Sonic Turns on the Charm at EUHA 2013
Sonic Charm, a mid-level hearing instrument line, was featured by Sonic AG at EUHA 2013, in addition to the company’s new entry-level Pep and mini-RIC Flip hearing aids.
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Interacoustics Awarded Cannes Silver Dolphin for the Wideband Tympanometry Video
Interacoustics has been awarded the "Silver dolphin" for the Wideband Tympanometry video in the category "Medical Film" at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards.
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Hearing Aid Sales Heat Up with 8.7% Gain in Third Quarter 2013
US hearing aid net unit sales in the third quarter increased by a total of 8.7% over the same period last year. On the year, US hearing aid sales are now up by 4.6%—or slightly above the industry’s historical growth rate of 2-4%.
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On Galster & Stevens’ New Book: Clinical Topics in Hearing Aid Research
Jason Galster and Katherine Stevens explain what led them to publish their new book, Clinical Topics in Hearing Aid Research.
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HR Blog: EUHA 2013
An overview of EUHA 2013 which was held last week in Nuremberg, Germany, and saw many significant new product announcements.
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Siemens Extends micon to Super-Power and IIC; Adds Onto “Essential” Line
Siemens announced the extension of its micon platform to super-power and invisible-in-canal (IIC) hearing instruments plus expanded the existing micon portfolio to more performance levels.
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GN ReSound Announces World’s First “Made for iPhone” Hearing Aid
With ReSound LiNX, hearing-impaired people will be able to stream audio from music, video, phone calls, and apps directly from an Apple iPhone to their hearing aids. This streaming is possible without any intermediary body-worn device.
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Sonova Announces Phonak Sky Q and Roger Devices; Unitron’s New Moxi and Quantum Offerings at EUHA
Phonak, Unitron, and Advanced Bionics all had significant launches at the 2013 EUHA Congress held last week in Nuremberg, Germany.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics to Settle Majority of Liability Claims Related to 2006 Recall
Sonova announced that its US subsidiary Advanced Bionics has signed settlement agreements regarding the majority of current filed and unfiled product liability claims surrounding AB’s 2006 product recall.
Read MoreHow Infants Acquire New Words Across Cultures
Interesting differences emerge from research that looks at infants learning “noun friendly” languages (eg, English) versus “verb friendly” languages (eg, Korean).
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The October 2013 Hearing Review Table of Contents (Vol 20, No 11)
Table of contents for the October 2013 edition of The Hearing Review (Vol 20, No 11).
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Final Word: Developing a Personalized Plan for a Successful Hearing Rehabilitation Approach
It makes good sense to plan ahead and develop a plan that fits for all stakeholders. The best plans often come from well-informed stakeholders with a common goal.
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Comparison of Different Directional Microphone Technologies for Moderate-to-Severe Hearing Loss
This study looks at three directional responses–including a very narrow static binaural beamformer–in a challenging environment for people with moderate-to-severe loss.
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An Overview of OAEs and Normative Data for DPOAEs
A review of OAE concepts, the application of screening versus diagnostic OAEs, as well as normative data to help clinicians in the interpretation of DPOAEs for the Interacoustics Titan DPOAE440 module.
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New Strategy Lets Cochlear Implant Users Hear Music
“With cochlear implants, we’ve always been oriented more toward speech sounds,” says Jay Rubinstein, MD. “This strategy represents a different way of thinking about signal processing for music.”
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