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Study Casts Doubt on Caffeine Link to Tinnitus – 1.2 days ago

New research supported by Deafness Research UK has found that giving up caffeine does not relieve tinnitus and acute caffeine withdrawal might add to the problem. This is the…

Sting to Support Global Hearing Loss Campaign – 2.2 days ago

Grammy award winning singer songwriter Sting will lend his support to the Hear the World initiative, a global hearing loss campaign that helps raise awareness about the…

Meniere's Disease Affects Many – 3.2 days ago

Like many diseases, experts aren’t exactly sure what causes Meniere’s Disease, named after an 18th century French doctor who documented dizziness caused by inner ear…

Gordon Walker Elected President of Better Hearing Institute – 4.2 days ago

January 15, 2010 – The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) elected Gordon Walker, VP General Manager of Knowles…

AG Bell Announces 2010 Recipient of the Honors of the Association Award – 5.2 days ago

AG Bell has named Inez K. Janger as the 2010 recipient of its prestigious Honors of the Association Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication to, and…

HLA- Florida Offers Chance to Win October Cruise for Two – 0.9 weeks ago

The Assocation is offering raffle tickets for a “Cruise for Two” on the newer Royal Caribbean ruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, sailing October 17, 2010 to the Western…

Hearing Aid Tax Credit Attracts Record 113th Co-Sponsor – 0.9 weeks ago

Washington, DC, January 26, 2010 – Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1646) shattered previous co-sponsorship records…

Dangerous Decibels Presents Educator Training Workshop Following National Hearing Conservation Association Conference – 1 week ago

Westminster, CO – The National Hearing Conservation Association announces that an Educator Training Workshop will be presented by Dangerous Decibels from…

Leadership Opportunities for Teens 2010 Applications Available! – 1 week ago

AG Bell’s acclaimed LOFT 2010 program will take place from June 20-24, 2010, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the

HLAA Convention 2010 in Milwaukee, June 17 - 20 2010 – 1.2 weeks ago

The Hearing Loss Association of America® would like to invite you to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Convention 2010, June 17 – 20, at the Hilton Milwaukee City…

Human Echolocation: Using Your Ears To "See" In The Dark – 1.3 weeks ago

Bats don’t see very well. But they eat a bunch of mosquitoes by employing a form of sonar ? echolocation ? to snatch skeeters right out of the sky ? in…

Oticon Pediatrics Helps Kids Stay Plugged In to Fun with New Child Friendly Comic Book Series – 1.3 weeks ago

Thomas, the hero of the new Plugged In comic strip, is a typical fun-loving…

NIDCD Grantee Receives NIH Challenge Grant To Study Hybrid Cochlear Implant – 1.5 weeks ago

For many of the roughly 36 million American adults with some degree of hearing loss, a hearing aid does not provide enough help, and a cochlear implant risks permanently losing…

Hearing Motors That Rev Up Your Hearing – 1.6 weeks ago

A recent study from the University of Utah, co-authored by the Chair of the Bioengineering Department, Dr. Richard Rabbitt, has demonstrated that the human ear actually has tiny,...

Scientific Breakthrough Could Bring Repair of Hearing Loss Closer – 1.7 weeks ago

14 December 2009 – A new study into hearing has uncovered the secret of our extraordinary ability to perceive a range of sounds – from a pin dropping to the…

U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and Federal Partners Launch Historic Six-City Listening – 1.9 weeks ago

January 15, 2010 – During this economic downturn with record-breaking unemployment rates, ODEP and its Federal partners are launching a six-city Listening Tour…

Hearing Coalition Continues Opposition to Hearing Aid Tax – 2 weeks ago

Congress also considers children’s coverage mandate and payment disclosure rules
The election of Scott Brown (R-MA) to the Senate is likely to have a…

UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel – 2 weeks ago

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the…

Hearing Loss in the Workplace Resources Crucial for Success – Sun, Feb 28th 2010

Getting and keeping a job in the current economy is not easy, and it is even more of a challenge for people with hearing loss. However, there are ways to maximize the chances…

Scientists Set Their Sights on Hearing Breakthrough for Babies – Sat, Feb 27th 2010

11 December 2009 – The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies…

Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf Offering Two Programs for Teens with Hearing Loss – Fri, Feb 26th 2010

On Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., New York City-area students with hearing loss and their parents are invited to a free one-day conference entitled “Life…

Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss – Thu, Feb 25th 2010

A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller…

Useful Tips for Longer Hearing Aid Life – Wed, Feb 24th 2010

Hearing aids are expensive and it’s just common sense to take care of them. Here are six tips discussed in an article on Healthy Hearing that will extend the life of your…

FDA Advisory Panel Votes 15 to 0 in Favor of Approving Envoy Medical's Esteem® Fully Implantable Hearing Restoration System – Tue, Feb 23rd 2010

Envoy Medical, a Minnesota corporation, has developed the first Fully Implantable Hearing Restoration System known as the Esteem®. On December 18th, an Advisory Panel of…

The Hearing Loss Association of America's Walk4Hearing™ Tops $1M Goal – Mon, Feb 22nd 2010

Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America® is pleased to announce that the association’s Walk4Hearing? program surpassed its…

Siemens Hearing Instruments Names Brian Kinnerk as CEO in the Americas – Sun, Feb 21st 2010

Hearing industry veteran heads top hearing aid manufacturer

TV Ears to Unveil First "Senior-Friendly" HDTV at Consumer Electronics Show – Wed, Feb 17th 2010

- New 32-inch LCD TV includes built-in wireless transmitter, headset for better listening, easy-to-use remote control, automatic shut-off service –  SAN DIEGO ?...

