Brian Kinnerk, President Unitron Hearing US
Brian Kinnerk, president of Unitron Hearing US, Plymouth, Minn, spoke to HR about his company and the role that technological advancements play in product development.
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Month: March 2004
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Two-in-One Custom Hearing Aids Made Possible By Software-Based DSP Platform
Research and field trail results using a software-based digital hearing instrument.
Read MoreA New Method for the Collection of AEPs
A new system for measuring auditory evoked potentials designed to reduce artifact noise by eliminating and shortening wires, while measuring real-time electrode impedance mismatch.
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Opening Ear Fittings: Nine Questions and Answers
A look at the occlusion effect, the process of venting a hearing aid, and why “opening ears” has great advantages.
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Big Assumptions? Understanding Insertion Loss in Hearing Aids
What do we mean when we talk about insertion loss? Is REUR really lost when the hearing aid is inserted? Here are good reasons why we should reconsider this idea.
Read MoreRethinking Hearing Aid Occlusion
Occlusion is an age-old problem. Is it possible we’re thinking about it too simply? Here are four reasons why hearing aid occlusion and threshold occlusion are two different things.
Read MoreChanging with the Times: Applying Digital Technology to Hearing Aid Shell Manufacturing
Digital technology, in the form of CAD/CAM shell-making, is now being implemented in several manufacturers’ products. Here’s what it means and how it will change your fittings.
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The Process of Listening
From research on how humans listen, what have we discovered about the listening process?
Read MoreA Brightening Future? A Review of Today’s Hearing Instrument Market
Hearing instrument unit volume in the US increased by 4.9% during 2003—the first major increase since 1998—while private dispensing practices saw their unit volumes increase by an average of 2.6%. There are some good reasons to be optimistic about 2004 and beyond. Here’s why.
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