The ADA 2013 Convention in Bonita Springs, Fla, highlighted and presented solutions for many of the challenges facing hearing care, and reaffirmed ADA’s commitment to its 18×18 legislative initiative.
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A second generation of wireless accessories is improving both the performance of the devices as well as the access to them by consumers.
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When a patient says “no,” are they really saying “no”—or are they saying they don’t “know” enough yet to say “yes”?
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Nixon’s second inauguration and Watergate, the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe vs Wade, the establishment of the EC/proto-EU, and Comet Kohoutek were the harbingers of an extremely rocky period in hearing industry history.
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HR Editor Karl Strom comments on EuroTrak and JapanTrak 2012
Read MoreThe $1.4 billion in damages GN sought in damages were denied when a judge in Cologne said that Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) did not act negligently when vetoing the 2007 proposed sale of ReSound to Sonova.
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A look back to 1973 and a comparison of industry statistics and happenings between now and then.
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The recent general session at the IHS convention offered perspectives from four industry leaders on subjects ranging from new technology to Internet PSAPs.
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Hearing practice business expert Michele Fusco discusses the cost of a hearing franchise in Florida, the selling price of a practice, and more.
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As new direct-to-consumer (DTC) online distributors continue to enter our market, dispensing professionals need to remember that it is their skills and services that define our industry’s collective value to the consumer.
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How the Internet can be used more effectively to increase business and industry market penetration.
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This weekend I watched Super 8, the J.J. Abrams a la Spielberg horror film that pits a group of teenagers against a spooky, massively powerful, unknown entity and the seemingly capricious rules of adults. Without spoiling it for you, the
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A perspective on the bankruptcy of one of the hearing industry’s pioneering hearing care networks.
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Three quick tips for understanding the degree of the “openness” in a fitting, calibrating the REM system, and getting an estimate of the “real-world” loudness that the patient will experience while wearing the hearing aids.
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