Organizers of the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Meeting have agreed to meet with members of Audism Free America (AFA) before EHDI’s 11th annual conference, set for March 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Mo.
Read MoreAccording to an article published in the Marine Times, all active duty Marines will now be required to have annual hearing tests. The mandate includes noncombat troops who may also be exposed to loud noises.
Read MoreResearchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Cambridge are developing physiologically inspired algorithms that mimic how the brain hears sound. Their goal is to improve traditional signal processing algorithms used in hearing aids and automatic speech recognition systems.
Read MoreAble Planet has won a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 Innovation Award in the health and wellness category for a new in-the-ear (ITE) personal amplification device that it will be launching in March 2012.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments has launched a campaign of YouTube video customer testimonials that audiologists and dispensers can use for their own websites. The first two videos feature a young Aquaris user and a pastor who uses Siemens’ Motion 701.
Read MoreUnder a new product initiative with Siemens Hearing Instruments, EarQ will now provide its network of hearing health care providers with a variety of the most popular Siemens Hearing products under the EarQ label.
Read MoreThe Better Hearing Institute (BHI) has launched Across America Hearing Check Challenge for February, American Heart Month. The campaign encourages people to get a free online hearing assessment and provides information about the link between heart disease and hearing loss.
Read MoreSerene Innovations has introduced the CentralAlert CA-360 Wireless Notification System, an all-in-one alert system for people with hearing loss. The compact device and included accessories alert users to common sounds in the home, such as smoke alarms, gas alarms, storm warnings, alarm clocks, door knocks, and phone calls.
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Amplifon has published a new hearing loss infographic on their website. Targeting the UK, the campaign’s goal is to urge people to see a hearing health professional.
Read MoreGeorgians with hearing loss can now obtain a new Clarity amplified cordless phone for free, thanks to the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired Inc (GACHI), a statewide nonprofit that provides a variety of assistive services to the deaf and to those with hearing loss.
Read MoreReSound has teamed up with Bosma Enterprises to provide hearing aids for multiple government agencies in the State of Indiana.
Read MoreReceipt of cochlear implants in separate, sequential surgeries appears associated with some improvement in quality of life (QoL) among children, according to a report published in the Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments’ miniTek wireless remote streamer has received two awards at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Siemens won for the Best of CES and Fan Favorite Awards in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) at the 7th Annual Best of CES Awards.
Read MoreTwo audiologists have invented earHero earphones, which enable the skier or active outdoors enthusiast to listen to music while still hearing sounds around them. earHero’s proprietary patent pending product uses miniature speakers that never block the ear canal, yet remain in place.
Read MoreLincoln Pharmaceuticals announced that it has introduced an injection pharmaceutical cure for tinnitus in India. Using the brand name Tinnex, the injection utilizes the Caroverine molecule, which was developed by Lincoln Pharma under a licensing arrangement and technical collaboration with Phafag AG, Switzerland.
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