Eurotrak Data Reveals UK Not Using Hearing Protection
The 2025 EuroTrak UK report reveals that 70% of people with hearing loss never use hearing protection, highlighting a widespread lack of awareness and action despite growing risks.
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Starkey Awards Grants to Organizations Serving Military Veterans
Starkey’s corporate social responsibility program launched the Starkey Cares Veteran Support Grant program and is donating $25,000 to four organizations supporting veterans.
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SoundGear Hearing Protection Available Now
SoundGear, the official hearing protection partner of Pheasants Forever’s Habitat Organization, announced that the SoundGear Phantom, a hearing aid that offers hearing protection with “an unrivaled custom fit and Bluetooth capabilities,” is back in stock in time for October’s National Protect your Hearing Month.
IAC Acoustics Launches Noishield Continuline Sound Barrier
The Noishield Sound Barrier System is a line of exterior barriers designed with acoustical components to help protect communities from noisy equipment.
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Blog: Veteran’s Day Highlights ‘Invisible Wounds’ of Military Members
Veterans Day is an important opportunity to not only show our deep gratitude to those who have served our country, but to highlight the issues that impact them the most. Sara Burdak, AuD, explains why working with veterans with hearing loss and tinnitus is a privilege.
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3M Mass Tort Now Includes Over 200,000 People, ‘Star-Tribune’ Reports
“The Minneapolis Star-Tribune” reports that over 200,000 people have joined a mass tort against 3M, alleging that Aearo’s Combat Arms earplugs “were knowingly defective, imperceptibly loosening and leaking in noise.” The Combat earplugs were acquired by 3M as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Aearo Technologies in 2008.
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VA to Offer Enhanced Remote Audiology Care for Veterans
The Enterprise Remote Tuning of Hearing Instruments (ERTHI) program, in conjunction with the VA Audiology and Speech Pathology Program Office, will allow veterans to interact “virtually” with audiologists, who can help fine tune and adjust the hearing aid’s settings to fit the needs of its user.
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NIDCD Awards $972K Grant to Gateway Biotechnology for Tinnitus Drug Development
The award, a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR), will be used for further research and development for tinnitus prevention and treatment.
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ASHA Issues Warning About Long-Range Acoustic Devices
This level of sound surpasses the average auditory threshold of pain and greatly exceeds the volume of a jet engine taking off. Exposure at this level is capable of causing not only permanent hearing loss but also migraine, balance, and other auditory symptoms, according to a statement issued by ASHA.
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Military Group Settles with Man Alleging Hearing Loss
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts—a chartered military organization—settled a lawsuit with a man who alleged that he now has permanent hearing loss and tinnitus after attending a group event where howitzers were fired.
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Oticon RemoteCare Now Available Through VA, DOD
Oticon RemoteCare “expands the potential for VA audiologists to assist more veterans remotely, helping them to meet vital hearing healthcare needs when in-person appointments cannot take place or when veterans are unable to travel to the office.”
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Sensorion Receives Approval for Additional Military Sites in Phase 2 Drug Study
The new centers will recruit volunteer military personnel exposed to impulse noise during their professional activities and suffering from hearing loss.
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Maryland School for the Deaf Holds ‘Unofficial’ Cadet Program
Despite the fact that deaf people are unable to enlist in the US military, teacher Keith Nolan hopes to persuade the Department of Defense (DOD) to reconsider their policy by using the program to demonstrate the skills his students have.
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Starkey Hosts Veterans at Minnesota Vikings Game
On December 8, Starkey hosted 10 veterans and two active servicemen and their guests, in its US...
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Zeteo Tech Develops Hearing Protection for Military Dogs
The Canine Auditory Protection System, known as CAPS, is designed to prevent short-term hearing loss in military working dogs, which can result from high-decibel noise in training, transport, and operations.
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Report Shows Deaf Veterans Face Unique Barriers In College
Of the 37,000 deaf veterans enrolled in college, they are older than typical college students, take more developmental courses, are more likely to be enrolled in online programs, and do not complete a bachelor’s degree at the same rate as hearing veterans.
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Oticon Xceed Now Available Through VA and Defense Department
Built on the Velox S platform, the new power hearing aid features BrainHearing technology “proven to deliver better speech clarity and better short-term recall while reducing the listening effort people with severe-to-profound hearing loss struggle with in day-to-day listening situations.”
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SPECIAL REPORT: Veterans with Hearing Loss: Unique Needs and Audiological Considerations
This special report reviews the demographics and special considerations that hearing care professionals should keep in mind when treating hearing loss and tinnitus in this patient population. Featuring comments and research from leading experts like James Jerger, PhD, Richard Danielson, PhD, Colonel LaKeisha Henry,
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