September 2012 Hearing Health Event Calendar
Here’s a brief overview of hearing health events happening during the month of September.
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Michel Jurgens Named General Manager of Audiology Systems
Audiology Systems Inc, the new United States distributor for GN Otometrics products and other diagnostic audiology companies, has named Michel Jurgens as the company’s general manager.
Read MoreGN Otometrics Gets FDA Approval for Second Generation of ICS AirCal
GN Otometrics has received FDA clearance for its new ICS AirCal air caloric irrigator, which is now available in the United States. The ICS AirCal is a second generation of the original AirCal.
Read MoreUK Earbuds Study Shows Damaged Nerve Cells from Listening to Loud Music
Researchers from the United Kingdom’s University of Leicester have shown for the first time that turning the volume up too high on headphones can damage the coating of nerve cells, leading to temporary deafness.
Read More3M Hearing Protection Devices Added to the Federal Procurement List
3M has added five hearing protection devices to the US AbilityOne Commission’s Federal Procurement List (FPL), effective Sept. 3, 2012, to help military personnel who are often exposed to excessive noise levels.
Read MoreHIA, HLAA, and AGBell Host Hearing Aid Tax Credit Events in Iowa and Pennsylvania
The Hearing Aid Industry Association (HIA), Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), and Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AGBell) hosted events in Iowa and Pennsylvania to thank Congressional champions for their support of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (HR 1479).
Read MoreOticon Launches 5th “Pink with a Purpose” Breast Cancer Research Campaign
For the fifth year, Oticon will donate a percentage of the September and October sales of any Intiga hearing aid to raise money for breast cancer research. For 2012’s “Pink with a Purpose” campaign, Oticon has also created a special edition of Intiga.
Read MoreNew iPhone App Enables Deaf-Blind People to Translate Braille to Sighted People
HumanWare, in partnership with Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille (INLB), has unveiled the HumanWare Communicator, a multilingual face-to-face conversation app that translates Braille into text and text into Braille.
Read MoreJeffrey Newnham Named as Phonak LLC’s New President
Hearing manufacturer Phonak has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Newnham as its new president of Phonak’s United States division, effective immediately. Newnham has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and general management in the eye care industry.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Expands XCEL Technology to Motion Hearing Aids
Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc has announced that its Motion line of custom hearing instruments will now include XCEL, the new generation of BestSound Technology.
Read MoreSophono Receives $7 Million Private Equity Investment for Business Development
Sophono Inc, maker of a magnetic and implantable bone conduction hearing device, has closed on $7 million in growth capital financing. The company will use the new financing to fuel product and business development efforts.
Read MoreAugust 28: Fifth Annual IEM Symposium: Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
The Fifth Annual Institute for Engineering in Medicine Symposium will be taking place August 28, 2012 at the Mayo Auditorium on the University of Minnesota (U of MN) campus. This year’s program, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, is one of the most revolutionary fields in modern science.
Read MoreRayovac Announces Multimillion Dollar Investment in Hearing Aid Battery Business
Spectrum Brands Holdings, the parent company of Rayovac, is making another multi-million dollar research and development investment into its hearing aid battery manufacturing facilities.
Read MoreAB’s Waterproof Neptune Processor Wins International Design Award
Advanced Bionics (AB) has announced that its Neptune swimmable cochlear implant sound processor has won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012. This is the third design award that Neptune has received in 2012.
Read MoreEvents: ENTs to Meet at 2012 AAO-HNSF in September
The 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will convene September 9-12, 2012, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
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