Hearing instrument sales remained flat in 2001. When looking at sales of the average hearing instrument practice (ie, disregarding VA-dispensed units), sales actually fell by 2.1%. This article looks at factors influencing hearing instrument manufacturing and dispensing in 2001-02.
Read MoreA review of the latest available DSP hearing instrument technology.
Read MoreLess than 6 years after their introduction, digital instruments represent almost one-third of all hearing aids sold. Seven people involved in the development and implementation of DSP offer their perspectives on digital technology, speculating on hearing-in-noise algorithms, directional DSP aids, and test methods, as well as what the future might hold for these state-of-the-art devices.
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Despite the known benefits of completely-in-the-canal (CIC) instruments, hearing care professionals have been reluctant to fit CICs on children for several reasons. This article presents the results of a field study and provides information on fitting CICs on children ages 2-16 who, for various reasons, refused to wear other styles of hearing aids.
Read MoreHearing health care is undergoing transformations on many levels. This article, which summarizes results of Frost & Sullivan’s recent report on the hearing industry, looks at how manufacturer and dispenser office consolidation, information technologies and changing demographics will all contribute to reshaping the industry and the practices of dispensing professionals.
Read MoreThe latest available earmold impression-taking materials and related supplies.
Read MoreA lot can go wrong during the earmold selection process. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls.
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Hearing instrument unit volumes increased by only 2% in 2000, yet the average dispensing office experienced an 8-12% increase in gross revenues due to the burgeoning numbers of programmable and DSP instruments dispensed. HR’s annual look at the industry includes an analysis of worldwide trends and the rapidly changing industry structure.
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Completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing instruments are the smallest and least visible of custom ITEs. First introduced in 1993, CIC instruments have since grown in popularity to comprise about 14% of all hearing instruments dispensed (HIA statistics, 2nd Quarter, 2000). Today’s CICs range from analog linear to digital programmable, and have a great number of benefits beyond their cosmetic value including enhanced telephone use, improved sound localization, wind noise reduction and high frequency gain. This section of The Hearing Review is intended to provide information about the latest CIC hearing instruments. Descriptions of the products listed below were provided by the manufacturers upon request of The Hearing Review.
Read MoreLearn how to master the little known Fifield Technique to stop feedback when other impression-taking procedures fail
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The latest offerings in power hearing instrument technology.
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A guide to the new products and services being introduced at the International Hearing Society’s (IHS) 50th Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA, as well as a look at the meeting’s scheduled events.
Read MoreAn analysis of temperature and relative humidity inside an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid.
Read MoreHere is a PDF copy of Julie K. Purdy’s series “Validation of Hearing Instruments, Parts 1-4” from the Jan-Apr 1999 Hearing Review magazine for audiologists and hearing aid specialists.
Read MoreThis article, written in 1996 by Starkey Labs’ engineer Dr Jerry Agnew, re-examines the basic principles of directional hearing instruments and looks ahead at the use of “directionality in CIC and DSP hearing instruments of the future.”
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