ADVANCE for Audiologists

Nov. 2, 2009--AFA and ESCO Partner to Award AuD Scholarship

November 2, 2009

Texas audiologist Vanessa G. Paranagua is the Audiology Foundation of America's (AFA) latest AuD scholarship winner. Paranagua won an AFA scholarship for $1000, sponsored by ESCO, to pursue her AuD degree via distance education.

Paranagua is a senior clinical audiologist

Nov. 2, 2009--FDA launches Online Hearing Aid Guide

November 2, 2009

Nov. 2, 2009--Former Miss USA Shawnae Jebbia Shines with Siemens Pure

November 2, 2009

Nov. 2, 2009--Neuro Kinetics & Military Researchers in Push to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Combat Brain Injuries

November 2, 2009

Nov. 2, 2009--NIH Awards $27 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Enhance Scientist and Resource Networking

November 2, 2009

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced awards that will harness the power of social networking to help scientists and students throughout the country accelerate biomedical research. The same principles and technology that enable teenagers to instantly share updates and pictures with their friends also can help researchers connect, collaborate and share resources better and faster on scientific advances. All software developed in this project will be freely available to biomedical i

Nov. 2, 2009--Siemens Unveils New Hearing Loss Options at SPLASH: ADA's 2009 Convention

November 2, 2009

New product models in the Motion, Explorer and Nitro lines support Siemens commitment to treating individual needs and providing customized hearing solutions. Technology enhancements in all t

Nov. 2, 2009--Social Networks Thrive By Linking

November 2, 2009

Newswise--"Reaching out, not building walls" might be one way to characterize the process of social networking. It is also an apt description of the core competitive strategy of firms in the social networking services industry, as new research by Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business professors shows.

In what they believe is the first systematic empirical study of its kind, faculty members Devi Gnyawali and Patrick Fan investiga

Nov. 2, 2009--Starkey Receives Medical Technology Award at the 2009 Tekne Awards

November 2, 2009

The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, has named Starkey Laboratories Inc. as the recipient of the 2009 Tekne Award in the Medical Technology award category. Held at the Minneapolis Convention Center, the Tekne Awards honor companies and individuals who have demonstrated superior technology advancement and leadership in Minnesota.

Starkey received the award for its new S Series™ hearing aid line, which of

Nov. 3, 2009--Bellman & Symfon Introduces Bellman Audio Domino

November 3, 2009

Bellman & Symfon in Sweden introduces Bellman Audio Domino, a revolutionary personal hearing system that uses digital state-of-the-art sound processing and wireless wideband technology to bring out speech in difficult listening situations.

Superior sound

Domino delivers crystal clear stereo sound, free from background noise and feedback--with no

Nov. 3, 2009--BHI Promotes World Diabetes Day

November 3, 2009

Nov. 3, 2009--Birds' Selective Fall Hearing May Hold Lessons for Humans, Researchers Say

November 3, 2009

Purdue News Service--It appears that some birds have found a simple solution when they are not looking for a mate in the fall--they just ignore love's call by muting their hearing.

Purdue University biologists studying how both birds and humans adapt to noise have found that some bird species have degraded hearing ability in the fall--when it's not mating season--as well as in other select situations. The findings have potential implications for hearing loss in human

Nov. 4, 2009--More Action is Needed to Support Millions of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide, Review Finds

November 4, 2009

Nov. 5, 2009--Speechreading Test Now on DVD

November 5, 2009

Nov. 6, 2009--Newborns Show Crying Patterns That Mimic Parents' Language, Study Finds

November 6, 2009

HealthDay News--Infants who are just a few days old cry with intonation patterns that reflect the language spoken by their parents, new research shows.

The conclusion drawn by German researchers is that fetuses are listening closely to their mothers during the last trimester of pregnancy, laying the groundwork for learning language even before they're born.

By analyzing the sounds of newborn cries, r

Nov. 6, 2009--ReSound Unveils Next Generation of Best-selling Aids

November 6, 2009

ReSound is pleased to announce the introduction of dot² by ReSound, an exclusive hearing device with the ultimate combination of form and function, pairing natural sound quality with near-invisible design.

The surround sound experience

Surround sound processing is designed to handle different sound inputs with the same goal