Cochlear Americas announced that its podcast, “Hearing Health Today,” is set to return for a second season after hearing health professionals tuned in “more than 4,000 times during the first season.” The first episode of Season 2 will be available August 31, 2021.
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Amplifon Hearing Health Care (AHHC) announced that it recently received full URAC Health Utilization Management (HUM) accreditation, reportedly “becoming the first hearing health care organization in the country to achieve this recognition.”
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A recent article on the “CNET” website discusses the way in which the movie “CODA” (Child of Deaf Adults) has been considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a deaf family and their communication via American Sign Language (ASL).
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The British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) announced the release of Q2 2021 market data showing “massive growth in the Irish and UK private hearing instrument markets.”
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Engineers at Duke University have devised a new approach to using sound waves to manipulate tiny particles suspended in liquid in complex ways. Dubbed a “shadow waveguide,” the technique uses only two sound sources to create a tightly confined, spatially complex acoustic field inside a chamber without requiring any interior structure.
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After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal “Cell,” suggest that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel, contradicting a long-held theory that the brain processed acoustic information then transformed it into linguistic information.
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Eosera, Inc announced that “Inc. Magazine” rated the company No. 753 on its annual Inc 5000 list. Eosera also ranked No. 79 in the industry, No. 55 in the state of Texas, and No. 21 in the DFW metroplex, according to the announcement.
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GN announced the extension of its Jabra Enhance line of hearing enhancement solutions designed to “help users hear more from life.” GN “brings together the convenience of true wireless earbuds with advanced hearing technology to alleviate unaddressed user needs and enable millions of people to take a first step on their hearing health journey,” according to the company’s announcement.
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Masks and social distancing can pose communication challenges for all children, but this is especially true for those who are hard of hearing.
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Both ActiveVent and CROS P are the latest additions to the company’s Paradise line of hearing aid technology, now “the best-selling platform in Phonak history,” according to the company.
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In the study, published August 16 in “JAMA Network Open,” researchers observed that simply having someone available most or all of the time whom you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk is associated with greater cognitive resilience.
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Consult YHN, a network of hearing healthcare professionals, announced that it has partnered with Vidscrip to bring its new video marketing solutions to the hearing healthcare industry.
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An opinion article published on the data intelligence company Morning Consult’s website by Starkey President Brandon Sawalich discusses some “misconceptions about hearing aids” following President Biden’s recent executive order on competition.
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Nuheara has engaged National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL) under the terms of a Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) to assist with conducting clinical trials for obtaining FDA and CE compliance for its hearing devices.
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Whichard has more than 30 years’ experience in the hearing industry, having worked as both a business executive and a practicing healthcare professional, as a clinical audiologist. Her appointment comes as Neuromod plans continued expansion of the availability of Lenire, its tinnitus treatment device across Europe and in the US, pending FDA approval, according to the company’s announcement.
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