NEWS HEADLINES

• CI-operated still enjoy music after implantation
• Secrets of auditory cortex and "cocktail party speech" become clear in new study
• Cochlear implants continuing to improve speech recognition, quality of life
• Technitrol completes acquisition of Sonion A/S
• International conference on cell replacement in the inner ear
• HearingMed hosts clinical trial regarding low-level laser technology
• SeboTek Group signs patent license agreement with Siemens Medical Instruments, Pte Ltd

The Hearing Review

Check out the April issue of our sister publication at www.hearingreview.com

• Pedersen named new director at GN Otometrics
• BHI publishes legal rights guide for individuals with hearing loss
• Starkey Founder William F. Austin honored by the Horatio Alger
  Association of Distinguished Americans
• Hear The World magazine features Annie Lennox, Lindsay Lohan
• HIA annual meeting explores turning silver into gold

Web Poll

HPR Online asked: Do you plan on adding a professional staff member (i.e. audiologist, hearing instrument specialist) to your office/practice within the next 3 years?

Be sure to check out HPR Online and participate in our next poll: Do you think the hearing industry will be largely unaffected by a recession? Read our May/June issue for the results!