In underwater acoustics, deep learning is gaining traction in improving sonar systems to detect ships and submarines in distress or in restricted waters. However, noise interference from the complex marine environment becomes a challenge when attempting to detect targeted ship-radiated sounds.
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Valerie James Abbott’s debut children’s book, Padapillo, was recognized as a bronze medal winner of the 15th Annual 2021 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.
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Inventis, a company that develops and manufactures audiology equipment, announced the distribution of Path Medical instruments in North America. Inventis is enlarging its product portfolio by entering the OAE and ABR diagnostic segment and strengthening its position in the North American market, according to the company’s announcement.
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Signia announced the general availability of its Insio Charge&Go AX custom hearing aids, the newest device built upon Signia’s Augmented Xperience (AX) platform.
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Starkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich has issued a statement regarding the recent proposed ruling by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlining a new category of hearing aids that can be sold over the counter (OTC).
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Marking October’s National Protect Your Hearing Month, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) announced that it is releasing the first of a new video series called “A Few Words About Hearing” that captures the stories of nine people—from all walks of life—who describe what it’s like to live with hearing damaged by loud noise.
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Audiology Practice Standards Organization (APSO) announced that it has published a formal standard of practice for fitting hearing aids to adult patients. The standard is based on common clinical practices of audiologists across the US, as well as research into the practices that achieve expected outcomes with hearing aids, according to the announcement.
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ClEAR announced it will begin operating under a new name and will be known as Amptify, effective immediately. This rebranding strategy reflects both the evolution of the company and its vision for the future, according to the announcement.
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Signia announced that two of its latest innovations have been selected as honorees in the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 Innovation Awards.
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Widex USA Inc announced that wearers of the company’s Widex MOMENT family of hearing aids can now stream music, calls, and other content from Android smartphones, thanks to an upgrade to its Widex MOMENT App.
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CILcare, a CRO specializing in ear disorders, announced the appointment of Aurore Marie at the position of Global Head, R&D Operations Management. In her new role, Marie will drive support to production activities at the global level and will serve as a new member of CILcare’s Board, according to the company.
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Oticon Medical, which constitutes the hearing implants business in the Demant Group, announced that it has decided to take voluntary field corrective action by recalling non-implanted Oticon Medical Neuro Zti implants and to temporarily halt sales of new implants. The recall is entirely related to the identification of performance issues in a small subset of implants, and there have been no reported safety events with the implants, according to the company’s announcement.
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WS Audiology announced that its Group CFO Søren Westh Lonning will step down on November 8, 2021, to fully focus on recovering from back pain issues. Michael Tyroller will assume the position as interim Group CFO from the same date after previously having acted as interim Group CFO of WS Audiology from June 1 until October 31, 2020.
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Based on his years working in the hearing healthcare industry, Brandon Sawalich, Starkey CEO, dispels “5 Leadership Myths” in an article published on the “Forbes” website.
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Offering “comfort combined with powerful hearing technology,” the new Stride B-PR and Stride B-UP BTE form factors are said to “provide easy personalization and performance to support everyday life.”
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