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A well informed and well educated patient, is always a happier and more confident patient. We feel that it is our duty to the community, and to our patients, to keep you up-to-date on all of the advancements being made and news regarding your hearing. Come back and visit daily, as we post a new blog article each and every day!
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Book Provides Overview of Anatomy for Auditory Implantation
7 October , 2015
Thieme Publishers has announced the launch of a new book, Surgery for Cochlear and Other Auditory Implants, which provides an overview of anatomy and other important information for cochlear and other auditory implantation. The book is intended to be...
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News Report Exposes Harmful Noise Levels of Modern Hand Dryers
6 October , 2015
In recent years, paper towels and inefficient hot-air hand dryers in many public restrooms have been replaced by cool-air hand dryers that are intended to dry hands in less than 15 seconds and cut down on the cost and waste of paper towels. Unfortuna...
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Local Authority in UK to Ration NHS-provided Hearing Aids
5 October , 2015
A very sad time for the hearing impaired in the UK! The British Academy of Audiology (BAA) has announced that North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), a local health authority in the United Kingdom, will be making hearing aid cuts thro...
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FDA Allows Marketing of New EarLens Laser-based Hearing Aid (Uses the patient’s own eardrum as a speaker!)
1 October , 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is allowing the marketing of a new hearing aid that uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound: the EarLens Contact Hearing Device (CHD), which is manufactured b...
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