Oticon has opened voting for the 2011 Focus on People Awards. Its the first year that Oticon has invited the public to participate in the selection process. Winners will be announced some time in September 2011.
Read MoreWelch Allyn, a global manufacturer of hearing health otoscopes and other hearing health devices, has named Anil Dass as country manager for India.
Read MoreSonic Alert is now offering the Geemarc Ampli455, a next generation digital amplified telephone that is designed for people with moderate to severe hearing and vision loss.
Read MoreState University of New York at Buffalo (UB) researchers are highlighting a new drug therapy that eliminates tinnitus with a single dose in animal models, as well as other advances, at the Fifth Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference.
Read MoreAfter attending the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s “So the World May Hear” awards gala on July 24, 2011, Whoopi Goldberg later revealed that she is another Baby Boomer celebrity who wears hearing aids.
Read MoreAs the fall season approaches, The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has released a video that explains the history and goals of their annual walk-a-thons that take place in various cities around the US twice a year.
Read MoreFor the fourth year in a row, Oticon will participate in Octobers National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This years campaign theme is Pink with a Purpose, supporting breast cancer education and research initiatives.
Read MoreOn August 10, 2011, NBC’s ,em>Today show featured host Matt Lauer admitting that he was concerned about having hearing loss and showed his journey through getting a hearing exam from Shelley A. Borgia, AuD, a New York-based practitioner.
Read MoreHouse Research Institute has launched the 65 Faces fund-raising campaign. The new initiative coincides with the 65th anniversary of the institute, which recently changed its name from House Ear Institute. In keeping with the 65-year theme, the campaigns fund-raising goal is $65 million.
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The science of aural rehabilitation (AR) via counseling, group sessions, and clinical tools has always been something of a poor stepchild to the science of hearing testing and hearing instrument selection, fitting, and verification/validation.
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Professionalism is an important key to gaining respect in the world of health care.
Read MoreA new study from Vanderbilt University and Australia’s University of Sydney shows evidence that Vitamin A and E supplements may reduce the prevalence of age-related hearing loss up to 47%.
Read MoreLong time Salus University president, Thomas L. Lewis, OD, PhD, whose leadership of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) led to the establishment of Salus University and its audiology program, has announced he is stepping down effective June 30, 2012.
Read MoreA new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that military veterans are 30% more likely to suffer from severe hearing loss than non-veterans.
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The benefits of binaural data exchange between hearing aids and to external audio/communication devices.
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