Category: Inside Hearing

Inside Hearing

Phonak Taps Ballet Dancer as Brand Ambassador

Phonak has named New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns as a brand ambassador to raise awareness and advocate for proactive hearing health through her personal journey with hearing loss.

Inside Hearing

Research Reveals New Clues to Middle-Ear Hearing Damage with Digital Reconstruction

A new digital reconstruction study shows that middle-ear hearing loss becomes severe when fluid occupies about half of the ear cavity, offering a non-invasive marker for diagnosing and staging otitis media with effusion.

Inside Hearing

MarkeTrak 2025: Hearing Aids in the Age of OTCs and Wearables

HIA's MarkeTrak 2025 study of the U.S. hearing loss market provides new data on prescription hearing aids, OTC devices, and emerging technologies.

Industry News

Ear Professionals Group Is New Name for 3 Hearing Brands

The new name consolidates three established hearing programs to streamline access and strengthen partnerships across the industry.

Organizations

APSO Opening Tinnitus Standard for Public Review and Comment

The Audiology Practice Standards Organization is inviting public review and comment on its new draft standard to ensure profession-supported best practices in tinnitus evaluation.

Legislation, Regulation

Audiology Australia Applauds Regulation Under Ahpra

Audiology Australia welcomes the federal government’s decision to register audiology under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.

People

AAO-HNS Names New President

Gene Brown, MD, RPh, has been elected president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and its foundation.

Research

Researcher Studies How Children with CIs Learn to Speak

A University of Oklahoma researcher is studying how children with cochlear implants use sensory feedback from their mouths and tongues to develop speech, exploring whether enhancing oral motor training could improve language outcomes.

Events

Future Audiologists Gather for 2025 Oticon Summer Camp

Doctoral students in Audiology from across the U.S. attended the 2025 Oticon Summer Camp for real-world clinical practice and career development.