 2007
Today February 5, 2007, Cochlear Americas launched a new Website to accomodate an additional hearing implant product: the Baha bone anchored hearing solution. new Website st...
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Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant Now Commercially Available from MED-EL
Monday, March 5th 2007
Durham, NC (January 31, 2007) MED-EL announced today the commercial availability of the Soundbridge middle ear implant in the United States. The Soundbridge is first U.S. Fo...
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Topic: Acting with a Cochlear Implant
Monday, February 26th 2007
Dr. Paul Dybala: Hello everyone. This is Dr. Paul Dybala with Audiology Online, and today I am speaking with Bryton McClure (www.cbs.com/daytime/yr/about/bios/bryton.shtml) from...
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Cochlear Implants Featured on PBS
Monday, February 12th 2007
Rebuilt and HiResolution Bionic Ear recipient, Michael Chorost, was featured on a segment of a new PBS pilot called 22nd Century. The mission of the show is to focus on forefr...
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Advanced Bionics Announces Free Consumer Seminars for 2007
Monday, February 5th 2007
The HarmonyTM HiResolution Bionic Ear System - The most extraordinary hearing technology ever inventedView Harmony Seminar Flyer 2007If you are like many individuals who...
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Hearing Loss Association of America Applauds the FCC for it's Decision to Approve Internet Captioned Telephone for People with H
Monday, January 22nd 2007
Bethesda, MD - December 22, 2006-- In October 2005 the Hearing Loss Association of America petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include Internet-enabled...
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RNID Warns Against Inadequate Smoke Alarms This Fire Safety Week
Monday, January 15th 2007
Whether you or a member of your family has a hearing loss, or if you're a very heavy sleeper, RNID is warning that a conventional smoke alarm may not be enough to wake you up in...
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Wireless FM Systems for Improving Understanding in Noise
Monday, January 8th 2007
I have been informed that a wireless receiver might be useful to increase speech recognition. I have a pair of Siemens Triano hearing aids. Is there a wireless receiver that I can purchase for these hearing aids?
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'The Young and the Restless' Character Receives Cochlear Implant, Renewed Hope
Wednesday, November 29th 2006
What: "The Young and the Restless" character Devon Hamilton (Bryton McClure) will soon hear the world in a whole new way. Today, Devon received a cochlear implant, im...
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Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of Harmony' Hiresolution Bionic Ear System
Thursday, October 26th 2006
Natick, MA (September 27, 2006) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the approval of its new Harmony' HiResolution Bionic Ear System (Harmony System) by...
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TEDPA Provides Nationwide Telecommunications Resources to Hearing Impaired Individuals and Clinical Professionals
Monday, October 23rd 2006
TEDPA (Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program Association) is a national member organization whose mission it is to advocate for the appropriate distribution of...
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Telecoil Compatible Wireless Phones Deadline
Thursday, October 12th 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006, is the deadline by which you should be able to go into a phone store and purchase a wireless phone that is TELECLOIL compatible. According to FCC...
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Cochlear Americas Announces 2nd Annual Cochlear Celebration
Monday, October 9th 2006
Cochlear Americas has announced that the 2nd Annual Cochlear Celebration will take place February 15-18 in San Antonio, Texas at the Westin La Cantera. This event follows the...