Blog Page: Students Need Sales and Marketing Skills
This blog from Lolly Wigall discusses why audiology students need both clinical and business skills, including marketing and sales.
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Author: Christa Nuber
Oticon Mourns the Passing of Ken Saiki
Oticon and the hearing healthcare field mourns the loss of Ken Saiki, who was with Oticon for 24 years. A service will be held in Chicago on Saturday, April 4, 2015.
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Phonak Moves Forward with Innovation
An interview with Phonak Group VP Martin Grieder and VP of Product Marketing Thomas Lang.
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Engineer Developing New IC and Microphone for Better Hearing Aids
An electrical engineering researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington is developing more efficient, integrated circuits for better hearing aids with improved directionality, based on studies of a parasitic fly.
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Brain Cells Pause to Determine What We Hear
According to scientists at KU Leuven in Belgium, brain cells that govern sound localization pause to compare sound signals at both ears before determining what we hear.
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Taking Control of Your Student Loans
The total of student loan debt has grown dramatically and represents one of the largest categories of consumer debt—second only to home mortgages. Here are some tips for effectively dealing with debt from student loans.
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Tinnitus SoundSupport: A Flexible Solution for Both Patients and Hearing Care Professionals
Tinnitus SoundSupport (TSS) encompasses ease of use along with flexibility and variety to promote an uncomplicated fitting process for the audiologist and significant relief for the tinnitus patient.
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Starkey’s Brandon Sawalich Named 40 Under 40 Honoree
Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, was named one of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” honorees at the awards ceremony on March 5, 2015.
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Inspirational Leadership as a Key to Success
This article explains how inspirational leadership results from practicing the art of leading daily, solving small problems early, and being a performance coach to one person at a time.
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Evaluation of a Hearing Aid Algorithm to Reduce the Negative Effects of Reverberation
Results from this study suggest a new algorithm reduces the perceived negative effects of reverberation while not introducing unwanted artifacts within the speech signal.
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Listen Technologies Expands ListenIR Product Line
Listen Technologies announced the expansion of its ListenIR product line which includes the new LT-84 ListenIR Transmitter-Radiator and LA-141 ListenIR Extended-Radiator, as well as the new iDSP IR Receiver.
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Rayovac Unveils Newest Generation of Hearing Aid Batteries
Rayovac unveiled its newest generation of ProLine Advanced hearing aid batteries at the AAA 2015 convention in San Antonio, Texas, in advance of a broader release of the company’s enhanced voltage hearing aid technology.
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Oticon Announces National and Regional Management Appointments
Oticon announced the appointment of Thomas Lawrence to the company’s newly created national sales manager position, and the promotion of Kelly Cedor, AuD, CCC-A, to the northeast regional manager position.
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Listening to Classical Music Enhances Genes Linked to Brain Functions
According to researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, listening to classical music enhances the activity of genes responsible for brain functions, including dopamine secretion and transport, synaptic neurotransmission, learning, and memory.
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Several New Hearing Aids Debut at AAA 2015
Many manufacturers featured their latest products at the AudiologyNOW! AAA 2015 convention in San Antonio. Here is a peek at some of the new offerings from Siemens, ReSound, Oticon, Widex, Phonak, and more.
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