The hearing industry’s largest manufacturers have collaborated to create the Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC). The IRC’s mission is reportedly to develop and direct a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda that is designed to benefit the industry, as well as hearing professionals and end users.
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Brian Taylor, AuD, proposes 5 ways to revitalize our field’s entrepreneurial spirit.
Read MoreGN Otometrics has announced a new distribution strategy. As of August 2012, Otometrics will now distribute its products through Audiology Systems Inc and Otometrics partner distributors.
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A lot of attention, including dozens of articles in this magazine, has centered on how verification—through either real-ear measurement (REM) or live speech mapping—is a necessary component in the modern hearing aid fitting pro
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HR interviews SoundCure’s Bill Perry about the company’s tinnitus management tool.
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Evidence suggests that collegiate musicians need and benefit from a structured educational seminar on hearing conservation and the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs).
Read MoreDelaware’s Governor, Jack Markell, has signed into law two pieces of legislation. One law provides telecommunications services for the deaf and those with hearing loss or speech disabilities. The other law updates the state’s Universal Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Act.
Read MoreUsing mutant zebra fish, researchers studying the earliest formation of cartilage of the mouth believe they may have discovered a mechanism involved in a genetic defect linked to Fraser syndrome deafness in humans.
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A new fitting algorithm developed by Siemens Hearing Instruments is detailed, and three studies are presented that compare it to existing algorithms with respect to speech recognition and comfort in noise, sound quality benchmarks, and paired comparisons against two other premium products.
Read MoreDavid Smith, competing as #20 on the United States Olympic Volleyball Team in London, has not let hearing loss get in the way of his goals in life or for winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
Read MoreGN Otometrics, the Copenhagen-based parent company for diagnostic equipment manufacturers MADSEN, AURICAL, and ICS, has extended the warranty for all of the brands’ products to 2 years, effective immediately.
Read MoreThe 20th Annual Conference on Management of the Tinnitus Patient will take place October 5 to 6, 2012, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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This study by research audiologists compares the remote-microphone (RM) hearing aid to completely-in-the-canal (CIC) and behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid styles for cosmetic appeal, occlusion, comfort, and performance among a group of younger adults with active lifestyles.
Read MoreVivosonic’s products have been officially introduced in China with an event that included a traditional Chinese lion dance, symbolizing prosperity. The launch comes after Vivosonic received several regulatory approvals by the State Food and Drug Administration of the People’s Republic of China.
Read MoreDiana D. Bender, PhD, a person with hearing loss and a longtime hearing advocate, has been elected president of the Board of Trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Bender, who lives in from Phoenixville, Pa, officially assumed her role at HLAAs Convention 2012 in Providence, RI, in June.
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