Oticon Inc Expands New Jersey Headquarters
For the second time in four years, Oticon Inc is expanding its Somerset, NJ, headquarters.
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Reduce Annoying Transient Noises to Increase Patient Satisfaction
Research has shown that new wearers of hearing instruments report background noise to be significantly more annoying after being fit with hearing instruments. Although many believe that longer-duration noise signals are
Read MoreSpeech-Language Pathologists are Prominent in Medicare Report
Speech-language pathologists appeared to receive long-awaited recognition through a recent report that called for better federal government data collection in order to assess a beneficiary’s need for outpatient rehabilitation services.
Read MoreArizona State Researchers Hope to Mimic Natural Hearing in Digital Device
Arizona State University (ASU) researchers are working on a project designed to help people with hearing loss hear clearer with a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Provide a Cosmetic Solution for Severe Hearing Losses Without the Typical Side Effects
Market acceptance of thin-tube devices, and their ability to provide patients with a cosmetically appealing same-session fitting that is free from the occlusion effect (OE) has been tremendous. For those with a moderate or severe he
Read MoreInterton Announces New Executive Leadership
Interton, Minneapolis, has added three new members to its executive team. Carsten Buhl has been named vice president of business operations; Paul Martin is the new vice president of sales; and Christina Papke will be taking on the director of commercial sales position.
Read MoreCued Speech Conference Drawing International Attention
For the first time in a decade, top international researchers as well as participants from around the United States will attend Cued Speech: Celebrating Language, Literacy, and Excellence—a major national conference that celebrates the progress in the education of deaf/hard of hearing students since Cued Speech was invented 40 years ago.
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Three Easy Options for Promoting Batteries for Increased Patient Loyalty and Business Growth
Are you looking at ways to increase patient loyalty and grow your practice? Hearing Aid Battery Clubs offer you the opportunity to do both by making batteries part of your patient relationship. Rayovac Pro
Read MoreSonomax, Hear Atlast to Launch One-Hour Hearing Care Centers in Canada
During its annual shareholders meeting, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc, Montreal, announced that it signed a development deal with Hear Atlast, Toronto, for the launch of hearing centers in large retail stores across Canada. The first hearing store is slated to open this fall.
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get the “skinny” on Thin-tube Fittings
Phonak offers the most comprehensive choice of "slim-tube" fitting applications, with both power and open applications for standard and "mini/micro" behind-the-ear (BTE) styles (
Read MoreCochlear Receives FDA Approval For Next Generation of Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant System
Cochlear Americas, Englewood, Colo, has received FDA approval for its next generation Nucleus® Freedom™ cochlear implant system designed to mimic the functions of the human ear.
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Change the Perception of Wearing a Hearing Device
The look and performance of Delta are changing people’s perception of what it means to wear a hearing device. The new Delta Presentation Case makes the experience of selecting a hearing device more like buyin
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Test More Efficiently With Customized Audiometric Tests
Quickly switching between test stimuli and test ears can be slow when it comes to PC-based audiometric instruments. The clinical audiometry modules of both the Affinity and the Equinox have customized protocols that allo
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Access Important Hearing-related Information and Breaking News on the Internet
The Internet just got more useful for hearing care professionals. The Hearing Review has expanded on its considerable online offerings with a new Webpage that features daily news updates, archived and searchable magazine
Read MoreStarkey CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at Pepperdine’s Graduate School Commencement Exercises
William Austin, founder and CEO of the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Starkey Laboratories, will be honored with the highest honor of its kind, the Doctor of Laws degree, by Pepperdine University at its annual commencement ceremony, Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Alumni Park on the Malibu campus.
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