Sonitus Medical to Hold Auction After Closing Its Doors
Sonitus Medical, San Mateo, Calif, announced on February 9, 2015 that it has closed its doors, and the company facility and its equipment will be up for auction in the next 2 weeks.
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Author: Christa Nuber
Starkey, Audigy Group Donate Hearing Aids in Cabo San Lucas
Audigy Group, Vancouver, Wash, has announced that it joined Starkey Hearing Foundation on a January 2015 trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to bring hearing care and hearing aids to people in need.
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HearingReview.com Website Gets Revamped for 2015
To keep up with advancing technology the Hearing Review website and digital features have been updated for 2015, and you may have noticed we have a new look!
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Flip Side of Aging Trend: Newborn Medical Monitoring Continues to Struggle Outside US
A recent announcement from iData Research, an international market research and consulting group, reports that the US market for newborn medical monitoring shows signs of growth, while other developed countries around the globe face declines or stagnation in this area of medical technology.
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Hearing Aid User Predicts Future of Personal Wearable Devices
In an article in The Atlantic, a longtime hearing aid user and technology maven predicts future trends in hearing aids and other personal wearable devices.
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FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Resigns
It was announced in news reports on February 5, 2015 that Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has resigned from her position, effective March 2015.
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Turtle Beach Appoints Bruce Thompson as Eastern Regional VP
Turtle Beach Corporation, San Diego, Calif, announced the appointment of Bruce Thompson as eastern regional vice president of its HyperSound Hearing Solutions.
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GN Otometrics Purchases Amplifon’s Italian Biomedica Business Unit
Amplifon has announced the sale of its Amplifon Biomedica business unit in Milan, Italy to GN Otometrics, the diagnostic division of GN ReSound.
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Unitron and CUNY Introduce Physician’s Hearing Screening Toolkit
Unitron has announced that it worked with CUNY to design a physician’s hearing screening toolkit intended to help the general practitioner screen patients for hearing loss.
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Advanced Bionics CI Cleared for MRI without Magnet Removal
Advanced Bionics’ HiRes 90K and HiRes 90K Advantage cochlear implants received CE Mark approval to undergo 1.5T MRI scans without removing the internal magnet.
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EarQ Teams with NFLPA to Tackle Hearing Loss
EarQ representatives joined the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) during pre-game activities in Phoenix, Arizona to further their joint commitment to providing NFLPA members with hearing healthcare services.
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Cochlear Releases Wireless and Automated Features for CI
Cochlear Limited has announced the release of its SmartSound iQ and true wireless features for use with the company’s Nucleus 6 Sound Processor for cochlear implants.
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Researchers Discover “Spinal Circuit” Aids Balance
Scientists at the Salk Institute have found that our balance is partly governed by a spinal circuit of neurons that sends sensory information from our ears, eyes, and feet to our brain for processing.
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Finding a Niche in Audiology: An Interview with Mel Sorkowitz and Elissa Sorkowitz-Lejeune
Hearing Review interviewed Mel Sorkowitz, audiologist and owner of Royal Palm Hearing Aid Centers in Florida. His daughter and hearing instrument specialist, Elissa Sorkowitz-LeJeune, joined the discussion about finding a niche in hearing healthcare.
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Cochlear Implant Users Can Reap Benefits from Music
According to new research findings from Georgetown University Medical Center, cochlear implant users respond to some musical beats, and listening to music may benefit their speech perception and quality of life.
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