SoundGear, Realtree Partner on Hearing Protection for Outdoor Enthusiasts
The collaboration aims to increase hearing health awareness among hunters and shooters and includes a special edition electronic hearing protection product.
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2025 NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Award Nominations Open
NIOSH is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award, recognizing efforts in preventing occupational noise-induced hearing loss.
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Starkey Evolv AI Now Available Through VA, DOD
Starkey announced that the Evolv AI is now available through the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies.
Boeing Mesa Arizona Wins Annual Safe-in-Sound Award
This year’s award for innovation in hearing loss prevention goes to Vertical Lift, AH-64 Apache Helicopter of the Boeing Company in Mesa, Arizona.
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Military Flights Cause Noise Pollution in Washington
In recent years, the US Navy switched to a more powerful aircraft and increased training flights from its nearby base on Whidbey Island, contributing to more noise pollution on the peninsula — and notably over what used to be the quietest place in the continental US.
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Army Researchers Examine Methods of Rotocraft Noise Reduction
At the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, researchers collaborated with Uber and the University of Texas at Austin to investigate the acoustic properties of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which use distributed electric propulsion to power flight.
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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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