Hear the World Expedition 2010 – Tue, Feb 16th 2010

2009-12-09, Stafa, Switzerland – Hear the World combines…

More Than 27 Million Americans Will Suffer from Untreated Hearing Loss in 2010 – Mon, Feb 15th 2010

HearUSA CEO Says It’s Time to Recognize Hearing Care as a Medical Necessity
West Palm Beach, FL – January 5, 2010 – With hearing loss…

Smoking and Hearing Loss: Make it Your Resolution to Quit – Sun, Feb 14th 2010

Decades of research has shown time and time again that smoking is bad for your health. Yet 1 in 5 Americans continue to puff away daily, causing negative health effects ?...

Oaktree Products, Inc. Donates Hearing Assistance Technology to IL State University Student Academy of Audiology – Sat, Feb 13th 2010

St Louis, MO. – January 7, 2010 – Oaktree Products, Inc. a leading multi-line distributor of audiology and hearing aid supplies, accessories and equipment,...

ReSound Donates to Feed the Children – Fri, Feb 12th 2010

Minneapolis, MN (December 28, 2009) – To celebrate this holiday season, ReSound made a substantial donation of hearing aid batteries to the organization Feed the Children valued…

Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified – Thu, Feb 11th 2010

A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and…

Tactile Input Affects What We Hear: UBC Study – Tue, Feb 9th 2010

Humans use their whole bodies, not just their ears, to understand speech, according to University of British Columbia linguistics research.
It is well known that humans…

New White Paper Details Best Practices of an Occupational Hearing Conservation Program: US Airways – Sun, Feb 7th 2010

Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA ? December 15, 2009 ? Mergers and acquisitions are commonplace today. As competitors come together to expand their…

Sonova Acquires InSound Medical Inc. and Adds a Revolutionary New Hearing System to its Portfolio – Sat, Feb 6th 2010

Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems, announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of InSound Medical Inc., Newark, USA....

Expert Panel Concludes Wind Turbine Sounds Not Harmful To Human Health – Fri, Feb 5th 2010

A multidisciplinary panel has concluded that the sounds generated by wind turbines are not harmful to human health, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced…

Senate Bill Exempts Hearing Aids from Device Tax – Thu, Feb 4th 2010

Coalition Effort Continues as House and Senate to Merge Legislation
The Senate has released a health reform proposal that will likely attract the 60 votes…

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Announces National Science Fair for Students with Hearing Loss – Wed, Feb 3rd 2010

The RIT National Science Fair for students who are deaf and hard of hearing in 6th through 12th grades will be held at RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester,...

CASLPA Receives National Recognition for Concerned About Classrooms Campaign – Tue, Feb 2nd 2010

The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) recently received the Canadian Society of Association Executives’ (CSAE) Associations…

'Escaped' Proteins Add to Hearing Loss in Elderly, UF Researchers Found – Mon, Feb 1st 2010

Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D., chief of the biology of aging division at UF’s College of Medicine and a member of the Institute on Aging and Jinze Xu, Ph.D., a postdoctoral…

Scientists Create a 'Golden Ear' Mouse with Great Hearing as It Ages – Fri, Jan 29th 2010

Squeak, Squeak ? Can You Hear Me Now?
Illustration by Mitch…

Hearing Aid Tax Credit Update – Thu, Jan 28th 2010

Senator Stabenow Co-Sponsors Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) co-sponsored S. 1019, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit, last week. She is a…

Rodney Schutt Appointed President & CEO of Unitron US – Wed, Jan 27th 2010

Rodney Schutt Appointed President & CEO of Unitron US

12/29/2009

December 21, 2009 – Kitchener, ON, Canada – Unitron announced today the appointment of Rodney…

ReSound Announces Creation of Global Audiology Group – Tue, Jan 26th 2010

Minneapolis, MN (December 8, 2009) – “Effective hearing care demands the seamless application of technology to meet the needs of individuals with hearing…

Long-Term Testicular Cancer Survivors at High Risk for Neurological Side Effects – Mon, Jan 25th 2010

ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2009) – Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects,...

Men Nearly 3 Times as Likely to Develop Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Fri, Jan 22nd 2010

New research released at world’s largest ENT meeting
San Diego, CA – A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for…

Hearing Health Community Unites in Opposition to Tax on Hearing Aids – Thu, Jan 21st 2010

HIA and allied organizations representing people with hearing loss, parents of children with hearing loss, and hearing health professionals have

Now Available: Summary of NIDCD Working Group on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care – Wed, Jan 20th 2010

Why don’t more people who could use a hearing aid wear one? According to recent Healthy People 2010 statistics, only 16 to 17 percent of adults between the ages of 20 and 69 with…

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