This article, in the July 2014 issue, will delve into a specific realm of pillar of community—your ability to form meaningful connections with primary care medicine.
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Understanding speech on the phone is one of the reasons given by hearing impaired individuals for seeking amplification. Phone use is made difficult by the absence of visual cues, inappropriate or inadequate coupling to the phone, and the presence of background noise. Many hearing aid users feel they are unsuccessful on the phone. This article outlines considerations that should be made by the hearing care professional as an aid to facilitate successful phone use. Data from a study comparing four telephone listening methods is presented.
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Sonova released its 2013/14 financial results, reporting strong sales and double-digit organic growth. In local currencies (Swiss Franc), the group’s hearing aid segment (which includes Phonak and Unitron) grew by 9.5% and its cochlear implant segment (Advanced Bionics) grew by 36.0%.
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With her dual perspective as an audiologist and bilateral cochlear implant recipient, Tina Childress pays it forward, serving as a guide and mentor to children, teens, and adults with hearing loss, as well as a professional resource for those who work in the hearing healthcare.
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Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Minnesota.
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Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Minnesota.
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This edition of HR contains the first full-fledged dispenser survey this magazine has conducted since 2006, and I feel a little bad because a lot of the information that it contains is not particularly positive or uplifting.
Read MoreHow might we break the self-perpetuating negative perception associated with hearing healthcare and amplification? It’s time we all become committed to establishing a new social norm in hearing care—one that focuses on “maximal hearing and listening.”
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Here’s a look at some of the people in the hearing industry who are making news in March.
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Great patient service at a reasonable price creates happy and loyal patients, and provides you with a solution to combat eroding margins. Here’s why warranties can help.
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EASE (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers) is software that provides AV system designers and consultants with detailed, realistic modeling and simulation of venue acoustics and sound system performance.
Read MoreUS Army Research Acquisition Act funds development of new product to help treat tinnitus.
Read MoreA dispensing professional who has worked in a variety of settings, including online hearing aid distribution, comments on a recent HR editorial.
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Here’s a look at some of the people making news this month.
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A nationwide survey of hearing professionals to establish basic industry metrics. Part 1 covers the distinguishing features of “Best-in-Class” dispensing practices.
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