Oticon Kicks Off “Pink with a Purpose” Campaign
This year Oticon again supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) with the launch of the seventh annual Oticon “Pink with a Purpose” campaign.
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Author: Karl
Medicare Considers Ending Coverage for Bone-anchored Hearing Devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule on July 11 that would effectively end coverage for people who need bone anchored hearing solutions. The deadline for clinicians and their patients to submit comments ends September 2.
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Sensaphonics Introduces New Gold Circle Graduates
Sensaphonics has added two more audiologists to its Gold Circle listing—a group of audiologists who have been specifically trained to meet the hearing needs of music industry clients.
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New Cochlear Implant Publication
Thieme’s Cochlear Implants, 3rd Edition by Waltzman is now available.
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EarQ Teams Up with Chicago Bears to Provide Hearing Screenings at Team’s Back to School Event
Members of the EarQ team participated in a community health fair by offering free hearing health screenings at NFL Bears’ Back t School Event.
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ZPower Releases New Product Development Kit for Battery Applications
ZPower has released a new product development kit to help product designers evaluate its rechargeable, silver-zinc battery technology.
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Hearing Industry Expected to Reach $9.5M by 2020
The hearing industry is projected to reach unprecedented growth within the next six years.
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Auris Medical Holding AG Announces Launch and Pricing of IPO
Auris Medical Holding AG —the developer of treatments for acute inner ear tinnitus (AM-101) and acute inner ear hearing loss (AM-111) by way of intratympanic injection—announced on August 6 pricing of its IPO. The company’s common shares have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market and are expected to begin trading under the ticker symbol “EARS”.
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New Leadership at Otolaryngology Association
James C. Denneny III, MD, has been selected as the next executive vice president/CEO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery and its Foundation
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Audifon Grows with New Building as it Prepares to Launch a New Hearing Aid
After six months of construction, a new production wing has been added to the current manufacturing plant and headquarters of audifon.
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Audiology Patient Choice Bill (HR 5304) Introduced by Representatives Jenkins and Cartwright
Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced the Audiology Patient Choice Bill, HR 5304, on July 31. The legislation, if enacted, would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program.
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New Mapping Approach Lets Scientists Zoom In And Out As The Brain Processes Sound
Researchers have mapped the sound-processing part of the mouse brain in a way that keeps both the proverbial forest and the trees in view.
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Sonus and Starkey Help Hearing Impaired Family Reconnect
As a mechanic for more than 14 years, Tony uses power and impact tools that generate considerable noise. His hearing was gradually affected though he did not realize.
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SEO Survival Guide for Hearing Care Practices
If you are wanting to enter the search market and grow your brand—essentially crossing the Rubicon for the first time—you should know that, depending on your market, competition can be fierce. But a strong effort to grow visibility and differentiate your brand from those against the competitive backdrop is the surest strategy for success.
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Kids with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders Show Brain Wiring Differences
Researchers have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism.
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