http://www.hearingreview.com/news/en-usFri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESTFri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_01.aspThe Federal Register has confirmed that the new version of ANSI S3.22-2003 will be incorporated into the Hearing Aid Regulation effective October 15, 2008 and will not apply to hearing aid models already on the market.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_02.aspStarkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minn, has named Patricia Gans, AuD as its regional sales director for Florida. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_03.aspHearing health care professionals can access hundreds of AudiologyOnline-produced, self-study courses in the CEU Total Access program.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_03.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_04.aspThe scientific and human sides of communication and communication disorders will be featured on October 23 when the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health, holds a symposium to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_04.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_05.aspThe Deafness Research Foundation requests applications from new applicants, and DRF awardees applying for a second year of funding, who are dedicated to exploring new avenues of hearing and balance science. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-10_05.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_01.aspAn American study has confirmed that hearing loss is more prevalent among adult diabetics than in the general population. Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_02.aspRecent findings may help reveal the mechanism by which analogous cells are wired in the human ear and eventually help those who are deaf or hard of hearing.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_03.aspDuring the 3-day Audio Engineering Society convention in San Francisco, a record-breaking 674 people visited the House Ear Institutes booth to have their hearing tested.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_03.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_04.aspUniversity of Florida investigators and research partners at Audigence Inc plan to test the cochlear implant optimization software program they jointly developed with a group of 120 implant recipients and hearing aid users.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-08_04.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-07_01.aspThe American Auditory Society, Dammeron Valley, Utah has issued a call for papers for its annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz on March 5 to 7, 2009. Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-07_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-07_02.aspRecent research by a team at the Oregon Health & Science University, Portland shows that a key gene known as Atoh1 can not only cause cells to develop into hair cells but that these cells function like normal hair cells.Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-07_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_01.aspInadequate health care is received by thousands of the United Kingdom's Deaf patients because they are struggling to communicate with their health care providers, according to recent findings.Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_02.aspThe Warren Hearing Foundation, a nonprofit venture by William H. Lippy, MD, FACS, has posted 24 streaming videos providing education, insights, and surgical examples from Lippy and his colleague Leonard Berenholz, MD, FACS. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_03.aspA protein required for the earliest steps in embryonic development also plays a key role in solidifying fear memories in the brains of adult animals, scientists have found. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-06_03.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-03_01.aspOticon Pediatrics, Somerset, NJ has promoted two audiologists to key posts.Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-03_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-03_02.aspUp to 60% of newborns still do not undergo hearing screening in Argentina despite a law enacted 6 years ago.Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-03_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_01.aspFrontRow, Petaluma, Calif, has ventured into the social networking realm with a corporate fan page on Facebook, aiming to increase brand awareness for its classroom amplification systems among the millions of users.Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_01.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_02.aspA new Web site provides parents with resources to help their tweens avoid hearing loss from overexposure to loud noise.Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_02.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_03.aspPediatric audiologists reached out to members of Congress on key hearing-care issues during a weekend conference recently organized by Oticon Pediatrics, Somerset, NJ in the capital city.Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_03.asphttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_04.aspMicrochip Technology Inc, Chandler, Ariz, and ON Semiconductor Corp, Phoenix, have offered to purchase Atmel Corp, San Jose, Calif for $5 per share.Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/news/2008-10-02_04.asp