Save the Dates!
Save the dates November 14-15, 2008 for the Ninth Annual Conference of the Texas Academy of Audiology, to be held this year at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Richardson.
Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bill
The Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bill currently has 71 cosponsors in the House. It is still in the Ways and Means committee. For a better understanding of the tax credit bill, please see:
www.hearingloss.org
Use the sample letter on that page to write your Congressman/woman.
TAA Audiologists in the News
Lee Wilson, Ross Roeser and Paul Stephenson are quoted in the December 10 edition of the Dallas Morning News in the Jobs section in an article entitled "Sound Advice on Hearing."
Thanks to the Conference Sponsors!
Thanks to all the SPONSORS of
the 2007 TAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE!
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
The JCIH has released its 2007 Position Statement, a best-practices, evidence-based guideline on newborn hearing screening, audiologic and medical diagnosis and audiologic, medical and educational management (Early Intervention), for the infant with hearing loss or deafness.
To learn more about this position statement, participate in the upcoming web seminar: Pediatric Diagnostic and Treatment. More...
"Turn It To The Left"
"Turn It to the Left" is an educational rap song written by Benjamin Jackson, who sang the song at the last AAA conference to a standing ovation. The song is in support of the AAA's campaign to raise public awareness about the dangers of exposure to high sound pressure levels. To read about the campaign and hear the song or see a performance of it, please visit www.turnittotheleft.com.
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TAA President-Elect Lauds
Dallas Morning News for
Increasing Awareness of Hearing Loss Risks
Dallas Morning News carried an article [click past the ad] 6/24/07 about UNT professor Kris Chesky's efforts to raise awareness among musicians of risk of hearing loss.
TAA President-Elect's letter to the editor in response to the article was published 6/29/07:
Kudos for hearing story
Re: "UNT: expert: Musicans not tuned in to injuries—Professor, himself a trumpter with hearing loss, pushes awareness, Sunday news story.
Thank you for publishing the front page article regarding Dr. Kris Chesky's laudable efforts to prevent health-related injuries in musicians, focusing primarily on hearing loss. Audiologists are keenly aware of the deleterious effects of high noise levels on hearing and the need for hearing conservation for all individuals, especially youngsters, who are exposing their ears to high noise levels. Noise-induced hearing loss is."
Dr. Ross J. Roeser, President Elect
Texas Academy of Audiology, Dallas
Can You Hear Me Now? The Impacts of Hearing Loss
Though it's one of the most common workplace injuries, noise-induced hearing loss also is one of the most overlooked. Employees and employers who don't pay attention to the importance of hearing protection potentially could lose much more than just their hearing. More...
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