The latest information on hearing aid technology for individuals who are experiencing hearing loss, looking for hearing health information for their loved ones, or just desire to learn more about hearing aid technology to make the right hearing health decisions.
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Los Angeles July 7, 2005 It is estimated that hearing loss occurs in approximately 12,000 children each year. With technological breakthroughs in auditory like the cochl...
MINI-INTERVIEW with Jerry Ruzicka, President of Starkey LaboratoriesTopic: Elis Coming: Wireless Connectivity from Mobile Phones to Hearing AidsBeck: Good Morning Jerry. f...
Healthy Hearing Interview NEWS BriefDavid Schramm M.D.,NeurotologistOttawa, Canada3D Fiesta MRI Radiologic Techniques and Cochlear ImplantsBeck: Good Morning David. Its a...
Denver- June 2005- Cochlear Americas is sponsoring two live e-seminars hosted by the Alexander Graham Bell Association (AG Bell) to discuss using assistive listening devices with...
Denver May 2005 Heather Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995 and Nucleus Cochlear Implant recipient, will address hundreds of fellow implant users as keynote at Mountai...
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 4/10The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a coverage decision...
DENVER March 28, 2005 Three talented students were honored on Friday, March 21, 2005, by Cochlear Americas for their outstanding accomplishments. Timothy J. Brandau, Taylor McClelland and Lori Mette were awarded the third annual Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship, a unique grant open to Cochlear Nucleus implant recipients. The Graeme Clark Scholarship Foundations fund is intended to provide college age students with tuition assistance.
Nucleus Freedom' Designed to Mimic Natural HearingDenver, March 14, 2005 Cochlear Americas announced today that it recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Administr...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a draft coverage determination to broaden the eligibility requirements for coverage of cochlear implants. The...
President Bush recently signed the Assistive Technology Act funds which primarily funds state programs that provide assistive technology (AT) devices and services to individuals...
View PDF BrochureI'm ListentingTelevision in my home. Or a block-buster movie. The sermon in church. Its the world for me. Clear, succinct sound. Words as they are spoken. Its...
for Cochlear Implant RecipientsLos Angeles and Denver January 25, 2005 House Ear Institute (HEI) and Cochlear Americas announced today that a new auditory tool for...
Latest FM Technology Allows Students To Concentrate, Understand More Clearly And Minimize Distracting Environmental NoisesWARRENVILLE, IL - December 1, 2004 - Phonak Hearing...
View PDF BrochureI'm ListentingMy world is a blur. My job. My life. Keeps me running laps on the freeway. The noise. The traffic. The mess. But I stay in touch. Constantly. And...
October 25, 2004, Valencia, CA - Advanced Bionics launched its Tools for Schools program last month to help children with its cochlear implants gain the most out of their school...
View PDF BrochureI'm ListeningI was missing out. Things I couldnt hear. The alarm. Phone calls missed. The lost conversations. Muffled meetings. It all came down to a matter of...
Valencia, CA, August 17, 2004 Cochlear implant manufacturer, Advanced Bionics, announced that the HiResolution Bionic Ear Systems HiRes 90K implant is now proven safe Magnetic...
Conversor Products Limited has selected Westone as the exclusive North American distributor of The Conversor, a newly improved, affordable wireless FM assistive listening device....
Washington, DC, July 2004 Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Nucleus line of cochlear implants, has joined the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard Heari...
CHICAGO Opposition to cochlear implantation for children within the deaf community appears to be diminishing, according to an article in the May issue of The Archives Otolaryng...
OMAHA, NE - June 25, 2004 - Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Cochlear Nucleus line of cochlear implants, presented a $10,000 donation to the SHHH National Center of Hearing...
CHICAGO Receiving a cochlear implant early in life helps children with profound hearing loss to acquire language and communication skills similar to their hearing according...
CHICAGO Prelingually deaf children who receive a cochlear implant at a young age have a greater improvement in spoken language grammar skills, according to a study in the issu...
A Technical BreakthroughDENVER, CO May 26, 2004 - Cochlear' Americas announced today that its new state-of-the-art ESPrit' 3G behind-the-ear (BTE) speech is now availa...
Programs will advance opportunities for hearing health professionals and individuals who are deaf and hard of hearingWashington, DC, March 17, 2004 Advanced Bionics h...