IAHA Establishes Global Working Group to Advance Hearing Accessibility Standards
The group is tasked with assessing assistive listening regulations worldwide and developing a regulatory "gold standard."
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Varta Microbattery Now Offers Tool-Free Child-Resistant Hearing Aid Battery Packaging
Varta Microbattery has unveiled a new tool-free, child-resistant packaging design for its hearing aid batteries, offering a simpler solution for adult users frustrated by existing child-safe formats.
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Cedars-Sinai Names Mia Miller, MD, to Lead Otolaryngology Division
Neurotologist and skull base surgeon Mia E. Miller, MD, plans to expand subspecialty training and launch a hearing regeneration research lab.
Starkey Earns Star Tribune Top Workplace Honor for Fifth Straight Year
The Eden Prairie-based hearing technology company’s latest recognition is based entirely on employee feedback and follows a string of workplace and culture awards in recent years.
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HearingLife Opens New Hearing Care Center in Fairfax, Va
The national hearing care company, part of the Demant Group, continues expanding its community-level footprint with a new location in Northern Virginia.
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Acousia Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2a Results for Bimokalner in Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss
The ProHear Study found that the drug candidate Bimokalner produced a clinically meaningful reduction in pure-tone audiometry threshold shifts in testicular cancer patients who developed cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
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Amyn Amlani Named Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders at University of Oklahoma
As chair, Amlani will lead efforts to expand the department’s educational, research, and clinical impact.
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Sensorion Names SENS-601 Lead Gene Therapy Program, Files Clinical Trial Applications for GJB2-Related Hearing Loss
Sensorion is focusing on SENS-601 targeting GJB2 mutations, while discontinuing development of its OTOF-targeting program, SENS-501.
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Karen Peltz Strauss Appointed to Communication Service for the Deaf Board of Directors
The veteran disability rights attorney and telecommunications advocate will join the board effective July 1, 2026, bringing decades of federal policy experience.
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BIHIMA Launches 2026 Audiologist Survey to Track Shifts in Hearing Care
BIHIMA is inviting hearing care professionals across the UK and Ireland to participate in its 2026 audiologist survey, with findings slated for publication later this year.
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BIHIMA Reports Strong Q1 2026 Hearing Aid Sales
BIHIMA data for Q1 2026 shows increases in ROI sales and UK private sales compared to Q4 2025, with a notable rise in NHS adoption of rechargeable devices.
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NationsBenefits to Manage Sam’s Club Hearing Centers Nationwide
The partnership will integrate NationsHearing clinical services and technology into the retail club’s locations across the US.
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ReSound ‘Gift of Hearing’ Campaign Donates 1,000 Hearing Aids
The program, in partnership with 346 hearing care practices, provided hearing aids to 500 individuals across the US and Canada.
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GN Showcases Auracast at World Congress of Audiology, Releases Data on Hearing Loss Stigma
The company partnered with Ampetronic for a live music event in Seoul featuring a K-pop group with hearing loss to highlight audio accessibility.
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Starkey Honored with BIG 2026 Excellence in Customer Service Award
The recognition from the Business Intelligence Group highlights the company’s performance metrics and support for hearing professionals.
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EMA Accepts Otarmeni Gene Therapy for OTOF-Related Hearing Loss for Review
If approved, Regeneron’s Otarmeni will be the first gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss in the European Union.
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Listen Technologies and Ampetronic Engage AuraFuturity to Advance Auracast Adoption
The partnership will focus on increasing global awareness and education for Auracast broadcast audio among venues, hearing care professionals, and end-users.
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Livingston Hearing Aid Center Merges with Pro Hearing in Oklahoma City
The partnership expands Livingston’s network, which now includes two Oklahoma City locations previously operated by Pro Hearing.
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