Sound ID Hires New CEO
Rodney Perkins, chairman and founder of Sound ID, announces that Michael R. Jones has joined the company as president and CEO.
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Military Vets Suffer Dramatic Increase in Tinnitus, Other Hearing Damage
Military veterans are suffering a dramatic increase in tinnitus and other hearing damage, and deserve much more research funding to find a cure, says the American Tinnitus Association, Portland, Ore.
Read MoreBoston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of Harmony
Boston Scientific Corp, Natick, Mass, has received FDA approval for its new Harmony™ HiResolution® Bionic Ear System (Harmony System).
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Evidence of Enhanced Fine-Tuning with a New Datalogging System
A description of a new, advanced datalogging system, as well as results from a field trial which sheds light on the new system’s effectiveness.
Read MoreClarity Launches Hearing Health Blog
Clarity, a division of Plantronics Inc, Chattanooga, Tenn, has launched MyHearingHealth.com—a blog devoted to the hearing loss community.
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Linear Frequency Transposition: Extending the Audibility ofHigh-Frequency Information
Linear Frequency Transposition extends the audibility of high frequency sounds for people who cannot receive this information from conventional amplification. It is demonstrated here to improve some patients’ appreciation for high frequency sounds.
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Toast of the Town
Three practices share success strategies that make them perennial favorites in their communities.
Read MoreThe 10 Strategies of a Successful CEO
A recent survey shows that 80% of dispensing professionals spend less than 5% of their time running their practices, and 75% of respondents have experienced “burnout” during the past 12 months. Learn how to develop a common-sense approach to practice management in 10 simple steps.
Read MoreGeorgia Academy of Audiology Announces 5th Annual Conference
The Georgia Academy of Audiology will hold its 5th annual conference at the Marietta Conference Center and Resort February 1-3, 2007, featuring an impressive venue of presenters and events.
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Improving Patient Counseling
The first of a 3-part series on how adults understand and retain information, the need for questioning techniques and their importance in a patient’s decision to take action, and how a patient’s lifestyle influences fitting and counseling decisions.
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Children with Hearing Loss: A Family Guide
There is a new reality facing parents today: early detection, sophisticated amplification whether by hearing aid or implant, and integrated school placement. The key to successful integration of hearing loss into a family is the degree to which parents are able to integrate hearing loss into their lives.
Read MoreSonomax Acquires VitaSound
Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc, Montreal, has acquired VitaSound Audio Inc, Ontario, Canada. VitaSound, a company engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of hearing aid instruments in Canada and the United States, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonomax.
Read MorePhonak to Purchase GN ReSound
On October 2, GN Store Nord and Phonak AG announced a share purchase agreement in which Phonak would buy the ReSound Group for $2.65 billion (15.5 billion DKK).
Read MoreHearing Aid Awareness Week Promotes Hearing Instrument Technology
Insufficient consumer awareness of state-of-the-art hearing instrument technology and a general tendency to deny the presence of a hearing problem led the International Hearing Society (IHS), Livonia, Mich, to declare October 1-7, 2006, as Hearing Aid Awareness Week.
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“Big-6” to Become “Big-5” as R&D Costs Drive Consolidation
In a blockbuster deal announced October 2, the Phonak Group agreed to a share-purchase agreement with GN ReSound in an acquisition worth a total of $2.65 billion. Pending the customary regulatory approval of the sale a
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