A discussion of the speech-in-noise problem, why directional microphones often fall short in real-life listening situations, and how one of the more interesting areas of hearing aid research involves the idea of deep neural networks (DNN).
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The company is bullish on the prospects of the upcoming OTC hearing device regulations from FDA, which it anticipates being issued this November and implemented in mid-2020. In his comments to investors, IntriCon CEO Mark Gorder was also optimistic that the new OTC hearing device regulations would be more liberal relative to the amount of allowable gain and for whom the devices might be intended.
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On July 12, the US News & World Report MONEY website ranked Audiology as the 29th best health care job—dead last on its list. Didn’t these lists only recently rank Audiology as one of the top jobs?
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US hearing aid unit sales during the first half of 2019 increased by 2.7% for the private/commercial sector and 8.5% for the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), for a total increase of 3.8% compared to the same period last year. The VA accounted for 1 in 5 (19.5%) of all hearing aids dispensed in the United States in the first half of 2019. RIC-style hearing aids constituted 81.7% of all hearing aids dispensed.
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A new study from the University of Exeter and King’s College in London has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function over time than those who do not.
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In a letter to medical-related specialists, including audiologists and ENT physicians, the FDA states its desire to increase awareness about potential complications in patients implanted with both programmable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts—widely used to treat patients with hydrocephalus—and some hearing implants that contain magnets, such as cochlear implants, bone-conduction hearing devices, or middle-ear hearing devices.
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Sonova, the Swiss-based parent group of Phonak, Unitron, and Hansaton, confirmed that it has been awarded the contract to supply Costco’s Kirkland Signature 9.0 (KS9) hearing aids. Although the KS9 will use Sonova’s wireless SWORD chip set, the new product is said to be unique in many important ways from the other hearing aids in the Sonova group.
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IntriCon has announced a distribution agreement with Puretone Ltd, a UK-based hearing health company with operations in more than 75 countries and access to Britain’s NHS, and the sale of IntriCon’s London-based subsidiary, PC Werth, to Warner Tech-care Products.
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IntriCon has announced a distribution agreement with Puretone Ltd, a UK-based hearing health company with operations in more than 75 countries and the sale of IntriCon’s London-based subsidiary, PC Werth, to Warner Tech-care Products. Warner Werth will be the new name of PC Werth, with Lee Heidenreich as president, and Joe Vespe and Stuart Axon directing the UK operations.
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Audiologist Mary Leisses, MS, a brilliant educator and trainer who worked with several hearing aid manufacturers including with Starkey for the past 13 years, passed away on June 14 after a long and inspirational battle with cancer. She was 54.
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Of the 1,615 respondents who reported how they were paid, more than 4 in 5 (81%) respondents were employed as clinical service providers whose salaries ranged from $79,095 for providers to $104,293 for administrators, supervisors, and directors. Private practice owners had an annual median salary of $84,000, according to the report.
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It now appears the “OTC regulatory debate” could potentially follow the same general timeframe as the 2020 presidential race—starting with proposed rules by the FDA in November of this year.
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Audiologist Mary Leisses, MS, a brilliant educator and trainer who worked with several hearing aid manufacturers including with Starkey for the past 13 years, passed away on June 14 after a long and inspirational battle with cancer. She was 54.
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Of the 1,615 respondents who reported how they were paid, more than 4 in 5 (81%) respondents were employed as clinical service providers whose salaries ranged from $79,095 for providers to $104,293 for administrators, supervisors, and directors. Private practice owners had an annual median salary of $84,000, according to the report.
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