A team of researchers has demonstrated the effectiveness of a new cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus. The findings were published in Britain’s leading medical journal, The Lancet.
Read MoreOn May 16, the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus (FCHHC) hosted a hearing forum and reception for representatives, congressional staff, and others interested in hearing health. The event was organized by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA) and sponsored by leading hearing advocacy organizations.
Read MoreAnthony D’Allessandro, a 4-year-old who complained to his mother that superheroes don’t wear hearing aids, has inspired Marvel Comics to create “The Blue Ear,” a new superhero with hearing loss.
Read MoreCochlear implant maker MED-EL Corporation has received FDA approval for its new FLEX24 and FLEX28 electrode arrays, which offer surgeons additional options for atraumatic insertion and may help them to preserve the delicate structures in the cochlea.
Read MoreAs part of its 25th anniversary celebration, CareCredit, a provider of consumer credit for hearing care and other health care sectors, is introducing a new brand image, which includes a new logo, icon, and tagline, “Making care possibletoday.”
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Siemens Hearing Instruments has launched its official Facebook page in the United States. The company’s first entry into social media coincides with Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Read MoreLifeworks Services, a nonprofit organization providing services for people with disabilities, has named Unitron as Employer of the Year at its annual gala at The Depot in Minneapolis.
Read MoreAccording to a new study conducted by House Research Institute (HRI) researchers, 72% of teenagers participating in a study experienced temporary reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.
Read MoreAccording to a new study conducted by House Research Institute (HRI) researchers, 72% of teenagers participating in a study experienced temporary reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.
Read MoreSonova Holding AG, the parent company of Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics, Lyric, and other hearing health brands, announced full-year results for the financial year ending March 31, 2012.
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Although most hearing industry conventions are usually dominated by news of a new hearing aid, the big talk of the American Academy of Audiology’s AudiologyNOW! in Boston was the introduction of 3D digital ear scanners. The idea that one d
Read MoreReSound is getting some reality-television exposure through donating hearing aids to the Oxygen series “Tanisha Gets Married.”
Read MoreAustralia’s National Acoustic Laboratories’ NAL-NL2 has won the Cooperative Research Centre Association’s first Collaboration Award. The mathematical formula, known as NAL-NL2, was developed collaboratively through Australia’s HEARing Cooperative Research Center (CRC) and its National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL).
Read MoreHearingLoss.com, a consumer information and referral website for the Audigy Group, has created an infographic for Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Read MoreTo recognize May as “Better Hearing and Speech Month,” the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is offering a free webinar that will discuss the basic information that consumers “need to know” about hearing aids.
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