A new surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, an affiliate of the University of Montreal. The new technique is reported to be as effective as traditional myringoplasty, yet less expensive and able to be performed in 20 minutes at an outpatient clinic.
Read MoreA new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit shows that women between the ages of 60 and 75 with well-controlled diabetes had better hearing than women with poorly controlled diabetes. The study also shows significantly worse hearing in all women younger than 60 with diabetes, even if it is well controlled.
Read MoreThe deadline for submitting nominations for Beltone’s 13th Annual Larry Mauldin Award is February 6, 2012. The award will be presented to the winners at the 2012 AAA convention in Boston.
Read MoreBob Hanrahan, owner of Delaware Hearing Aids for more than 40 years, passed away at age 85 on January 19.
Read MoreOticon Inc. will again partner with the American Heart Association (AHA) for the “At the Heart of It. . .We Put People First” campaign, a nationwide heart and hearing health awareness initiative.
Read MoreWestone Laboratories Inc has announced that it has entered into a partnership with private equity firm CID Capital. The investment allows for Westone’s expansion, while also allowing the Morgan family, Westone’s founders, to pursue personal interests.
Read MoreResearchers in Taiwan have conducted a retrospective study that appears to link having obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and subsequently being diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). The results of the study were reported in the January edition of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Read MoreOticon Medical has announced the appointment of Kimberlee M. Griffey, AuD, as regional manager, and Beverly Ostrowski as its new customer service manager. The new hires will expand the companys professional support and customer service for 2012.
Read MoreOrganizers of the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Meeting have agreed to meet with members of Audism Free America (AFA) before EHDI’s 11th annual conference, set for March 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Mo.
Read MoreAccording to an article published in the Marine Times, all active duty Marines will now be required to have annual hearing tests. The mandate includes noncombat troops who may also be exposed to loud noises.
Read MoreResearchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Cambridge are developing physiologically inspired algorithms that mimic how the brain hears sound. Their goal is to improve traditional signal processing algorithms used in hearing aids and automatic speech recognition systems.
Read MoreAble Planet has won a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 Innovation Award in the health and wellness category for a new in-the-ear (ITE) personal amplification device that it will be launching in March 2012.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments has launched a campaign of YouTube video customer testimonials that audiologists and dispensers can use for their own websites. The first two videos feature a young Aquaris user and a pastor who uses Siemens’ Motion 701.
Read MoreUnder a new product initiative with Siemens Hearing Instruments, EarQ will now provide its network of hearing health care providers with a variety of the most popular Siemens Hearing products under the EarQ label.
Read MoreThe Better Hearing Institute (BHI) has launched Across America Hearing Check Challenge for February, American Heart Month. The campaign encourages people to get a free online hearing assessment and provides information about the link between heart disease and hearing loss.
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