Starkey Launches ‘Listen Carefully’ Initiative
Starkey announced the launch of Listen Carefully, an initiative aimed at “bridging the conversation between hearing healthcare providers and lawmakers in Washington, DC.”
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Starkey Hosts Senator Amy Klobuchar at HQ
Starkey announced that it welcomed US Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota to its global corporate headquarters last week. During the visit, Senator Klobuchar toured Starkey’s technology center and manufacturing facilities.
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COVID-19 and the Hearing Care Professional: What We Know So Far
It is still too early in the pandemic to make definitive statements about the full impact of the COVID-19 virus on the auditory/vestibular and central auditory systems. Author Bob DiSogra, AuD, advises that hearing care professionals should revise their Case History forms and consider adding tests for auditory processing disorders and a cognitive screening in order to make the appropriate referral(s) for patients. Counseling will continue to be a major part of the patient’s experience with hearing care clinicians.
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How to Manage in Managed Care
While provider participation in managed care remains optional, managed care is now an integral part of US healthcare. Hearing care as a supplemental benefit will continue to grow in private and public health plans. Author Carrie Meyer, AuD, says it is critical that audiologists and hearing aid specialists understand the dynamics of managed care and become well informed to make the best decisions for their practices and their patients in this rapidly changing healthcare environment. Part 1 of this 3-part series is a primer on health insurance and managed care.
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Sound Quality for All: The Benefits of Ultra-fast Signal Processing in Hearing Aids
The ultra-fast signal processing found in Widex MOMENT PureSound hearing aids is designed to overcome long-standing barriers to great sound quality, and speech understanding and EEG data also suggest that users benefit from eliminating delay-based distortion.
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‘NYT’ Column Considers Future of Hearing Care
‘New York Times’ Personal Health writer Jane Brody, she discusses how new legislation related to coverage of hearing care coupled with increasingly innovative hearing aid design, may compel greater hearing device adoption among people with untreated hearing loss.
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Nuheara to Commence Medical Device Trials for Obtaining FDA and CE Compliance
Nuheara has engaged National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL) under the terms of a Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) to assist with conducting clinical trials for obtaining FDA and CE compliance for its hearing devices.
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Bose Launches SoundControl Hearing Aids Nationwide
Bose announced the new SoundControl Hearing Aids — the “first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aid developed for adults with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss.”
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California AG Issues Consumer Alert for DTC Hearing Aids
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert warning Californians to exercise caution when purchasing direct-to-consumer hearing products, such as hearing aids, over-the-counter or online.
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Brandon Sawalich Writes ‘Forbes’ Article on Leadership
In an article recently published on the “Forbes” website, Starkey CEO Brandon Sawalich discusses the three guiding principles he follows with regard to the hearing care industry and the company’s dedication to providing people with better hearing
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Sound Quality and Hearing Aids
A study using the MUSHRA protocol comparing Oticon More™ to two other premium hearing aids, combined with a recent UBS Evidence Lab report, suggests Oticon More offers top sound quality—a key element in customer satisfaction.
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How Private Practices in Hearing Care Can Compete with Big Box Retailers
Big box retailers are now a fixture in the hearing healthcare market. Although it may be more difficult to beat them on price, there are many other ways private-practice hearing care professionals are outcompeting these dispensing Goliaths.
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Looking Back and to the Future: An Interview with Arlene Pietranton, PhD, Retiring CEO of ASHA
Retiring ASHA CEO Arlene Pientranton, PhD, shares her perspectives with Douglas Beck, AuD, about the evolution of ASHA, new legislation like MAASA and OTC regulations, and the use of cognitive screening tools for audiologists and SLPs.
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Hearing Aid Market Roars Back in First Half 2021
The latest statistics from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) indicate a big comeback in 2021 for US hearing aid dispensing. For the first half of 2021, net unit sales rose by 61.6% when compared to H1 2020, and by 13.5% when compared to the pre-pandemic period of H1 2019.
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‘Forbes’ Article Ponders Hearables Market
In an article discussing the future of hearables, “Forbes” writer Frank Fitzpatrick ponders the future of the market once the FDA releases its guidelines for OTC hearing aids.
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