Phonak Team member, Floyd Landis, pedaled his way to victory in this week’s Tour de France—with the name of the hearing instrument manufacturer prominently displayed on his racing uniform throughout the race.
Read MoreFive school-based practitioners have each won $1,000 in support of their distance AuD education through the Phonak/AFA School-Based Scholarship program.
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Research finds that, overall, subjects preferred a volume control on a WDRC device, and a significantly higher proportion of experienced hearing aid users preferred a volume control.
Read MoreThe opening ceremony for the 4th Pan American Games for Deaf Youth will take place at Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, on August 1.
Read MoreAccording to Hearing Industries Association (HIA) statistics, net hearing aid sales in the US totaled 1.18 million in the first half of 2006. When comparing the total first-half unit volumes with those from 2005, there were 85,559 more hearing aids sold—a 7.8% increase.
Read MoreMicro-Tech Hearing Instruments, Eden Prairie, Minn, has developed a set of newspaper advertisements and a direct mailer to promote its new Radius series of hearing instruments in the consumer marketplace.
Read MoreAcclaimed actor Bernard Bragg, a founder of the National Theater of the Deaf (NTD), has laid the foundation for an endowment at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to support the exploration of the arts in the deaf community.
Read MoreCareCredit®, Costa Mesa, Calif, is offering a free educational CD titled, “Increase Sales by Effectively Connecting with Patients,” featuring Von Hansen.
Read MoreBaby Boomers are using their pervasive influence over the technology industry to rewrite the rules of aging.
Read MoreThe Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), Lafayette, Ind, has been busy this spring with student scholarships. The selection process to choose four Outstanding AuD Student Scholarship winners has begun—with 30 AuD schools submitting nominations.
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Hearing aid batteries not only contribute to your revenue, but they also represent an important marketing tool for your practice. By providing your customer with a high quality and affordable battery, you may expect more
Read MoreDirect evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a study published in the July 12, 2006, Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreFor the second time in four years, Oticon Inc is expanding its Somerset, NJ, headquarters. Just three months after the successful launch of its newest product line, the company is expanding to a second facility, adjacent to the current Somerset site, to accommodate enhanced customer support services and business growth.
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Since open-type fittings were introduced, it has sometimes been a challenge to properly fit them with the universal eartip. Many consumers have also indicated that they would prefer the comfort of a custom earmold instea
Read MoreAMI Semiconductor, Pocatello, Idaho, has been selected by Interton, Plymouth, Minn, to develop advanced wireless capabilities in hearing devices through an ultra-low power radio frequency (RF) subsystem.
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