iHEAR’s products are now available in major drugstores, including at CVS, as well as online markets including Walmart.com and Amazon. The full range of products can be found at iHEAR’s online store.
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In the new textbook, Jane Madell, Carol Flexer, Jace Wolfe and Erin Schafer look at all aspects of pediatric audiology, with new chapters on hearing and vestibular issues in children, testing methods for neonates, and longitudinal studies on cochlear implants.
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In the new textbook, Jane Madell, Carol Flexer, Jace Wolfe and Erin Schafer look at all aspects of pediatric audiology, with new chapters on hearing and vestibular issues in children, testing methods for neonates, and longitudinal studies on cochlear implants.
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In the study, females had a higher prevalence of overall notches than males (18.2% vs 13.9%). The weighted prevalence of audiometric notches in obese adolescents was higher compared to normal weight adolescents (24.8% vs 14.7%).
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Davis will join the company June 1. In this role, Davis will oversee the company’s ReSound, Beltone, Audigy, and FalCom businesses in the United States and Canada. As part of GN Hearing’s global leadership team, he will report directly into GN Hearing CEO Jakob Gudbrand.
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Adam & Jerusha Shulberg are the owners of Cubex Audiology Ltd in London, a private practice that was originally founded by Adam’s father in 1964.
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Commentary on the recent purchase of BlameySaunders Hears by Sonova and the future potential for the “blended service model” in hearing aid dispensing.
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Adding value to audiology services, connectivity and remote care with hearing aids, and the dynamic changes in hearing healthcare—ranging from reimbursement to over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids—were some of the major themes of the 2019 American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Convention held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio on March 27-30.
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LY3056480 mediated Notch inhibition is aimed at regeneration of inner ear sensory hair cells that are lost with advancing age.
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CVS made the decision to close the locations because of the evolution of the hearing healthcare market since 2015, when CVS started offering audiology services.
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IntriCon, a major value-based hearing device and PSAP developer and manufacturer, announced revenues of $116.5 million in 2018, up 28.5% from $90.6 million in 2017. The company sees continued growth ahead, as its President and CEO Mark Gorder predicts FDA guidance on over-the-counter hearing devices by the end of this year, with final OTC regulations by the first half of 2020.
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If the inquisitive individual starts asking about the why of his/her hearing loss—the actual physical reasons and possible proof—and what anatomical structures are involved (and/or by how much), I’m afraid most dispensing professionals necessarily resort to studious equivocation. Although important strides have been made, routine differential diagnosis remains something of a chimera when it comes to hearing loss.
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In late 2017, Arnd Kaldowski took the helm of Sonova and has now been CEO for more than a year and a half. “HR” thought it would interesting to get his perspectives on the hearing industry, the changing market, and what’s ahead in 2019, as well as Phonak’s recent launch of the Marvel hearing aid.
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The purpose of this study was to understand perceptions of audiologists with regards to a novel service delivery model that involves the use of community healthcare workers (CHWs) in audiology.
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Biometric sensors will change what hearing aids and amplification devices do and how consumers think about them, says Kow Ping, founder and director of Well Being Digital (WBD101) which has developed a heart-rate and fitness sensor system. He provides his perspective on his industry’s race to appeal to consumers with normal-to-moderate hearing loss, and how amplification and biosensor devices will be merging.
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