With more than 20 years of experience in helping those with hearing loss, Amplifon will provide members with access to their nationwide network of more than 5,100 hearing healthcare providers.
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Sarah Kreienbühl, Sonova Group Vice President, Corporate HRM and Communications, has decided to join the Management Board of Migros.
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The findings were published June 29 in “Nature Communications.“ The study is reportedly the first to illuminate in detail how a particular protein, which is known as CIB2, allows hearing to work.
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The most common causes of noise exposure include tractors, machinery, guns, and livestock.
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ZPower—a Camarillo, Calif-based developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc microbatteries—announced its collaboration with the hearing aid manufacturer Oticon to make the award-winning Internet-connected Oticon Opn™ hearing aid rechargeable.
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SPI-1005, an investigational new drug that mimics and induces Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx), has been shown to reduce the swelling or edema of the inner ear in animal studies involving acoustic trauma.
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This year’s Sound Reinforcement Conference offers abundant opportunities for attendees across five days of workshops, demonstrations, paper presentations, engineering briefs, tutorials, and social events.
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Tinniticil will be included in a new tinnitus treatment service (code name Bluebird) that is set to launch later this year by Myriad Health Solutions.
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For the second year in a row, Southwestern Hearing was the only hearing aid company in America to be honored, placing 30th in the small business category.
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The new OtoRead combines comprehensive DPOAE and TEOAE testing and offers diagnostic testing across a wide range of frequencies.
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There is much to be learned from the recent IU study on OTC hearing aids. However, as its authors state, the findings are specific to that study and should not be generalized to the population of hearing-impaired individuals at large. A comparison is offered here to an audiology clinic using best practices. Results indicate that removing the professional from the fitting and follow-up process yields significantly lower levels of benefit, satisfaction, and use. If OTC hearing aids become a reality, this should be clearly stated on advertising and packaging; consumers should be informed that research has shown 45% of individuals returned hearing aids that were self-fit. Improving accessibility and affordability is only worthwhile if use and satisfaction are not sacrificed in the process.
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Ole Asboe Jørgensen has been appointed the new president of the Oticon Brand, Global, by WDH President and CEO Søren Nielsen. Jørgensen assumes the position after serving over 8 years as Oticon’s VP of Global Sales & Marketing. For the past four years, Jørgensen has been accountable for global sales and marketing and managed global sales models and systems, in addition to continuing the responsibilities he held from his previous roles within Oticon.
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The Hear the World Charity Gala on June 24, 2017 raised over CHF 375,000 (approximately USD $389,731) in donations.
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The three-day conference will be held at the Portland VA Research Center in Portland, Ore.
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Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, according to a paper published in the June 23 online edition of The Laryngoscope. The research also suggests that the best surgical approach for cochlear implant procedures did not involve drilling into the bone around the ear (cochleostomy).
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