GN reports it has signed an agreement to acquire SteelSeries, a global e-gaming gear developer for a total purchase price of $1.24 billion (DKK 8.0 billion) in cash. The purchase brings the company’s Audio division squarely into the gaming market in competition with companies like Logitech, HyperX (HP), and Razer.
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Hearing Review interviews Andrew Song, co-founder and president of Whisper, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary with its third planned upgrade of the company’s AI/software-based hearing aid system.
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GN Hearing, the parent company of ReSound and Beltone, announced in a profit warning that it is experiencing delays in product development deliverables leading to postponement of key product launches planned for H2 2021. The company has decided to initiate a transformation of R&D with the objective to increase quality, predictability of delivery times, and R&D efficiency.
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Eargo disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that “it is the target of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice related to insurance reimbursement claims the company has submitted on behalf of its customers covered by federal employee health plans.” Its stock price was as high as $76.75 in mid-February, but opened today at $6.60.
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OTC hearing aids don’t have to be something you dread. You can use it as an opportunity to revolutionize your practice and make changes that work in both your and the consumers’ favor.
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A review of the recent legislative pushes for establishing rules for OTC hearing aids and the expansion of Medicare to cover hearing, vision, and dental services.
Read MoreMalala Fund and Cochlear Foundation are inviting children and young people with hearing loss to share their stories of personal achievement as part of the ‘Achieve anything program.’
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Research into the association between COVID-19 and hearing-related symptoms is still in the early phases. Fortunately, our knowledge of the audiovestibular system continues to grow alongside with our understanding of COVID-19. Authors Matthew Kelley, AuD, and Sugata Bhattacharjee, AuD, provide a brief review of research on Covid-19 and its impact on the ear.
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SafKan Health—the developer of automated and FDA-cleared ear cleaning device Otoset®—has announced the appointment of audiology sales veteran Jackie Phillips, AuD, as Vice President of Sales.
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The Dublin-based tinnitus device maker has hired Diarmuid Flavin as its new COO, after announcing last week the establishment of its US headquarters in Oakbrook, Ill, and the appointment of several well-known hearing industry experts.
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A look at the International Hearing Society 2021 Convention, a 3-day event held August 12-14 at the San Diego Town and Country Resort—and the first in-person event held by a US national hearing care professional organization since the pandemic began in March 2020.
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The 69th Annual International Hearing Society Convention starts on Thursday night at 6 PM with the Opening Reception at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego.
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Norman Frink, MS, who established Salem Audiology Clinic in 1982—one of the first private-practice audiology clinics in Oregon—passed away on July 24 at age 80.
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Retiring ASHA CEO Arlene Pientranton, PhD, shares her perspectives with Douglas Beck, AuD, about the evolution of ASHA, new legislation like MAASA and OTC regulations, and the use of cognitive screening tools for audiologists and SLPs.
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Amplifon announced it will wind-down its wholesale business, the Elite Hearing Network, by the end of the year. It also announced the purchase of Bay Audio, a large independent hearing care provider on Australia’s East Coast.
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