November 2012

Nobel Prize Winner Bruce Beutler Joins Sound Pharmaceuticals

Nov 28, 2012 | Prevention, Research, Tinnitus | 0 |

Nobel Prize Winner Bruce Beutler has joined Sound Pharmaceuticals Inc (SPI) as a scientific adviser.

Robert Martin Joins HearingHealthMatters.org Blog

Nov 28, 2012 | Hearing Aids, Patient Care, People, Practice Management | 0 |

Robert L. Martin, PhD, has joined the HearingHealthMatters.org blog. He will write bi-weekly posts and act as co-editor with Judy Huch, AuD.

Open-Fit Hearing Instruments: Practical Fitting Tips

Nov 28, 2012 | Behind the Ear, Continuing Education, Patient Care, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

What actually happens to the fitting when you select the specific coupling style?

Cochlear Americas Introduces Next Generation of its Baha Implant Technology

Nov 27, 2012 | Cochlear Implants, Hearing Products | 0 |

Cochlear Americas has introduced the new Cochlear Baha BIA400 series, which features a unique abutment surface technology that enables a tight adherence between the soft tissue and the abutment.

Douglas Beck Awarded British Academy of Audiology 2012 Jos Millar Award

Nov 27, 2012 | Hearing Aids, People | 0 |

The British Academy of Audiology has awarded Douglas Beck, AuD, the 2012 Jos Millar Shield. Beck is the director of professional relations at Oticon Inc and a frequent contributor to <i>The Hearing Review.</i>

Grason-Stadler Introduces GSI AudioStar Pro

Nov 26, 2012 | Evaluation | 0 |

Grason-Stadler (GSI) has introduced the GSI AudioStar Pro, a new flexible two-channel audiometer that can be used independently or with a computer, providing testing features for complete audiometric evaluations on every patient population.

AURICAL HIT Approved For United States Market

Nov 26, 2012 | Hearing Products, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

Otometrics has announced that its new AURICAL HIT (Hearing Instrument Test) chamber has now been approved for sale in the United States.

MIT Researchers Power Radio Chip from Ear’s “Natural Battery”

Nov 20, 2012 | Cochlear Implants, Research | 0 |

For the first time, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have powered an implantable electronic device using the electrical potential that resides deep in the inner ear.

New Research: Diabetic Patients Have Higher Prevalence of Hearing Loss

Nov 20, 2012 | Research | 0 |

Patients with diabetes have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing impairment than patients without diabetes, according to a study to be published in <i>The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)</i>.

Audigy Group Announces Audiology Externship Placement Program

Nov 19, 2012 | Continuing Education, Counseling & Education, Industry News, Practice Management | 0 |

Audigy Group is launching its Audiology Externship Placement Program, designed to assist externship-seeking audiology students with creating professional relationships with independent private practices.

University of Cambridge Develops Software to Improve Hearing Aid Sound Quality

Nov 19, 2012 | Evaluation, Research | 0 |

A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids.

New Bluetooth Hearing Aid Device for Linking to Landline Phones

Nov 19, 2012 | Amplified & Caption Phones, Hearing Products, Practice Management | 0 |

A new hearing aid adapter for landline phones has been introduced by Business Telecom Products (BTP). BoostEar, marketed toward office workers with hearing aids, connects Bluetooth enabled hearing aid streamers with a desktop phones.

Audiology Systems Acquires Distributor Specialty Instruments

Nov 16, 2012 | Industry News, People, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

Audiology Systems Inc has acquired Specialty Instruments, a medical device distributor and service provider located in Minnesota. Brad Storck and Jim Bremer, both founding partners of Specialty Instruments, have joined Audiology Systems.

NIDCD Study Reveals Characteristic Brain Patterns of Rap Musicians

Nov 16, 2012 | Research | 0 |

Researchers in the voice, speech, and language branch of NIDCD at the National Institutes of Health have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brain activity of rappers when they are “freestyling”—spontaneously improvising.