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		<title>Definition of Audiologic Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Definition of Audiologic Care:
Audiologic Care is the protection, preservation, evaluation, and treatment of the hearing and balance function of the human audio-vestibular system and is provided ONLY by audiologists, either individually or as part of a hearing care team who use their professional skills to improve the quality of life for each patient.
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		<title>Did you know&#8230;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know…?
In the U.S. today, a person can purchase hearing aids from two types of dispensers: Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Specialists (formally known as hearing aid dealers). Both groups are licensed to dispense hearing aids, but come to this activity based on significantly different paths of formal education and training. 
•A professional doctorate (the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Online Guide to Hearing Aids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regarding hearing aids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[10/20/2009
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm185723.htm
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new Web site that will benefit current and potential users of hearing aids.
FDA regulates hearing aids, which it defines as sound-amplifying devices designed to aid people who have impaired hearing.
&#8220;People who already use a hearing aid know that selecting the right one is not a simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term exposure to environmental noise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Noise Protection]]></category>

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While OSHA, MSHA, and FRA provide guidelines to limit noise exposure on the job, there is essentially no regulation or enforcement of sound output for recreational sources and environments, such as sports arenas, musical venues, bars, etc. This lack of regulation resulted from the defunding of ONAC, the EPA&#8217;s Office of Noise Abatement and Control, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping a Family Member</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Source: Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (2007-2009)
http://starkey.com/your-hearing/helping-a-family-member/common-signs.jsp
What Can You Do If Someone You Care About Has
Difficulty Hearing?
If someone you know suffers from hearing loss, you already know it&#8217;s a challenging time for everyone close to that person including family, friends, colleagues and coworkers.
Sometimes, the change can be so gradual or subtle that you&#8217;re not sure whether it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Hearing: What to expect (from hearing aids).</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Regarding hearing aids]]></category>

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http://starkey.com/your-hearing/find-a-solution/what-to-expect.jsp
Adjust to a Better Life with Your New Hearing Device
It will take some time and patience to adapt to the way your hearing instrument delivers sound. This period of adjustment is completely normal. But before long you&#8217;ll start hearing the sounds you&#8217;ve been missing—as well as many you didn&#8217;t even realize were gone.
Relearning to Hear
When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Aid Prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, October 5th 2009


Paul Dybala Ph.D. 


What is the range of hearing aid prices for today&#8217;s digital hearing aids?
You may be surprised to learn that hearing aid prices have actually decreased relatively over time when compared to the rate inflation. Today’s digital hearing aids range from approximately $1000-$4000 per hearing aid, depending upon the level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tinnitus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tinnitus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/tinnitus.cfm
Insight into causes and treatments for tinnitus

What causes tinnitus?
How is tinnitus treated?
What can help me cope?
and more&#8230;

Nearly 36 million Americans suffer from tinnitus or head noises. It may be an intermittent sound or an annoying continuous sound in one or both ears. Its pitch can go from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Smoking on the Auditory System</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Bharti Katbamna, Ph.D., CCC-A, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Although the link between cigarette smoking and peripheral hearing loss was established over 40 years ago, information on the effects of smoking at the cochlear and auditory central nervous system levels has become available only recently. Work on otoacoustic emissions and several tests designed to tap into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Loss Is Common in People with Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those whodo not have the disease, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
&#8220;Hearing loss may be an under-recognized complication of diabetes. As diabetes becomes more common, the disease may become a more significant contributor to hearing [...]]]></description>
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