A literature review about factors influencing hearing aid selection and use for the SPHL population, and how this information was leveraged in the development of a new super-power device.
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How do we account for patient acclimatization in prescriptive fittings? A discussion about compromises in initial gain and/or other parameters to improve patient comfort and hearing aid acceptance, as well as a look at the rationale used in the new Automatic Adaptation Manager (AAM).
Read MoreUnitron has released upgrades and new features to its Quantum and Moxi product families. Among the new offerings, Unitron has released its smallest Quantum micro CIC, and other new premium models.
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A step-by-step “recipe” for a systematic, streamlined process in fitting. Importantly, it emphasizes that verification of audibility and hearing aid features become even more beneficial when the patient is involved and the results of the testing are communicated to the patient.
Read MoreWilliam Demant Holding A/S, parent company of Oticon, Bernafon, Sonic Innovations, and other hearing health diagnostic companies, has reported a strong earnings report for 2011 with revenues that totaled DKK 8,041 million, matching a growth rate of 17%, with organic growth accounting for 9 percentage points.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) has just published a new Clinical Practice Guideline on Sudden Hearing Loss (SHL). This guideline is published as a supplement to OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery.
Read MoreThe Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA) has announced that applications for its Herbert J. Oyer Student Research Award are due May 30, 2012. The award recipient will receive complimentary registration to the 2012 ARA Institute in Providence, RI, 1-year free membership in ARA, and $1,000.
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What would make a non-adopter of hearing aid technology make the leap and buy the devices? Here are 53 factors that may or may not play a role in their decision-making process.
Read MoreDeaf since a child, Keith Nolan was told that he couldn’t enlist in the United States armed forces because he was deaf, but Nolan didn’t take no for an answer.
Read MoreMED-EL has introduced the OPUS 2XS. The company says that it is the worlds smallest and lightest audio processor available for hearing implants. It will be available globally sometime in March 2012.
Read MoreSonova Holding AG has appointed Hartwig Grevener as its new CFO. The 45-year-old German citizen is currently CFO of Jet Aviation, a business group of General Dynamics. Grevener will officially start on August 1, 2012.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments has announced that its IMPACT line has been upgraded and placed onto the United Kingdoms National Health Service (NHS) Supply Chain’s National Framework agreement, allowing the IMPACT line to be insured under the NHS.
Read MoreThe 2012 midwinter meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) features several National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) funded-research. The meeting took place in San Diego at the end of February 2012.
Read MoreA new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that having hearing loss triples the risk of falling down for people in their 40s and later. The findings are regardless of whether the hearing loss is moderate or severe.
Read MoreMid-America Conference on Hearing will hold its 20th Annual Meeting May 10-12, 2012, in Indianapolis.
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