The hearing healthcare landscape is changing, but there are several ways to not only survive but thrive in this new age including Medicare Advantage programs and constantly improving direct-to-consumer hearing devices. Part 1 looks at practical pathways for shifting to a fee-for-service (unbundled) business model.
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If you’re like a lot of hearing care professionals, it drives you crazy whenever you see a hearing aid wearer with an improperly inserted RIC receiver. Here is a simple and easy-to-do dispensing trick for facilitating a patient’s insertion of a RIC non-custom receiver tip.
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The World Hearing Organization (WHO) calls on everybody to take action to prevent and treat hearing loss. For over 10 years the Sonova-initiated Hear the World Foundation has enabled people in need with hearing loss to hear better.
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The Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health at Johns Hopkins will be a first of its kind at any academic institution, focusing on hearing loss as a global public health priority, and it will be led by one of the preeminent researchers in this area, Frank Lin, MD, PhD. The center will be dedicated to understanding and addressing the impact of hearing loss on public health.
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Attendees can experience how Phonak innovations work with Samsung Galaxy smartphones to help enable hands-free voice calling, in-stereo media streaming, and the latest in hearing aid artificial intelligence.
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World Hearing Day is held on March 3 each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) decides the theme and develops a brochure on the topic based on the best available evidence as well as advocacy materials such as posters, banners, infographics and presentations, among others. These materials are shared with partners in government and civil society around the world as well as WHO colleagues across the Organization.
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Sonic has expanded the wireless connectivity options of its Enchant hearing aids with the introduction of SoundClip-A. The easy-to-use, lightweight SoundClip-A allows users to stream stereo sound hands-free to both hearing aids from all Bluetooth® 2.1 smartphones and devices. The small, ergonomically designed clip-on device delivers added benefit as a wireless remote/partner microphone for easier listening when the speaker is at a distance or in noisy environments where listening is difficult. SoundClip-A also enables remote volume control, program changes, and call pick-up with just the press of a button.
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The Elite Hearing Network, a network of more than 1600 hearing care offices across the United States, has announced its new Member Advisory Board. The board consults with executive leadership on business trends, legislative agendas, services, and solutions to the hearing health industry.
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Signia has launched its latest hearing aid, the Pure Charge&Go Nx, a new hearing aid that combines wireless inductive rechargeability, exceptional connectivity with Bluetooth, the company’s unique Own Voice Processing (OVP) system, and CROS/BiCROS functionality.
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As the trial of four former Starkey executives and associates winds down, the judge ruled on Monday that Starkey owner Bill Austin had perjured himself. Additionally, the defense has continued to target Starkey and bring to light unflattering details, contending that they are integral to the case and the reputability of the prosecution’s witnesses. Closing arguments in the trial are expected this week.
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The tinnitus patient can sometimes internalize more personal—and often negative and self-denigrating—explanations for why they have tinnitus. And, sometimes, these explanations can get in the way of positively addressing the symptoms of tinnitus. This article looks at ways to bypass or overcome patients’ negative narratives and help them embark on the journey to better hearing care.
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Garry Gordon, MS, Del Hawk, AuD, and Michael J. Metz, PhD, say that marketing conditions are changing, and not everyone will need a Rolls Royce if a Ford or Chevrolet will do. They state that both hearing aid manufacturers and the various professional delivery channels need to recognize and acknowledge these changes.
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The foundation is regarded by Consumer Reports as one of the “Best Charities for Your Donations.” HHF is acknowledged as a top-rated nonprofit in the “Blind and Hearing-Impaired” category.
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The American Cochlear Implant Alliance will host the premiere of ‘The Listening Project’, a documentary co-created by audiologist and frequent ‘Hearing Review’ contributor Jane Madell, and Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky. The film profiles 15 young adults who were born deaf but can now hear, thanks to cutting-edge technologies, including cochlear implants.
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The Canadian initiative, first established in 2014, offers anyone over the age of 60 a free hearing test and makes hearing aids accessible to people who otherwise could not afford them.
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