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Important Message from CAA Read the New CAA Blog! CAA has started a national conversation about all-things-audiology! Members are invited to join the conversation by reading and submitting contributions. We have some great recurring features lined up. Be sure your membership is up to date…
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Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments have Received FDA Clearance By Michael Chrostowski, PhD Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the distribution of their tinnitus sound therapy in the U.S. This clearance will allow Sound Options to work with U.S.-based hearing clinics and audiologists to…
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Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) Group The Hearing Foundation of Canada recently supported the second annual meeting of the Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) group, with sponsorship from Vivosonic Inc and Cochlear. This is a pan-Canadian and truly interdisciplinary panel of audiologists, otologists, engineers, and basic scientists interested in pushing forward…
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HEARing CRC Researchers Develop New Tests to Accurately Diagnose Children with Listening Difficulties Health professionals working with children with listening difficulties can now more accurately diagnose Auditory Processing Disorders using a new collection of tests supported by HEARing CRC research. As many as one in ten children in Australia may have an Auditory…
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Public Comments to FDA Provide Valuable Insights on PSAP Fray Posted by Brian Taylor, AuD., on May 31, 2016 Courtesy of HearingHealthMatters.org. Used with permission. SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND — During the April 21 FDA public workshop several key stakeholders weighed in on the issues surrounding the regulation of hearing aids and PSAPs. And, as per…
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Important Information for Service Providers Changes Announced to the Interim Federal Health Program February 2016 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently announced the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will be restored to the levels of coverage available before 2012 for all beneficiaries. This notice is to inform you that starting April 1, 2016, the…
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The American Academy of Audiology Honors and Awards 2016 The American Academy of Audiology would like to congratulate the 2016 honorees. These luminaries have made a significant impact in the audiology profession or hearing sciences. NEW FOR 2016! MARION DOWNS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD …
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Karen’s Story Editor’s Preamble: Hearing loss is something that we take for granted. After all, that’s the area we work in. Recently a case came to my attention of a woman who has a long standing moderately severe sensori-neural hearing loss. She depends on every square inch of the remaining hearing that she has. For…
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2015 Hearing Awareness Week Profile – Melbourne Musician Making a Difference to Australia’s Hearing Health Melbourne-based indie musician Siobhan McGinnity is applying her multiple talents to set up Musicians for Hearing to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community. Siobhan is the keyboard player for the highly regarded, Melbourne-based indie rock quartet…
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World Congress of Audiology, September 18-21, 2016, Vancouver, Canada Join us for a truly world-class adventure in education, networking, exhibitions and tourism at the World Congress of Audiology 2016 (WCA2016). The congress is co-hosted by the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) and Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) and endorsed by the International Society of Audiology…