Ford Motor Company Designs Clear N95 Mask
The masks, which have a design patent and federal OSHA approval pending, are meant to supplement or even replace cloth masks, according to the article.
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Face Masks May Increase Awareness of Hearing Loss
Data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service showed that “the number of patients with hearing loss increased by 30% to 418,092 in 2019 from 293,620 in 2015,” and “Korea Biomedical Review” reports that some otolaryngologists have reported an increase in patients seeking hearing tests.
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Survey Shows Audiology Remote Care Visits Are Beneficial
Dr Gabrielle Saunders, a senior research fellow at The University of Manchester, says findings from the survey of 140 audiologists are a rare positive in the crisis which has caused misery across the world.
The Long-Haul and Covid-19
In general, business conditions improved significantly, with US hearing aid sales estimated at about 85% of what they were last June. Most market analysts are also predicting large increases in sales for 2021-2022 due to pent-up demand.
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Future Ear Podcast: Life for Audiologists & Private Practice Owners from March-June 2020
A new “Future Ear” podcast by Dave Kemp of Oaktree Products features great ideas and perspectives from six audiologists in different parts of the United States. The podcast highlights the uniqueness of some of the individual work situations and regions, and includes several excellent tips about how to adapt a practice in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery.
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HR Webinar “Hearing Healthcare in the Era of Covid-19” Now Available On-Demand
A new webinar featuring Drs Douglas Beck and Clifford Olson addresses how Covid-19 is changing hearing healthcare private practice and the hearing industry. The webinar, recorded on Friday, June 19, 2020, is now available on demand.
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Sensaphonics Reopens Chicago HQ
After nearly three months of required closure, all facilities are back in operation, including the Musicians Hearing Clinic and the adjoining manufacturing lab.
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Rafi Nova Launches Clear-Panel ‘Smile Mask’
The mask has a wide transparent panel and ear-loop extenders that can attach comfortably to accommodate hearing aids or cochlear implants.
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Infection Control Anxiety: Acceptable Alternatives to Critical Supplies
Using recommendations from the CDC, audiologist A.U. Bankaitis Smith, PhD, provides practical advice (in writing and in a short video) about safe alternatives when infection control supplies are in short supply.
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University of Arkansas Professor Studies Face Mask that Enables Lip Reading
Dr Samuel Atcherson, a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, is researching a prototype transparent surgical face mask that allows those who are deaf or hard of hearing and non-native English speakers to read lips.
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