“We’re now one of the largest—if not the largest—hearing aid distributors in the market, but I really don’t want anyone to know that,” said Costco VP Richard Chavez in a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Read MoreIn a study published in JAMA, researchers examined the effects of aural atresia (AA) on speech development and learning in children, and found a greater risk of speech and learning difficulties.
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A little over 1 year after its launch, Phonak’s online community HearingLikeMe.com has won several prestigious prizes and media nominations.
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Indiana University scientists have transformed mouse embryonic stem cells into key structures of the inner ear. The discovery provides new insights into the sensory organ’s developmental process and may lead to new drug treatments for hearing loss.
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The UNT-SAA held its second biennial conference in June. This year’s event focused on practice management and included a panel of speakers from industry and academia who are noted experts in the topic.
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Starkey Hearing Technologies has introduced all-new 3 Series custom hearing aids. The 3 Series custom line is Starkey’s smallest, smartest and most reliable custom wireless hearing solution ever, according to the company.
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Congressman Leonard Lance of New Jersey’s 7th District recently toured Oticon’s new US headquarters in Somerset, NJ. He also discussed his support for HR 1317, the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act.
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In total, hearing aid unit sales are up by 2.65% in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012 (2.12% in the private sector; 4.79% in the VA).
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The Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) and the University of South Florida (USF) co-hosted the 7th International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference at the Sirata Resort and Conference Center in St. Pete Beach, Fla, in late May.
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AUDserv and Unitron signed an exclusive agreement to provide partner offices with the all-new U-Link practice management software.
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3M is celebrating 5 years of hearing protection for the US Military with its Peltor™ COMTAC III Advanced Communication Headset.
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Insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with otitis media (“glue ear") have been revealed in a research study with ferrets.
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Oticon Medical recently presented the newest findings and technology in bone anchored implant systems at the Fourth International Symposium on Bone Conduction Hearing—Craniofacial Osseointegration in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Read MoreFor many patients coming into my office, they have a fair amount of apprehension. What kinds of things can our practice do to set their minds at ease? – This is a great question and one of the key reasons Clear Digital...
Read MoreI’ve heard about Hearing Health News Network (HHN), but I’m not sure how it actually works. Can you explain how the subscription works and how I can actually set it up in my waiting room? – HHN is a completely...
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