Month: March 2008

Supporting the Hub

Pictured above (from left) is the staff of Effective Communication Solutions, Vicki Whitaker, Judy Vinegar, and Becky Morris, president. For Becky Morris, hearing instruments form the hub of the hearing loss treatment wheel. Radiating off that

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Portable Test Device

Maico-Diagnostics, Eden Prairie, Minn, features the EroScan, a versatile, portable diagnostic otoacoustic emissions test device that measures OAEs in 10 to 30 seconds. Testing can be performed by nurses or trained volunteers and no interpretation

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Digital Product Line

Starkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minn, introduces Genesis 4.0 digital product line. Improvements in the line include flexible digital platforms and functionality. Products in the Genesis line include Axent II, Sequel Digital, Endeavour, an

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Automatic Impedance Audiometer

Interacoustics USA, Eden Prairie, Minn, offers the AT235h automatic impedance audiometer with functionality for clinical, screening, and diagnostics work. Neonatal screening programs will particularly benefit from the presence of high-frequency

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Brochure Series

Westone Laboratories Inc, Colorado Springs, Colo, introduces a new series of eight tri-fold product category brochures. The campaign is aimed at educating the consumer. The brochures each provide information on two complementary product lines, an

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Digital Product Expansion

SeboTek® Hearing Systems, Tulsa, Okla, is introducing a second PAC (post auricular canal) digital processor. The introduction of the Voice-Q™ 510 will make the benefits of deep canal fit amplification available to an even larger audience. Th

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ERA revolution

Vivosonic, Toronto, opens a new era in ERA (Evoked Response Audiometry) with its revolutionary Amplitrode™, a novel miniature combination of electrode and optimized EP amplifier. It has exceptional low-noise performance and is almost immune

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Artificial Intelligence

Oticon, Somerset, NJ, offers Syncro, a new breed of hearing instrument that uses artificial intelligence to improve hearing performance. Syncro reinvents directionality, noise management, and compression and employs a unique application of artifi

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Marking a Century

Since its founding in 1904, Oticon Inc still holds true to its philosophy of “People First.” President Mikael Worning The Web site of Somerset, NJ-based Oticon Inc’s Danish parent company, William Demant Holding A/S (WDH), fea

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Running the Family Business

Expert manufacturing and engineering techniques give In’Tech Industries Inc a distinctive edge in the audiology arena. In’Tech Industries Inc might not be a household name, but without the Ramsey, Minn-based component manufacturer,

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Food for Thought

It is costing more than ever before to stay healthy, and hearing health is no different. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (March 3, 2004), the average cost of assistive aids is upwards of $2,000—a sum that is cost-pro

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