Nuheara Announces Sales Milestone with IQbuds2 Max
Nuheara Ltd announced that it has now surpassed over 4,000 units in pre-orders for its newest flagship product, IQbuds² MAX.
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Author: Stefani Kim
Cochlear Loses US Patent Appeal
The article estimates that Cochlear’s costs, including legal fees and interest, could exceed $750 million.
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Former Police Officer May Be Entitled to Worker’s Comp for Hearing Loss from Job Duties
Jared Spangler alleges that exposure to loud noises like sirens and gunshots in his radio earpiece exacerbated his hearing loss, as shown by a series of hearing tests he received annually.
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‘Quartz’ Article Compares ‘Zoom Fatigue’ to ‘Concentration Fatigue’
According to “Quartz,” Zoom fatigue can include difficulty understanding what is being said with pixilated video and choppy audio, or a struggle to understand non-verbal cues from others, which is something the hard-of-hearing community has to do while lipreading or viewing sign language.
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Frequency Therapeutics Announces Clinical Data from Auditory Drug
FX-322 is Frequency’s lead product candidate, designed to regenerate auditory sensory hair cells in the cochlea and improve hearing in patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
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WS Audiology Appoints Søren Westh Lonning as New Group CFO
Henrik Skak Bender has been with Widex since 2013 and has been the Group CFO for WS Audiology since 2019. He will leave his CFO position on May 31, 2020. Henrik will continue to serve as special advisor to the group CEO and Board of Directors.
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Signia Launches Remote Care
Remote Care from Signia meets “an immediate need among HCPs for a complete and comprehensive way to help their patients remotely.”
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Signia TeleCare Now Available to HCPs Treating Veterans
TeleCare helps enable HCPs to connect via phone, video, or text-based chats with their patients, discuss their success or challenges, and make any necessary adjustments in real time, according to the company.
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Oticon Launches Ruby Hearing Aid for Budget-Conscious Patients
The new Oticon Ruby “sets a new standard in the essential category, delivering great sound quality, hassle-free rechargeability, and easy wireless connectivity in one complete solution—all within the reach of today’s budget-conscious patients.”
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Starkey Hearing Foundation Suspends International Program
The suspension will affect 28 US employees, according to the article.
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ADA Accepting Letter of Intent Submissions for 2020 Student Business Plan Competition
Contestants must be members of the Student Academy of Doctors of Audiology (SADA) in good standing and must be enrolled at an accredited university at some time during calendar year 2020 (2020 graduates are encouraged to participate).
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New South Carolina Law Designed to Help Communication Between Police, Deaf Individuals
A bill that will allow deaf or hard-of-hearing people to notify the DMV of their hearing loss and have it linked to their registration has been signed into law by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
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Researchers Use Light, Sound Waves to Power Telecom Data Chips
Researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light say that chips using light and sound, rather than electricity, will be important for the development of future tech, such as high-speed internet as well as radar and sensor technology. This will require the low-heat, fast transmission of information.
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EUHA Postpones 65th International Congress to 2021
A 2020 digital lecture program featuring the “Future Friday” theme that debuted at the 2019 show, will be announced soon.
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Starkey Creates Resource Page for Hearing Care Providers During COVID-19
As local and state governments work to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus by ordering non-essential services to close their doors, hearing care providers have been caught in a gray area, which has reduced access to care for people with hearing loss.
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