2023 NHCA Annual Conference Registration is Now Open!
Join us for our return to an in-person NHCA 2023 Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida! On February 9-11, 2023, come together with colleagues at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, FL to engage with and learn from fellow industry professionals, visit with the organizations who support the association, learn about new products and services, AND get your CEUs!
Take advantage of the Early Bird rate and save $50 on your full or one-day conference registration fee! You must register by November 23rd to receive this special rate (does not apply to the Student rate).
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More Exciting Changes at NHCA - Exclusively for NHCA Members!
NHCA has made some significant changes to our flagship publication, the Spectrum Newsletter. Exclusively for our members, Spectrum is a highly respected publication in our field, keeping our members in touch and informed. Changes include:
- A new modernized look, with a range of colors and updated fonts and layout
- A new Signals in Noise section – a technical article where NHCA experts separate the research from the noise
- A new Tone Bursts section – a short burst of knowledge from our NHCA experts
- And more great content!
Spectrum will continue to improve over time to benefit our members. Don’t miss an issue!
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Recent Hearing Research
In Memoriam
Aage Møller, a Father of Tinnitus Research, beloved colleague, mentor, and friend passed away August 19, at the age of 90.
https://news.utdallas.edu/faculty-staff/aage-moller-tribute-2022/
Robert J. (Bob) Oliveira, biochemist, inventor, and founder and CEO of Hearing Components, Inc., passed away September 5, at the age of 79.
https://m.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000436565/?fullname=robert-j-oliveira
Sound Postcard
Mayor, A. (2022, August 3). From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/from-whistling-arrows-and-trumpeting-elephants-to-battle-cries-and-eerie-horns-ancient-soldiers-used-sound-to-frighten-and-confuse-their-enemies-182116
Alexander driving off elephants with pigs and musical instruments in a detail from a French illuminated manuscript from 1420. 'Le Livre et le vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre,' The British Library
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVFGT2NX-YQ&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
To learn more:
Hear the world’s oldest instrument, the 50,000-year-old neanderthal flute
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/flute/worlds-oldest-instrument-neanderthal-flute/
"Hurrian Hymn no. 6" (c.1400BCE) - Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64aouN2oohM&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
The Simpsons Orb of Isis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv55j2hyzLE&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
Throat singing from different continents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPSq-_jOLJ4&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
Nutcracker Man - Divulgando la investigación sobre evolución humana | Outreaching the human evolution research
https://nutcrackerman.com/2016/01/12/the-10-oldest-musical-instruments/
World's Oldest Musical Instruments
https://spinditty.com/industry/Worlds-Oldest-Musical-Instruments
Gilgamesh lament for Enkidu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd7qeP3R5vw&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
Cornu de Pompeii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlZgj2FAHA&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ
The Sound of the Trenches - Instruments of war
https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/the-sound-of-the-trenches/instruments-of-war
Musical Instrument
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/musical_instrument
The Music of War
https://www.historynet.com/the-music-of-war/?f
8 Oldest Musical Instruments in the World
https://www.oldest.org/music/musical-instruments/
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