HHTM Releases Results of Audiologist Survey
The online survey of audiologists in the United States was conducted between November 20-30, 2020.
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Nuheara IQbuds2 Max Selected for ‘TIME’s 2020 Best Inventions’
According to Nuheara, what makes IQbuds² MAX unique is the EarID clinically certified personalization system embedded in the IQbuds App. EarID helps allow consumers “to self-assess, self-fit, and auto calibrate their IQbuds² MAX to their own personal hearing profile using National Acoustic Labs NAL-NL2 hearing aid prescription algorithms.”
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Intricon Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Overall, the company’s Q3 revenue grew $27.4 million compared to $26.9 million in the prior year. However, its Hearing Health revenue was $5.5 million in Q3 compared to $6.4 million during the same period last year.
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Stand Out With Tinnitus Care and Multiple Financing Options
Spreading the word about tinnitus care throughout the community can help hearing care professionals stand out from the crowd while developing a busy niche. This article looks using tinnitus remediation and financing options to help build your practice.
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Comorbidities and Eliminating Barriers for Establishing Referral Networks
Many chronic health conditions are now being linked to hearing loss. Hearing care professionals can become “the hearing provider” for any future referrals of patients with hearing loss. However, some barriers, including the perception of accessibility and affordability, first need to be overcome.
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Olive Union Launches Olive Pro Hearable
Olive Pro helps customizes your hearing by “optimizing audio frequencies to your sound profile, while automatically cancelling background noises and feedback.”
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Oticon Shifts Brand Identity to ‘Life-Changing Technology’: An Interview with Gary Rosenblum
Oticon is changing its brand message—but not its philosophy. Earlier this year, the company announced the change of its longtime “People First” branding to “Life-Changing Technology.”
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Battle Big Box and Online by Honing Practice Strengths and Offering Options
Big box hearing aid sales are estimated to make up more than 14% of US sales, and OTC hearing aid regulations are now expected to be in place by at least the second quarter of 2021. Here are some tips for how to compete with and differentiate your practice against these competitors.
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Whisper: A New Subscription Hearing Aid with Big Brains for Hearing Care
Whisper may have a quiet name, but it could reverberate loudly in the hearing healthcare industry. Launched by an impressive group of AI, Silicon Valley, and hearing care executives, Whisper features an external brain for the dedicated processing of sound, a subscription-based system, and regular software-based upgrades for consumers.
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Thomas Balkany, MD, First Recipient of Noel L. Cohen Award from American Neurotology Society
The ANS created the Noel L. Cohen Award for Significant Contributions to Otology and Neurotology to honor Dr Cohen’s legacy and life’s work.
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Cochlear Launches ‘Hearing 20/20’ Campaign
According to Cochlear, the campaign is supported by 10 hearing health nonprofit and industry partners, and establishes a simple, common metric—defined as 20 decibels in each ear—to help simplify the ongoing conversation and actions related to monitoring hearing health and treating hearing loss, especially among adults 55 years of age and older.
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UnitedHealthCare Launches 2021 Medicare Advantage Plans
UnitedHealthcare announced the launch of its 2021 Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, showcasing “affordable coverage, exclusive benefits, expanded plan access, and a simplified member experience that connects people to quality care— when and where they need it.”
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Answering Patients’ Questions About Hearing Aid Costs—and Providing Solutions
With the abundance of online and Big Box offerings, questions about the price of hearing aids are more pointed than ever. Here is a look at how some hearing care professionals are dealing with this issue.
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What’s Going On? More Loops and Fewer Telecoils
Back in 2017, listings in the “Consumer’s Guide to Hearing Aids” indicated that 83% of the hearing aids capable of containing them had or could be fitted with telecoils. The figure for the “2020 Guide” has shrunk to 75%, but that is not a completely accurate picture of the situation.
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How to Differentiate Your Patient Care with 5 Best Practices
Audiologists and other hearing care providers are rapidly finding themselves in an era of “self-serve” hearing care. These new times afford us all an opportunity to examine how we practice and begin to incorporate improved means of addressing the hearing needs of our patients.
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