Amplifon announced it will wind-down its wholesale business, the Elite Hearing Network, by the end of the year. It also announced the purchase of Bay Audio, a large independent hearing care provider on Australia’s East Coast.
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The latest statistics from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) indicate a big comeback in 2021 for US hearing aid dispensing. For the first half of 2021, net unit sales rose by 61.6% when compared to H1 2020, and by 13.5% when compared to the pre-pandemic period of H1 2019.
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Eargo 5 is Eargo’s fifth-generation device and is a medical-grade, FDA Class II exempt hearing device designed to be “customizable by the user to their hearing preferences through all new Sound Match technology,” according to Eargo’s announcement. Through Sound Match, Eargo 5 “helps enable custom tuning with no clinic visits or waiting rooms.”
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According to “NPR,” the orders includes plans to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter at pharmacies, much like Obama administration efforts that strived to make hearing aids less like pricy medical devices and as easy to purchase as reading glasses.
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A single loud blast or explosion that lasts for less than 1 second can cause permanent hearing loss right away. This noise, called impulse noise or impact noise, can come from sources such as fireworks or gunfire.
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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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Hearing Review looks at US hearing aid style preferences and selection, as reported in Hearing Industries Association (HIA) historical statistics, along with estimates by HR.
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Despite all the training, skill, and hard work that goes into being a hearing care practice owner or manager, one of the most galling aspects of the “hearing business” is that an untrained receptionist can make a huge negative impact on patient retention and acquisition.
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A year ago, hearing care professionals were scrambling to keep their dispensing offices afloat amid the Covid-19 crisis. With their unique view on data related to audiology business practices during this period, Sycle quickly came up with several innovative solutions to help practice owners and managers. HR recently interviewed Sycle VP of Sales & Enterprise Services Stephanie Grein, MBA, about Sycle’s perspectives on clinical business practices both during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In February, William (Bill) Austin celebrated his 60th year in the hearing healthcare field. Few people have had a better front-row seat to the history of this industry than Austin. Purchasing a small earmold lab in 1970, he built Starkey Labs into one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world and has played a major role in hearing aid dispensing, technology, and industry evolution.
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To help our readers understand the why, what, and how of growing your hearing practice through digital marketing, HR interviewed Joe Lugara, CEO of AudiologyPlus, which helps practices achieve more with digital marketing.
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Ronald J. Perlt, a longtime industry expert and sales manager, as well as the founder of Associated Hearing Instruments in St Paul, Minn, died on January 29, 2021 at age 88.
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Listen Technologies Corporation announced that it has named Micheline “Mikey” Shaffer as Western regional sales manager. Shaffer will lead the team selling Listen Technologies’ full suite of solutions.
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The capability, known as Right2You, builds on the home-delivered hearing health care model developed by UnitedHealthcare Hearing, adding a virtual care component that is designed to help reduce the need for in-person appointments for hearing aid adjustments and support.
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The Hearing Industries Association has sent a letter to Florida legislators requesting removal of an amendment that would make legal the sale of direct-mail hearing aids in the state and make changes to dispensing laws related to telecare.
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