HR sat down with Sycle Co-founder and CEO Ridge Sampson to talk about the changing audiology market, and how he views the role of managed care, third-party reimbursement, and how they are influencing the hearing healthcare field.
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Here are some hearing-related items that have caught my eye since CES 2020 opened on Tuesday.
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Here is a review of some of the top news items that influenced the hearing healthcare field in 2019.
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Here is a list of the Hearing Review’s top-20 “must-read” features from 2019.
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Walgreens now offers NuHeara’s IQbuds BOOST and IQstream TV hearables, both in-store and online at www.walgreens.com.
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The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) and British Tinnitus Association (BTA) have announced...
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A new discovery from a team led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers may bring scientists a...
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Like all healthcare fields where the clinician needs to explain complex concepts to the lay public, metaphors are used. In the optical field, “nearsighted” and “farsighted” are actually good metaphors despite their simplicity and academic inaccuracy. In the field of audiology, we have the description of the audiogram with the piano keyboard across the top; a good explanation, but limited in that it’s only the right hand side of the keyboard and musical notes are not pure-tones.
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A differentiation strategy does not occur by accident. This discussion focuses on differentiating a practice with screening for comorbid conditions related to hearing loss, using close and regular monitoring of your patients’ status, and the use of an up-to-date and evidence-based approach to diagnostic assessment.
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The FDA published its final order on Bose’s De Novo application for a self-fitting hearing aid. The new hearing aid is a Class II device subject to controls similar to other wireless hearing aids, but with special safety and labeling requirements. This is not to be confused with an “OTC hearing device.” In unrelated news, the US ITC has ruled that several companies have infringed on Bose patents related to the company’s “StayHear” headphone tips.
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The 68th International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention was held September 19-21 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, with its theme “setting the stage” for the future of quality hearing healthcare.
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About 650 audiologists, hearing aid specialists, and ENT physicians attended the inaugural Empower Conference in Orlando, hosted by Your Hearing Network (YHN). The conference featured almost 100 educational sessions and participation from over 40 companies and organizations in the hearing healthcare field.
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In an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Warren, when asked what she and the President agreed on, mentioned the “Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017,” which President Trump signed into law that same year.
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Blue Shield’s Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra is available to Medicare beneficiaries throughout California that’s designed to be affordable, according to the company’s announcement.
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The Oticon Team reported on hearing healthcare trends, technology innovations, and clinical advances at Empower Conference.
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