Beltone Held 2022 National Meeting May 19-21
The theme of this year’s three-day event was centered around being “Independent Together” to celebrate the collaboration and achievements of Beltone’s independent network of businesses.
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Author: Stefani Kim
Starkey’s Achin Bhowmik Named AAIA Fellow
The AAIA gathers top scientists within different disciplines and seeks to connect them with entrepreneurs to help advance the development and deployment of AI technologies.
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Starkey to Serve As Global Supplier at 2022 Special Olympics
Starkey announced that it will serve as the exclusive global supplier of hearing instruments for the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Healthy Hearing program at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
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Traffic Noise May Affect Working Memory, Attention in Students
Road traffic noise is a widespread problem in cities whose impact on children’s health remains poorly understood. A new study conducted at 38 schools in Barcelona suggests that traffic noise at schools has a detrimental effect on the development of working memory and attention in primary-school students.
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HHTM Calls for Submissions to Hearing Technology Awards
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM), an online resource for hearing professionals and consumers with hearing loss, has announced a call for submissions for the third annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards.
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ReSound Announces “Gift of Hearing” Campaign
With the help of 188 hearing care practices in 42 states, ReSound announced that 249 people received 498 ReSound ONE hearing aids free of charge as part of the annual “Gift of Hearing” campaign.
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Listen Technologies to Provide InfoComm 2022 with ListenTALK
Listen Technologies Corporation announced that it will provide ListenTALK, its 3-in-1 mobile communication system, to support all Integrated Experience Tours and Show Floor Tours at InfoComm 2022.
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“Hear Well” Campaign Educates Public About Hearing Loss
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) announced that a group of leading consumer organizations, hearing health professional organizations, hearing aid manufacturers, and retailers launched a new nationwide campaign, “Hear Well,” to educate the public on hearing loss and the critical role hearing professionals play in the identification and treatment of this common medical condition.
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Ida Institute Founder Lise Lotte Bundesen to Retire
The Ida Institute announced that its Founder Lise Lotte Bundesen will retire from her role as Managing Director in July 2022. During Bundesen’s 15-year tenure, the nonprofit institute’s impact and influence has grown exponentially.
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Bionic Ear Lab Improves Music Listening for Cochlear Implants
Dr Raymond Goldsworthy, head of the Bionic Ear Lab in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, understands the importance of music listening. He lost his hearing at the age of thirteen, just as he was beginning to learn the drums. Like every teenager, he was just beginning his journey into the seemingly limitless world of music, when a bout with spinal meningitis and the ensuing treatment damaged his hearing.
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Starkey Evolv AI Named 2022 MDE Award Finalist
Starkey announced that the Evolv AI has been named a 2022 Medical Design Excellence (MDE) Award finalist in the Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products category.
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University of Oldenburg Develops Smart Hearing Aids
Led by Professor Dr Volker Hohmann, a hearing researcher at the University of Oldenburg, the CRC will receive up to 8.1 million Euros (USD $8.68 million) for a second funding phase running from 2022 to 2026. With the official title “Hearing Acoustics: Perceptual Principles, Algorithms, and Applications” (HAPPAA), the CRC is focusing on developing hearing aids and hearing assistance systems that use artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically adjust to different environments, making these devices more adaptable to the specific needs of individual users.
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CSD Appoints Shireen Hafeez to Board of Directors
Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) announced the addition of Shireen Hafeez to its Board of Directors. Hafeez joins eight other board members who guide CSD’s overall strategies, promote innovative thinking about the future of CSD, and strategize ways to unleash transformational impact in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
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Human Underwater Hearing Better Than Expected
Since the 1950s, several different attempts have been made to measure human hearing underwater. The US military, for example, has had an interest in understanding how divers are affected by underwater explosions, and in general, the hearing tests have been very different.
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CSD Adds TJay Middlebrook to Board of Directors
Middlebrook is an equity-focused leader who has dedicated his life to advocating for the rights and needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. His advocacy spans the globe, successfully affecting policy changes for disability communities in Uganda as well as in the United States.
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