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Ear Community to Present Microtia/Aural Atresia Webinar Through Audiology/Online on April 23rd

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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AudiologyOnline – Webinar on Microtia and Aural Atresia
April 23, 2013 at 11AM Eastern Daylight Time
Session name:  “Microtia/Aural Atresia:  A Parent’s Perspective”
Course #22141

Melissa Tumblin, Founder and Executive Director of Ear Community has been invited to host a webinar session through AudiologyOnline discussing Microtia and Aural Atresia that will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 11AM Eastern Daylight Savings Time (9AM MDT).  This session can be found under course #22141 and is called “Microtia/Aural Atresia:  A Parent’s Perspective.”  You can register for this session at the following link:  http://www.audiologyonline.com/audiology-ceus/course/microtia-aural-atresia-parent-s-22141   This session is FREE to anyone who would like to simply learn more about Microtia and Atresia (parents, individuals with Microtia and Atresia, non-hearing loss professionals, teachers, etc…).  1 CEU contact hour will be given to hearing loss professionals who take the quiz for this course.  This CEU accredited session is sponsored by Oticon Medical.  Oticon Medical is a proud supporter of Ear Community and its mission to help families with Microtia and Atresia.  This session will be live and will be audio recorded and podcasted.  Professionals will have 7 days to take the this session and the quiz for 1 CEU if you are not available for the live session.  This session will be archived and can be listened to at anytime at the following link:  http://www.audiologyonline.com/audiology-ceus/all/#/cp:oticon-medical .  AudiologyOnline is a recognized leader in online professional development and career center resources for audiologists and hearing care professionals worldwide.
For more information on AudiologyOnline, please visit:
http://www.audiologyonline.com/

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Sophono receives worldwide clearance of Alpha 2 device for MRI

April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Hi Everyone!

As of April 12, 2013, Sophono, Inc.– manufacturer of abutment-free, implantable, bone conduction hearing devices – has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

With the clearance, individuals in the United States who have the Sophono Alpha 2™ System can undergo MRI – in both 1.5 and 3-tesla magnetic fields – without removing the magnetic implant. In January, the Sophono Alpha earned clearance for use in an MRI field for device wearers in Europe and other countries around the world by passing tests from ASTM International, the globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards.

“Worldwide clearance of the Alpha 2 device for MRI gives patients and providers full assurance that the Sophono Alpha implant will not need to be removed should the patient need to undergo MRI testing at any point in the future,” says Jim Kasic , president and CEO of Sophono. “The absence of contraindications for MRI with the Sophono Alpha System is a great step forward for patients, as well as the physicians, audiologists and clinicians who serve those with hearing loss.”

SOURCE Sophono, Inc.

Thanks.
Melissa Tumblin
Founder and Executive Director of Ear Community

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130412/Sophono-receives-worldwide-clearance-of-Alpha-2-device-for-MRI.aspx

 

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