The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) announced the has release of a new Clinical Practice Resource that will help direct the treatment of patients with hearing loss: “Clinical Evaluation and Etiologic Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: A Clinical Practice Resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.”
The Audiology Practice Standards Organization (APSO) announced the release of its latest standard for public review and comment. This standard is titled “Hearing Aid Fitting Standard for Pediatric Patients” and describes the work that audiologists do to fit hearing aids on children.
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) announced that it filed comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposed rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids. Once finalized by the FDA, consumers 18 and older with mild-to- moderate hearing loss will be able to purchase hearing aids at retail and online outlets.
With this partnership, NSU is joining 31 other organizations in the Person-Centered Hearing Network (PCHN), a global coalition of key stakeholders in audiology, representing professionals, academia, and patient organizations – working together to improve hearing healthcare at a global scale.
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The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) is calling for annual hearing tests to be mandatory from the age of 55, according to a press release on its website.
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To render technical support to the Member States in implementing the recommendation of the world report, WHO has developed the HEARING Screening: Considerations for Implementation.
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The American School for the Deaf (ASD) announced the unveiling of its latest innovation, the Online Academy. According to the announcement, the Online Academy will be “the first accessible online education platform serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students from all over the world.”
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If your organization is committed to the same goals and values as the Hear the World foundation, you can apply for support in the form of financial resources, hearing solutions from the Sonova product portfolio (hearing aids, cochlear implants, wireless microphone systems), diagnostic equipment, and audiological expertise.
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Masks and social distancing can pose communication challenges for all children, but this is especially true for those who are hard of hearing.
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The “Usher Syndrome Society Translational Research Grants” are intended to support translational research on Usher syndrome in either preclinical research and/or mechanism-based therapeutic development. The USH Society has committed to funding up to $500,000 over two years for research projects that include well-documented research collaborations across sensory modalities and across scientific disciplines.
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Retiring ASHA CEO Arlene Pientranton, PhD, shares her perspectives with Douglas Beck, AuD, about the evolution of ASHA, new legislation like MAASA and OTC regulations, and the use of cognitive screening tools for audiologists and SLPs.
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Canadian Hearing Services announced that it has been awarded Qmentum Accreditation with Commendation by Accreditation Canada with a 97% rating, becoming “the first national organization serving deaf and hard-of-hearing Canadians to achieve that accreditation distinction.”
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A $5,000 grant from Oticon, Inc has enabled Sertoma Inc to award five $1,000 college scholarships to students with hearing loss, the company announced.
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Early in Dr Michael McKee’s career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led him to study how to prevent it from happening to others. That tragic event might not have happened, he said, if there had been “accessible community health education programs to allow for deaf individuals to learn ways to improve their health and to recognize common danger signs of serious health conditions.”
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The Texas Deaf Chamber of Commerce announced that it received a letter of determination from the IRS on June 10, 2021, recognizing the chamber as a 501 C (6) nonprofit organization.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has combined its resources on hearing to be accessible on one page of its website called “Hearing Loss.”
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Each year, the Ida Research Grant awards up to $10,000 to three projects that will “strengthen the evidence base for integrating person-centered care into hearing healthcare and provide valuable insight about the efficacy of Ida methods and tools.”
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In 2020, EHIMA members sold 14.12 million hearing aids in total; compared to the previous year, sales fell by 17.2%, an “unprecedented first after years of continued growth,” according to EHIMA.
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