The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published the ‘World Report on Hearing’ complete with a multi-faceted strategy for increasing access to hearing healthcare. HR interviews Amyn Amlani regarding his opinions on matters such as Medicare and financing options.
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Talking about the cost of a hearing aid is probably the most difficult aspect of the job for many hearing care professionals. However, once the elephant is out of the room, there is space for education, diagnostics, and relaying the real value of hearing care.
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Whisper has announced that Don Schum, PhD, an audiologist with over 30 years of clinical and industry executive experience, will join Whisper’s leadership team as Head of Audiology. He will play a key role in driving Whisper’s clinical strategy with the Whisper Hearing System.
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Frequency Therapeutics announced topline results from its recent study, showing that four weekly injections of its FX-322 treatment therapy in subjects with mild to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) did not demonstrate improvements in hearing measures versus placebo. FX-322, the company’s lead product candidate, made news last month when a study published in ‘Otology & Neurotology’ indicated the “first known linkage of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for a potential hearing restoration therapy.”
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Managing your “online profile” is a critical component of doing business in the modern world, and building a strong on-screen reputation will position you in the most favorable manner. Here is a list of tips that can help ensure your practice’s solid reputation and stellar service stand out from the crowd.
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The past year has been anything but typical. However, if long-term hearing aid sales trends are predictive of future dispensing volume, then the statistics suggest we should—right now in March—be arriving at one of the best times of the year for business. And that means trying to make the most of this period while preparing for the better days to come.
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San Francisco-based Whisper released the first upgrade to its Whisper Hearing System. As the first of many, the upgrade marks the beginning of a series of planned improvements in sound processing and new features to Whisper—all without the need for existing users to purchase a new hearing aid.
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With the rise of telecare and DIY/self-fit hearing devices (for at least milder hearing losses), hearing healthcare stakeholders will need to determine how and in what markets they do business.
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Whose problem is the hearing loss? People with hearing impairment sometimes forget that their hearing loss affects everyone around them. Here is audiologist Richard Carmen’s list of top-5 compensatory tasks taken on by significant others who often must assume the role of translator and caregiver for a spouse or significant other with hearing loss.
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The American Academy of Audiology has named Patrick Gallagher, MBA, as its new executive director effective March 15, 2021. Gallagher replaces executive director Tanya Tolpegin, MBA, CAE, who announced her intention to step down after serving AAA for 6 years.
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While financing is increasingly making an impact, too many consumers are still unaware of the many ill effects of poor hearing. HR sat down with Dr Brian Taylor to get an idea of the level of knowledge within the general public, and what can be done to improve the situation.
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This 14-year review of Medicare reimbursement and demographic data by audiology leaders Ian Windmill, PhD, and Barry Freeman, PhD, is designed to help inform budgetary or productivity decisions within hearing care practices and support initiatives related to payments at the state or federal level.
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The Hearing Industries Association has sent a letter to Florida legislators requesting removal of an amendment that would make legal the sale of direct-mail hearing aids in the state and make changes to dispensing laws related to telecare.
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A new bill in Florida (CS/SB 700) intended to expand telehealth, make direct-mail hearing aids available to adults, and amend state dispensing laws was submitted to the Florida legislature on February 19.
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Getting the spouse, daughter, or partner to attend the initial hearing evaluation is almost essential, but how can hearing care professionals make this happen when it’s often difficult to get just one person to make a visit?
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