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Two UK charities have merged

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Published on 22 May 2013

Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Research UK confirmed in April that the two charities have merged. Both charities are known for their work in biomedical research, with Action on Hearing Loss currently funding UK and international work into treatments and cures for hearing loss and tinnitus, and Deafness Research UK focusing on UK research. The charities believe the merger will raise the profile of biomedical research, which will in turn

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Utah State students on Ghana Hearing Mission

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Published on 21 May 2013

Students from Utah State University and the first graduate audiology students ever in Ghana will join forces for a 14 day trek through Ghana to provide much-needed audiological services to underserved populations, particularly children in schools for the Deaf.

The expedition is the result of a

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Canadians join hearing mission to Honduras

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Published on 17 May 2013

Two Canadian audiologists from Collingwood and Wasaga Hearing Clinics will be using their knowledge and expertise to deliver the gift of hearing to more than 5,600 children and adults in Honduras this spring.

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Mexico’s National Journalism Prize goes to Audio infos writer

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Published on 13 May 2013

Mexico’s National Prize for Journalism for 2012 was awarded on March 13 in Mexico City to Kimberly Armengol and the magazine Audio infos (Latin American edition) in the category “specialist scientific coverage”(“Divulgación especializada de la ciencia”). The prestigious award

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Audiologist is fourth best job in America

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Published on 03 May 2013

If you have chosen audiology as a career path, then you have chosen well. According to CareerCast.com, audiologist is considered the fourth best job in America for 2013, ranking just below actuaries, biomedical engineers and software engineers. “With an aging population, audiologists are expected to be in high demand over the coming years,” says CareerCast.com. “As hearing aid technology improves, devices become more attractive to patients and

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Hearing among the casualties of Boston Marathon bombing

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Published on 30 April 2013

Audiologists in Boston are asking those who witnessed the bombing at the Boston Marathon to come forward to have their hearing checked. Many have already been treated at local hospitals for severe ear injuries, but hearing experts fear there may be an untold number of other people who could be suffering from hearing loss or tinnitus who have not yet sought medical help. Tufts Medical Center, which has treated a number of admitted patients for

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Sequester Medicare Rate Cut Into Effect April 1

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Published on 29 April 2013

Medicare Advantage, Part A and Part B providers should expect a 2% reduction in payment based on submitted claims for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries beginning April 1, 2013, according to the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). The 2% payment adjustment required under sequestration is applied to each claim after payment is calculated based on the current fee schedule and any applicable co-pays, deductibles, and Medicare Secondary Payment adjustments have been applied. All fee schedules and pricers are unchanged by sequestration; only the final payment amount

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New organization will help children born with Microtia

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Published on 25 April 2013

An eight-year-old boy named Santiago from Ecuador will be the first patient to receive free treatment for Microtia from a new non-profit organization created to help children born without ears. Earicles (Miracles for Ears) was launched by Dr. Sheryl Lewin, a Craniofacial Plastic Surgeon based in Santa Monica, California, who specializes in reconstructing ears. Dr. Lewin has dedicated her career to ear reconstruction, specializing in Microtia, a congenital condition in which

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Deaf patients receive poor health care in Ghana

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Published on 18 April 2013

The inability of doctors and nurses to understand and interpret sign language is leading to wrong prescriptions of medicines for deaf persons, according to the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD). As a result, many expectant mothers who are deaf are losing their lives, the association says. James M. Sambian, Executive Director of GNAD, says

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The Vanderbilt Process dramatically improves cochlear patient hearing

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Published on 09 April 2013

Longtime cochlear implant users are reporting dramatic improvements in their hearing, thanks to new image-guided programming methods developed by Vanderbilt University researchers.

The university’s automated image-guided programming method can dramatically improve

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