About 3,200 practice owners and industry guests attended the third biennial Starkey Hearing Innovations Expo in Las Vegas on January 20-23 where they were treated to information from Presidents Clinton and Bush, stars from the hit TV series Shark Tank, Magic Johnson, Ben Affleck, several bestselling authors, as well as some of the field’s best researchers.
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Pivot Hearing, a Petaluma, California-based practice development partner that helps audiologists and hearing aid dispensers build sustainable private practices, announced that it has expanded both its team and the scope of services it provides to members.
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has announced that its executive director, Anna Gilmore Hall, has resigned after serving the organization in this role for the past two and a half years. Stepping in as acting executive director is Barbara Kelley, who has been with HLAA for 28 years and has served as its deputy executive director for the past eight years.
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Each January, editors compile lists that recap significant events and topics during the past year. Here are two 2015 lists from HR Editor Karl Strom, in advance of January 2016, along with corresponding links so readers can access the highlighted articles.
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Highlights from last week’s 2015 International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention in Orlando.
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On September 10, 2015, the IOM’s Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults held its third in a series of three open meetings in Washington, DC. The third meeting covered international perspectives on hearing aid accessibility, young adult perspectives on hearing loss, and improving accessibility and affordability.
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Loopworks Measure is intended to bring improved value, performance measurement, and ease of use to create an end-to-end Hearing Loop measurement system. Powered by Ampetronic, Loopworks Measure works with an iOS phone or tablet running iOS 8.0 or later.
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Dr Kasewurm shares a few pitfalls she has learned to avoid during her 30 years of experience in running a successful hearing care practice. This is her list of the top 10 business mistakes to avoid.
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Maybe it’s time to move on and address stigma only when it’s apparent a prospective client is looking at the hearing aid as if it’s a giant shrimp.
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Adult musicians with hearing loss may be interested in some of the opportunities provided by the Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss (AAMHL), a nonprofit organization based in Rockville, MD.
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Telecoils and hearing loops deserve the attention of the hearing industry and hearing care professionals, as these simple devices dramatically increase multiple environmental listening utility (MELU). The findings of this study, presented by 9 experts in the field, clearly demonstrate hearing loop systems dramatically improve consumer experiences with their hearing aids or CIs for nearly all participants. Users reported looped venues significantly improved their speech intelligibility and the sound quality of their hearing device.
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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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In order to understand how different generations view hearing healthcare professional services—and especially hearing aids—it is necessary to define the generations and look at the social values each has in defining their generation. This article contrasts the Builders (1925-1945) and Baby Boomers (1946-1964) generations and cites implications for caregivers and dispensing professionals.
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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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A short history of e2e wireless from Siemens’ perspective, as well as the new wireless advances in the hearing instrument industry and the benefits provided.
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