This week, in Part 2 of our 5-part “State of the Industry” series, Amyn Amlani, PhD, presents an overview of his research that involves the inelasticity of hearing aid pricing, the advantages of unbundling prices, and how smartphone amplification applications and devices for use as starter hearing aids may reduce the adoption time for consumers who ultimately purchase a hearing aid.
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Head-related transfer functions, or HRTFs, represent the location-dependent information about sound sources used by the brain. This article describes extensive sets of head-related transfer functions for different styles of hearing aids that have recently been made available for researchers, developers, and any interested clinicians.
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Last April, just prior to the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Convention in Orlando, The Hearing Review hosted a “State of the Industry” dinner sponsored by CareCredit that drew more than 100 distinguished audiologists and industry experts to see presentations on four important topics that are central to private practice hearing care from Karl Strom, Amyn Amlani, Brian Taylor, and Dan Quall.
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Knowles Corporation announced the shipping its two millionth MEMS microphone for hearing instruments.
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Commoditization and changes in hearing aid distribution are unsettling. Hearing Review Editor-in-Chief takes a look at the issues of concern in his July 2014 Staff Standpoint column.
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EarQ and its technology partners, Oticon, Siemens, and Starkey, recently held exclusive events for EarQ members to discuss the state of the industry.
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ZPower has announced it has raised $10 million in additional funding from existing investors, bringing the total to $110 million from investors.
Read More“…I was floored,” writes Farhad Manjoo in the April 23 New York Times. “Wearing these hearing aids was like giving my ears a software upgrade.”
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Jeff Newnham, president of Phonak Inc, comments on a recent letter from a new network buying group that contains Phonak’s VA and government services contract price list that is causing confusion within the hearing healthcare community.
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As providers of care, we are likely going to need to adapt to a changing landscape by giving up some of our role as the exclusive source of information for individuals, and work more as guides to help them through the jungle of good and bad advice offered by various sources.
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Hearing care professionals are faced with several key changes and challenges in their practices, but are also being presented with new opportunities for growth. This article analyzes results from HR’s 2013 survey and, in many cases, compares the results with previously published surveys and historical data from up to 30 years ago.
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CareCredit and The Hearing Review hosted a dinner on the eve of the AAA convention that highlighted the fast-paced changes in hearing healthcare and also posed some potential solutions for the future.
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HIA announced its 2014 Board of Directors during its annual Meeting of the Members in Washington, DC.
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While there are numerous advantages of wireless hearing aid technology, many dispensing professionals view them as obstacles. Why is this the case? A summary of research conducted by ZPower to determine the popularity of today’s wireless products, and what factors are impacting the adoption of this new technology.
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