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A New Site for Hearing Health Products & Services
September 16, 2011 1:12 PM by Rich Magda
Earlier this week we launched our newest specialty site, specifically focused on the products and services that help you to provide excellent patient care and operate a profitable practice. As one might expect, we're calling it the Hearing Practice Management Read More...
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Offering Tax Credits for Hearing Aids
April 15, 2011 2:54 PM by Rich Magda
I remember being shocked when I learned that hearing aids are not covered by Medicare and most private insurers. I immediately thought of my parents and older relatives--particularly my Aunt Mitzie. It's a light-hearted family joke that you have to repeat Read More...
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Patient Success Stories
April 1, 2011 3:57 PM by Rich Magda
My latest article profiles a couple, married 25 years, who decided to receive cochlear implants at the same time. It has been four months since their "activation," and the progress they've made is truly remarkable. It has positively changed their lives Read More...
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A More You-Friendly Web Site
May 6, 2010 8:39 AM by Frank Visco
It's a busy week here at ADVANCE for Audiologists . Not only did we send our May/June issue to press, but we also introduced two new Web developments as well. As you may have noticed by the nice little box right above our news section, we've introduced Read More...
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Essay Controversy Goes Too Far
February 18, 2010 8:56 AM by Frank Visco
Many in the deaf community do not look at being deaf as a disability. Many enjoy their deaf culture, take pride in it and thus make the decision not to receive help from hearing instruments. I get all that and, to be clear up front, I support it. Everyone Read More...
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You May Be Noticing Some Changes
February 12, 2010 1:47 PM by Frank Visco
Sorry this is getting up a few days late-snow has kept us out of the office the last few days. This week, I'm not going to be commenting on some off-the-headlines audiology news; instead, I thought I'd address some ADVANCE " going-ons." You may have already Read More...
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The Sound of Silence
October 21, 2009 3:27 PM by Frank Visco
I just became aware of From Silence to Sound , a documentary that tells the story of the first recipient of a bilateral cochlear implant in Oklahoma. The film is slated to play at the New York International Film Festival on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, and Read More...
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Fun with the Cochlear Cartoon
October 14, 2009 1:14 PM by Frank Visco
Over the course of the last two weeks, I've blogged about some pretty political stuff, offering up lengthy opinion pieces on government volume control and acoustic warfare. This week, I thought I'd take a lighter approach and focus on something a bit Read More...
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Loud Shirt Day: A Crazy-Sounding Holiday Worth Supporting
September 2, 2009 3:32 PM by Frank Visco
Peculiar People Day... Lost Sock Memorial Day... Smile Power Day... Winnie the Pooh Day. If you didn't already know (don't feel bad if not; I didn't), these are all celebrated holidays. They obviously aren't in the same league as a Christmas or Thanksgiving, Read More...
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The Relevance of American Sign Language
August 5, 2009 3:56 PM by Frank Visco
I recently read two interesting articles that raised some serious questions about the relevance of American Sign Language (ASL), albeit in slightly different contexts. The first details a controversy in Western New York surrounding the appointment of Read More...
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Hearing Impairment: A Laughing Matter for ‘The Deaf Comic’
July 29, 2009 3:05 PM by Frank Visco
Most of us are not in the practice of laughing about hearing impairments (hopefully), but I recently learned of a comedian who consistently makes them the brunt of his standup sets. I know--even though the late George Carlin often claimed you can joke Read More...
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Navigating the Issue of Cochlear Implant Coverage
May 20, 2009 4:52 PM by Frank Visco
Wisconsin is poised to become the first state to mandate coverage for cochlear implants in children, but a last-minute petition is being waged by some in the deaf community to persuade Gov. Jim Doyle to veto the decision. The main argument from the deaf Read More...
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Film Brings Cochlear Implant Debate Front and Center
May 6, 2009 9:54 AM by Frank Visco
As many of you are aware, there is debate over whether or not cochlear implantation should be used in deaf individuals. Many in the deaf community accept their deafness as a natural part of life and believe cochlear implants would infringe upon that. Read More...
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Evolving ethics
February 26, 2009 5:07 PM by Sean Smith
Are advances in the hearing industry leading us all down a slippery slope of ethically questionable body modifications? A Wired.com post this week looks at the ethical issues of technology advancing beyond its therapeutic uses. Wired's Brandon Keim logically Read More...
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Cats fitted with CIs offer insight
January 7, 2009 2:06 PM by Sean Smith
Research involving cats receiving cochlear implants, reported in New Scientist , could bolster arguments to give children implants as babies as opposed to waiting several years. According to the New Scientist article, a study of deaf 8-month-old cats Read More...
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