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NIDCD-funded scientists at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), and 15 other sites around the United States, are conducting the largest effort to date to compare two…

Chicago – Ernest Moore, molecular pharmacology and audiologist at Northwestern University, developed tinnitus chronic ringing and whooshing sound in his ears wenty ago afte…

In just six weeks since the debut of www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org over 6,500 letters of tax credit support have been sent to Congress! Recent cosponsors Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA),...

Design of miniature professional boom microphone stands out among thousands of award entriesMurten, Switzerland (April 2008) The proVocanto, an ingeniously designed b…

In the past decade several studies have allowed scientists to glean valuable knowledge into development, function, and pathology of the inner ear.The research leads scientists to…

Durham, NC (May 19, 2008) MED-EL has received approval by the US Food and Drug Administration for its new rechargeable DaCapo battery and charging system.The DaCapo was de…

COPENHAGEN, June 2 The Ida Institute, an independent educational institute dedicated to fostering better understanding of the human dynamics associated with hearing loss, appo…

Memphis, Tennessee, May 7, 2008 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is…

There is no better explanation as to what drives associations like AG Bell than the quote from anthropologist Margaret Meade, who once said, A small group of thoughtful people…

Im hearing impaired, not deaf. I just dont listen. – Kathy BuckleyKathy Buckley is, indeed, hearing impaired. Shes also an extremely successful stand-up comedienne, a renowned…

The baby boomer generation is coming and hearing aid manufacturers are gearing up for this market bubble about to enter hearing aid age (depending on the amount of head banging…

Clarke President Bill Corwin and the Board of Trustees announce that New York Times bestselling author Josh Swiller will address the Clarke School community at Commencement on…

Stfa, Switzerland, May 2, 2008 For customized BTE and CRT fittings with superior cosmetics and secure retention, SlimTip from Phonak is the comfortable and durable SlimT…

HIA participated for the first time in the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmens Caucus annual Shoot Out in Glenn Dale, MD, May 13-14. The event featured a competition between…

By David F. Salisbury, Published: April 25, 2008Shape matters, even in hearing.Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear conv…