Letter to the Editor: Natan Bauman on “The RIC as a Disruptive Technology”
A letter to the editor about RIC/RITE history from Natan Bauman, inventor of the Vivatone RIC/RITE hearing aid.
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WDH & GN Post First-Half Results; Cool Reaction from Investment Community
William Demant Holding and GN Store Nord increased their market share, posted what might be viewed within the industry as impressive gains, and confirmed their financial guidance; however, the financial community had expected more and gave the results a cool reception.
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Oticon’s Henning Falster Celebrates 40 Years
Last month Oticon employees gathered to salute Henning Falster for his 40-year contribution to building a leadership position in education and professional development for Oticon.
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Forming Strategic Alliances with Primary Care Medicine: Interventional Audiology in Practice
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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Speech Intelligibility Benefits of Assisted Telephone Listening Methods
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 Reports Double-digit Organic Growth in Annual 2013/14 Financial Report
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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Tina Childress Named Winner of the 2014 Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award by Phonak
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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Starkey’s Sawalich Elected to Board of Directors of Special Olympics Minnesota
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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Starkey's Sawalich Elected to Board of Directors of Special Olympics Minnesota
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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Staff Standpoint: Survey Says…
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 MoreRight Product; Wrong Message
How 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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Industry People
Here’s a look at some of the people in the hearing industry who are making news in March.
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Warranties and the Pragmatic Practice
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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Williams Sound Infrared Emitters Now Supported with EASE
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 MoreNeuromonics Debuts Its Next-Generation Oasis Device to Treat Tinnitus
US Army Research Acquisition Act funds development of new product to help treat tinnitus.
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