The BIHIMA reports what they call “sustained growth” in the NHS market with the number of units distributed through the National Health Service (NHS) up 6.7% in the year to date compared with 2016.
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Hancock brings a vast industry experience on the manufacturing side, in both hearing aid and equipment sales, having worked as a territory sales manager.
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Loyalty marketing refers to building trust among current customers and rewarding them for consistently conducting business with a company, so that they will continue to do so.
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Eva’s sound processing is tailored to treat distinct hearing loss patterns experienced by women. Loud sounds above 85 dB are reduced for a comfortable listening experience in noisy settings.
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At one time, audiologists were limited in their activities to testing hearing and prescribing—but not dispensing—hearing aids. What if we could go back before June 1978 and see what the field of audiology might be like if the fork in the road that led to the dispensing of hearing aids was never taken by the profession? The contrast between dispensing models in Quebec and Ontario provide some possible insights into what that “alternate future” might look like.
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is in full support of the bill and has issued an Action Alert to encourage consumers—especially those affected by hearing loss—to take action by writing to their senators and congressmen to vote in support of this groundbreaking legislation.
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The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has issued a position paper in response to what the organization sees as several inaccurate statements made at the recent April 18 FTC Workshop titled, “Now Hear This.”
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Hearing solutions provider Sonova Holding AG, Stäfa, Switzerland, released its 2016/17 Annual Report and announced that the Group continued to build on its solid performance history to deliver a strong set of results in 2016/17.
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In Part 2 of this 2-part article, Tammara Stender, Jennifer Groth, and David Fabry address how teleaudiology can provide better fit-to-preference and efficiency in hearing healthcare. Today’s wireless and hearing instrument technology affords HCPs even more opportunities to quickly meet hearing needs. The obvious solution to the “user fit-to-preference versus time constraints for both users and professionals” dilemma is a hearing fitting protocol that marries the personal and professional interactions so important for user satisfaction with the convenience of user-driven services, such as apps or secure cloud connections.
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Net hearing aid unit sales in the United States increased by 3.4% in the first quarter of 2017—with a gain of 3.9% for the private/commercial sector and 1.3% for the VA—compared to the same period last year, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA).
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Oticon, Inc. announces the appointment of Michael Irby as National Sales Director and David Cantera as Regional Manager of the Mountain Region.
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Auditdata, Taastrup, Denmark—a global manufacturer and distributor of advanced PC-based testing and diagnostic instrumentation for the hearing care and medical industries—announced the recent appointment of Terry Ross to direct their sales efforts in the U.S. and Canada.
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In recognition of May’s Better Hearing & Speech Month, the Good Vibrations Music & Arts Festival (GVMAF) will host the first fully-encompassing deaf and hard-of-hearing accessible concert on May 20, 2017 at the 1850 Settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Ticket sales and festival commissions will benefit Texas-based nonprofit, Aid the Silent.
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Hearing care professionals can now deepen their audiology knowledge through the new e-learning platform from Phonak, the company announced. The manufacturer of hearing instruments and wireless communication solutions is aiming to help its customers refine their understanding of relevant topics related to products, audiological background, and counseling techniques.
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