Widex Builds for Future with a New “Green” Home and a “Clear” Route in Products and Research
A look at one of the world’s largest hearing aid company’s new headquarters and new outlookw.
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Author: Hearing Review Staff
Amplicom USA Partners with HNN to Educate Customers in Waiting Rooms
Amplicom USA, a manufacturer and distributor of hearing telecommunication products and accessories, will stream digital video content about its products via the Hearing News Network (HNN), a patient waiting room information service.
Read MoreHearUSA Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Siemens
A court action enjoins Siemens from declaring HearUSA to be in default under a credit agreement and from making any efforts to seize assets or take control of HearUSA.
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Four Transformative Patient Demands: Convenience, Size, Simplicity, and Flexibility
A panel of expert hearing care professionals was convened to discuss the results of a consumer survey about the changing marketplace dynamics in hearing health care, as well as the opportunities presented by these changes. Here are the results.
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Evidence for the Use of a New Patient-Centered Fitting Tool
A new patient-driven fitting tool called SoundPoint provides the patient with a means for fine-tuning a hearing aid by moving a pointer on a computer display or Apple iPad™ screen. Movement of the pointer to different areas of the screen results in instantaneous changes to the frequency shaping, gain, and compression parameters of the hearing aid.
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High Frequencies and Microphone Placement Lead to a New Type of RIC Hearing Aid
A high frequency boost occurs when the hearing aid microphone is moved from the top of the ear (as in BTEs) to somewhere inside the auricle (as in ITEs)—with potential benefits in directivity and localization. A new microphone and receiver in the canal (MaRiC) design incorporates a small canal-worn module that contains both the microphone and receiver to take maximum advantage of the high frequency focusing ability of the auricle.
Read MoreHLAA Joins AARP’s Hearing Education Advisory Group
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and AARP are participating in a new hearing education and awareness effort for those over 50 who are at risk of hearing loss. HLAA will serve as an adviser to AARP along with other hearing associations.
Read MoreUNC’s Robert W. Peters Passes Away
Robert W. Peters, PhD, founder of the speech and hearing sciences program at the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill (UNC), has died.
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V & V and Its Impact on User Satisfaction
Verification and validation (V & V) are clinical tools to ensure functionality of hearing aids as well as individual patient benefit. However, they are not always employed by clinicians, even though they have been found to be correlated with user satisfaction. Rationale and research into the benefits of verification and validation measures are discussed, in addition to ways to implement them into clinical practice.
Read MoreSoundCure Receives $3 Million Funding for Acoustic Therapy Tinnitus Treatment
SoundCure has formally received $3 million in funding to help launch the commercialization of a novel sound-based tinnitus therapy first developed at the University of California at Irvine (UCI). Allied Minds Inc led the financing.
Read MoreTV Ears Sponsors San Diego Senior Games Association with $25,000 Donation
TV Ears, a manufacturer of television listening solutions for those with hearing loss, announced that it is the title sponsor for the 2011 San Diego Senior Games.
Read MoreSo Far, Magnet Therapy Is Not Effective as Tinnitus Treatment
A double blind study that utilized magnetic stimulation to treat tinnitus did not show improvements compared to placebo, but further research is needed. The Washington University study was published in the March Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Read MoreSixth International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference
The Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) and University of South Florida (USF) will co-host the Sixth International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference at the Sirata Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla from May 23 to May 25, 2011.
Read MoreSonova Rocked by Insider Trading Probe; Rihs, Chapero, and Walker Step Down
An insider trading investigation at Sonova, Stafa, Switzerland, has prompted the resignations of three of the groups top executives. Chairman of the Board Andy Rihs has denied accusations of insider trading, but demoted himself to a lesser role on the board, while CEO Valentin Chapero and CFO Oliver Walker are leaving the company.
Read MoreCedis Offers New Sanitization and Drying Case In One
Cedis SanDry combines the advantages of UV technology and drying in one unit.
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