Auditdata, Taastrup, Denmark—a global manufacturer and distributor of advanced PC-based testing and diagnostic instrumentation for the hearing care and medical industries—announced the recent appointment of Terry Ross to direct their sales efforts in the U.S. and Canada.
Read MoreTo raise awareness about communication disorders, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) joins the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in observing Better Hearing and Speech Month each May, NIDCD announced.
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Ronna P. Hertzano, MD, PhD, associate professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), thinks that Goya likely suffered from an autoimmune disease called Susac’s syndrome; a second possibility is syphilis.
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On April 28, Unitron Director of Operations Chue Yang presented “The Art of Custom Hearing Instrument Manufacturing” at the Hearing Healthcare Providers/California (HHPCA) 2017 Annual Conference in Sacramento.
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MED-EL USA announced a search for future inventions through a global children’s competition, Ideas 4 Ears.
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Beltone has launched the innovative Beltone Trust™, which is designed to bring those with hearing loss unprecedented sound quality and the ability to connect with their hearing health professional outside regularly scheduled appointments.
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A draw for young people or anyone interested in American Sign Language and history, “Deaf Pioneers Adventure App Development” is designed to captivate guests at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) announced. The exhibit, located in the Student Alumni Union’s Fireside Lounge, takes viewers on an interactive journey alongside Laura Redden Searing, a deaf 19th-century journalist and poet.
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Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully developed a method to grow inner ear tissue from human stem cells—a finding that could lead to new platforms to model disease and new therapies for the treatment of hearing and balance disorders.
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In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Harris Communications reminds everyone to have their hearing screened and to not ignore hearing loss.
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Sensaphonics is running a Facebook giveaway contest for the month of May, the company announced. In celebration of Better Hearing Month, the company will award one winner with a pair of classic 2X-S custom in-ear monitors and a dB Check In-Ear Sound Level Analyzer.
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed a bill to reauthorize federal newborn hearing screening programs for the next five years, the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced. The ACI Alliance is a nonprofit organization that advocates for improved access for cochlear implants.
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Williams Sound has named Audio-Technica Central Europe Ltd as its new commercial sound products distributor in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Albania.
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Hear the Music Project, a hearing health mobile clinic designed by nonprofit Songs for Sound, will visit nine locations in Colorado in late April and May.
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Under the motto “Future Loops,” an international congress from October 6 to 8, 2017 in Berlin, will offer developers, planners, and suppliers all over the world the opportunity to get information and exchange solutions about the latest technologies and future ideas, the non-profit association Deutscher Schwerhörigenbund eV (DSB) announced.
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Phonak Communications, Murten, Switzerland—a telecommunications equipment supplier—has increased the functionality and flexibility of the successful Roger Earpiece launched in 2016 with an unlimited range extension facility, the company announced. From July 2017, it will be possible to have full coverage wherever you are, including across multiple rooms, such as from green room to main stage.
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