The merits, drawbacks, and risks associated with over-the-counter (OTC) and mail-order hearing aids and personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) have been debated in earnest for at least three decades—and new research and information continues to shed light on this important topic.
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Williams Sound announced its 2016 Exceptional Sales Award winners at ISE 2017 AV systems integration show in Amsterdam.
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Phonak announced the appointment of Jason Mayer as vice president of commercial sales, and Rose Bongiovanni as vice president of strategic accounts. Mayer brings 13 years of industry experience to his new role, and audiologist Bongiovanni brings more than 30 years in the hearing industry to her new role.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that on April 18, 2017, it will host a workshop to examine competition, innovation, and consumer protection issues raised by hearing health and technology, especially hearing aids. The FTC’s free workshop, open to the public, is titled “Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care.”
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GN Hearing has announced the closing of its divestment of Otometrics, its hearing testing device segment. As reported by The Hearing Review, on September 25, 2016, GN Hearing had announced a contingent agreement to divest Otometrics to Natus Medical Inc (“Natus”).
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Did you miss anything in the whirlwind of 2016? Here is a quick round-up of some of the top news stories in the hearing healthcare field for 2016.
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This pilot study indicates that individuals supported by a hearing care professional experienced significantly better participant outcomes across all metrics, including daily usage of the hearing solution, how well each solution met expectations, and overall satisfaction rates.
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Persona Medical, the oldest manufacturer of custom hearing instruments in the US and one of the largest independent hearing aid laboratories, has announced the appointment of Aixa E. Perez-Rosa as International Sales Manager.
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Audioscan announced that John Kuypers joins the senior management team as vice president of Marketing and Sales. He has been advising Audioscan on business strategy since 2014.
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IntriCon announces its 20% stake in Hearing Help Express, a mail order hearing aid provider offering “a lower-priced alternative for consumers to purchase devices directly, circumventing costs associated with the conventional hearing aid channel.”
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Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products, named Steve Thunder its hearing loop sales engineer. They created this new role to raise greater awareness and educate venue owners and those with hearing loss about hearing loop technology.
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Approximately 8,000 acousticians and industry experts attended EUHA 2016 in Hannover, Germany. Hot topics at this year’s event included rechargeable hearing aids, new wireless connectivity and app options, remote programming, and tinnitus remediation.
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In September, Costco quietly rolled out the latest iteration of its Kirkland Signature branded hearing aids in stores across the US. To the surprise of many analysts and industry insiders, GN ReSound did not have its contract renewed as Costco’s hearing aid supplier.
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Signia’s Cellion™ primax is a lithium-ion-powered rechargeable hearing aid that makes use of wireless inductive charging technology. A high-capacity power cell provides up to 24 hours of continued use with unlimited Bluetooth® streaming on a single charge.
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Sonic introduced a wireless invisible-in-the-canal (IICW) custom hearing aid for patients who want the out-of-sight style of an IIC and the capabilities and convenience of wireless Bluetooth® connections.
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