The Communication Game
“Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for it is that which all are practising every day while they live.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), “C
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Building a Hearing Health Care Emporium
The Hocks family has been successfulfor almost 2 decades by offering a professional business model and model customer service. The Hocks building is located near Rose City Waterfront in Portland, Ore. Hocks Hearing Healthcare Products was fou
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Gaining Some Insight
Nanci Link-Ellis uses her own experiences to change the way deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals view films. Nanci Link-Ellis I have been deaf since I was 10 years old. I grew up in a family that was involved in the entertainment industry, an
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Established Independence
Trey Knight, president of Lotus Technology, attributes the company’s continued success to a reputation for offering quality products. Trey Knight The hardy band of small, independent hearing-aid manufacturers that keeps losing members d
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Getting The Word Out
We all know that proper attention to diet and physical activity is imperative to maintaining health and keeping our bodies functioning well, but what about our hearing health? Hearing loss changes the way we enjoy the everyday sounds of life and
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The Precision of Comfort
Established in 1975, Precision Laboratories has built a strong reputation by offering its clients quality, custom-made ear molds that are handmade by industry craftsmen. All the research and design ingenuity in the world does a hearing aid no
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Expanding Its Horizons
Family-owned and operated Insta-Mold Products Inc continues to thrive and expand its influence in the hearing protection arena under the direction of a second generation of owners. When Sydney Gurschkov went into semiretirement a few years ago
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Conquering the International Market
Sonion has secured its position as a leading supplier of electrical components in the hearing instrument arena. Sonion specializes in miniaturized components used in creating high-quality sound. The company, which is headquartered in Denmark,
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Navigating a Changing Market Landscape and Increasing Profit
A new generation of assistive listening devices get a second look by industry professionals who serve consumers experiencing early hearing loss. Mike, a 32-year-old firefighter, sits at his computer one night searching for information on the
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Recreational Audiology
EAR Inc president and founder, Garry Gordon, is leading the campaign for hearing health care and awareness in the recreational market. As the hearing instrument market continues to soften, audiologists and dispensers will have to actively fin
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Marking a Century
Since its founding in 1904, Oticon Inc still holds true to its philosophy of “People First.” President Mikael Worning The Web site of Somerset, NJ-based Oticon Inc’s Danish parent company, William Demant Holding A/S (WDH), fea
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Playing By the Golden Rule
From the Morgan family’s kitchen table, to a 50,000-square-foot facility in Colorado Springs, Colo, Westone Laboratories epitomizes the American Dream. Randy Morgan, president and CEO of Westone It is an American tradition that trailbla
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Sennheiser: Ranging from Personal to Public
Well-known for its sound enhancement products, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation is equally as proud of its headsets and other devices that enable the hearing disabled to enjoy TV shows and concerts. Karl Winkler, director of marketing communi
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Turning It Down a Notch
The Baby Boomer generation thought they would hear the music forever, however, many are now having trouble hearing it at all. This problem isn’t just one for older Americans. According to studies conducted in 1999 by the US Food and Drug Adm
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The Art of Visual and Spoken Language
The National Theatre of the Deaf has earned public accolades and critical acclaim for more than 30 years of productions featuring both nonhearing and hearing artists. Poetry and sculpture in the air. That is how productions of the National The
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