The Phonak Blended Real-time Interactions and Digital-Guided Experiences (BRIDGE) model provides a flexible method for delivering critical components in hearing healthcare via eAudiology. While the BRIDGE is exceptionally useful for traversing the pandemic, its true value lies in future patient care models.
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Exceptional sound quality—above all the other “bells and whistles” that the latest generation of hearing aids provide (eg, connectivity, remote fine-tuning, hands-free phone calls, motion-sensors and tap controls, virtual assistants, etc)—may turn out to be THE final hurdle for convincing younger people with milder hearing losses to purchase a hearing aid.
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Signia has announced the debut of what it calls the world’s first setting for a hearing device which specifically improves audibility for those communicating with someone wearing a face covering. Built within the company’s proprietary app, Signia’s Face Mask Mode is reportedly the most complete solution on the market, requiring no in-person adjustments with a hearing care professional.
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In general, business conditions improved significantly, with US hearing aid sales estimated at about 85% of what they were last June. Most market analysts are also predicting large increases in sales for 2021-2022 due to pent-up demand.
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According to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), US hearing aid net unit sales decreased by 58.6% in the second quarter of 2020 due to the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and mass shutdowns during March through May.
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The Enterprise Remote Tuning of Hearing Instruments (ERTHI) program, in conjunction with the VA Audiology and Speech Pathology Program Office, will allow veterans to interact “virtually” with audiologists, who can help fine tune and adjust the hearing aid’s settings to fit the needs of its user.
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A new “Future Ear” podcast by Dave Kemp of Oaktree Products features great ideas and perspectives from six audiologists in different parts of the United States. The podcast highlights the uniqueness of some of the individual work situations and regions, and includes several excellent tips about how to adapt a practice in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery.
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A new webinar featuring Drs Douglas Beck and Clifford Olson addresses how Covid-19 is changing hearing healthcare private practice and the hearing industry. The webinar, recorded on Friday, June 19, 2020, is now available on demand.
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With the current and future changes in hearing healthcare, we have a newfound opportunity and increased flexibility for individualized care. Whether we are considering the level of service or the application of advanced hearing aid processing, one size does not fit all. Here is a brief summary of the research about how hearing care professionals can make meaningful differences in the individual care of consumers who are using amplification products—regardless of whether these are OTC or traditionally dispensed hearing devices.
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Hearing healthcare practices made good progress toward recovery in May and look to do significantly better in June, according to results from The Hearing Review’s third survey that looks at the impact of the coronavirus on our field.
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The British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) has published results from an April survey of its UK members about how they were responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey has several interesting parallels to a Hearing Review survey of US hearing care practices during the same period in mid-April.
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Imposed measures of social distancing and lockdowns severely impact the hearing healthcare market. The entire hearing eco-system, from independent hearing care professionals to larger players and component suppliers, are being hit hard by the pandemic.
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A survey on how audiologists and hearing aid specialists are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic in their practices during April-May 2020.
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Managing a hearing care practice has never been more challenging than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Practice management expert and industry veteran Dan Quall, MS, provides tips for managing cash-flow, revenue generation and patient care, and how to prepare your practice for emerging from this crisis stronger than ever.
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In the age of social distancing protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hearing care practitioners are transitioning to telehealth or teleaudiology solutions for remote patient appointments, fittings, and adjustments.
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