Phonak Wins Three Red Dot Product Design Awards
The Phonak Virto B-Titanium, Phonak Audéo B-Direct, and EasyView Otoblock were honored for excellence in product design quality.
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Author: Stefani Kim
Audigy Medical Announces COPM-C Certifications
The certification represents the knowledge required to guide otolaryngology practice owners and their teams in optimizing business operations and helping to improve the business of otolaryngology itself.
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Oticon Medical Appoints John Sparacio as President, US
As President, Sparacio will have responsibility for leadership of the entire US organization and the advancement of Oticon Medical’s position in bone-anchored hearing systems and cochlear implant solutions in the US.
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Sensaphonics Adds Claudia Pyne, Richard Sandrok to Artist Relations’ and Sales’ Team
Both appointments are effective immediately.
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Dementia Medications May Cause Increase in Harmful Side Effects, New Research Shows
In the opioid painkiller research, a team from the University of Exeter, King’s College London and the University of Bergen highlight a tripling in harmful side effects related to the use of buprenorphine in people with dementia, compared to those on a placebo.
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ZPower Appoints Herb Weigel as COO
Weigel, who has been with ZPower since 2005, will now oversee the daily operations of the company as it prepares for a second growth phase and increased production to meet market demand.
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Sensorion Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Study for Vertigo Drug Seliforant
By comparing the effects of seliforant to meclizine, a drug with known anticholinergic side effects, and placebo, the SENS-111-202 study aims to confirm the absence of anticholinergic effects such as sedation and memory loss in patients receiving seliforant.
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Phonak Now Accepting Applications for Teen Advisory Board
Phonak experts will also work with the Teen Advisory Board and their parents to address various important topics, including hearing aid stigma, bullying, current and future hearing aid technology, and access to decision-making information.
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Sound Waves May Help Treat Dementia, New Study Shows
Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Depression and Hearing Loss
Depression and its connection to hearing loss seems pretty logical and self-evident, especially if you’re a dispensing professional who experiences daily the difference that amplification can make in a person’s life. However, new research indicates the story is far more complex.
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Bad to the Bone: Surfer’s Ear
Working in a Southern California beach community, we often see cases of external auditory canal exostoses or “surfer’s ear.”
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Better Speech-in-Noise Testing: Demonstration with Dual Variable Speed Compression
How do we assess the speech-in-noise performance of hearing aids in real-life settings to obtain clinically meaningful results? This article looks at several problems related to this issue, including what might constitute “real-life” SNRs and test environments, the variability of patient test scores at different SNRs, and the nonlinearity of modern hearing aids, using the new Widex dual-variable speed compression system as an example.
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Nine Risk Factors Associated with Dementia
Audiologist Dennis Hampton, PhD, revisits the seminal 2017 report that includes hearing loss as a major risk factor for dementia.
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Survival Strategies in a Competitive Hearing Healthcare Market
Practice owners need effective methods that consider current and potential global market risks, while reviewing and analyzing the market within a specific locale.
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Starbucks to Open First US Signing Store in Washington DC in October
The store will create a “distinctive retail experience” for all customers, while offering a unique store format that promotes accessibility and offers employment and career advancement opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
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