The Oticon Foundation has awarded a grant to the Ida Institute, which will conduct a global online brain storming campaign for increasing public awareness and understanding about hearing loss.
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VARTA Names William Flanagan President and CEO VARTA Microbattery GmbH, parent company of VARTA Microbattery Inc and the Power One battery brand, has appointed William Flanagan as the new president and CEO of VARTA. Flanagan had been
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Oticon Inc and the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) are teaming up to present Audiology’s Got Talent, an industry talent show of the hearing health community, to be held during the 2012 AAA show in Boston.
Read MoreMelissa Tumblin, a Denver mother of a child with microtia, has just launched EarCommunity.com, devoted to providing support and resources to individuals and families living with microtia and aural atresia, and their associated syndromes, including hemifacial microsomia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, and Goldenhar Syndrome.
Read MoreUnitron has been named as one of Canadas top 50 small to medium employers by the Queen’s School of Business, Queens Centre for Business Venturing, and Aon Hewitt. This is the third year the company has appeared on the list, which is published in PROFIT magazine.
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Net unit hearing aid sales in the United States increased by 3.0% overall in 2011, with private sector and Veterans Administration (VA) dispensing activity increasing by 2.7% and 3.9%, respectively, according to year-end statistics compi
Read MoreHearing device start-up iHear Medical has completed a second round of financing, totaling $1.8M. The new funding will enable the company to complete the development of its proprietary devices to treat hearing loss.
Read MoreIndiana hearing aid specialists and other professions that require a license have defeated HB 1006, a deregulation bill that was withdrawn from consideration after strong opposition by the professional hearing health community and other affected professional groups.
Read MoreThe second annual “AZ Walk to Silence Tinnitus” will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 5K event is hosted by the American Tinnitus Association (ATA) and Arizona tinnitus health professionals and patients who have tinnitus.
Read MoreThe Hearing News Network (HNN) will now include content provided by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) in its digital network through a new feature called “Hearing Loss in the News.”
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A review of the SNR and convenience benefits of digital wireless hearing aids, the different technologies they employ, and what new benefits these devices might offer in the future.
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Although wireless systems offer great promise for users, it is crucial that their design takes into account the need for simplicity-of-use by their target demographic.
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An informal survey of hearing care professionals and their patients about frequency-lowering technology (FLT) suggests that FLT hearing aids are a useful tool in the dispensing armamentarium.
Read MoreThe Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has filed two amicus briefs within days of each other in federal courts of appeal. The briefs support the right of students who are deaf or have hearing loss to receive Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) interpreting in the classroom under federal disability law.
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