A new bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature may make coverage for exams, fittings, and hearing instruments, among other things, mandatory for health insurance companies beginning in January 1, 2023, according to an article in “The Olympian.”
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GN Hearing announced the launch of the ReSound ONE Behind-the-Ear models — hearing aids said to “provide clarity in sound and convenient hands-free phone and FaceTime calls from iPhone and iPad.”
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One night, while wearing the old brand and watching sports at a local restaurant, Simons noticed he was having trouble separating the sound of the TVs from that of the conversations around him. He swapped to the Widex MOMENT pair for comparison and everything changed.
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A bill introduced by Minnesota Senator Tina Smith may ease the way for veterans to receive treatment for tinnitus or hearing loss related to their military service.
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Oticon announced that users of Oticon hearing aids built on the Polaris platform technology will now be able to enjoy hands-free communication using iPhone and iPad*. In addition to streaming audio from iPhone and iPad, the Oticon More family can be used as a wireless headset so that users can speak hands-free on calls.
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Nagoya University physiologists have furthered understanding of the bird neural circuitry that allows them to distinguish where a specific sound is coming from.
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The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) has posted a reminder on its website not to miss out on its upcoming annual conference: a virtual three-day event packed with educational workshops, presentations, posters, virtual exhibits, and networking sessions – both live and on-demand.
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Through Signia’s live, virtual Winter Series courses, Government Services audiologists will have the opportunity to learn about product benefits, tinnitus solutions, and tricks for patient fittings from the Signia team of professional audiologists while earning up to 7.5 continuing education (CEU) credits, according to the company.
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Signia announced that its Augmented Xperience (AX) hearing aid platform will now support hands-free phone calls. The HandsFree feature upgrade will be available Spring 2022 for all new and existing AX hearing aids paired with iOS devices.
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Nuheara Ltd announced that it has successfully concluded its hearing aid clinical trial with the final report received from the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL).
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Neuroscience company Cognivue, Inc has hired Jason Agran, MD, PhD, as its chief medical officer and senior vice president, effective February 7, 2022.
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Plural says that the comprehensive content of the Learning Manual encompasses the breadth of audiologic evaluation, including history taking and patient communication, ear canal assessment and management, immittance, pure-tone testing, masking, speech audiometry, otoacoustic emissions, patient counseling, and report writing.
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GN Hearing announced that it will donate $5 to the GN Hearing Scholarship for every ReSound ONE, Beltone Imagine, and Audigy AGX hearing aid sold in February, Black History Month.
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AudioTelligence’s new Aiso for Hearing product has been demonstrated to help “improve speech understanding in noisy environments from 5% to a staggering 98% – a significant improvement over existing commercially available devices.”
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The new deadline to apply is February 15. Now in its sixth year, the scholarship program supports audiology students in pursuing their educational goals.
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