Researchers Regenerate Hair Cells in Mice with Hearing Damage
Research in the February 20 in the journal Stem Cell Reports reveals that supporting cells in the ear can turn into hair cells in newborn mice.
Read MoreResearch in the February 20 in the journal Stem Cell Reports reveals that supporting cells in the ear can turn into hair cells in newborn mice.
Read MoreJan 8, 2014 | Behind the Ear, Counseling & Education, Earmolds, In the Ear, Over the Counter, Research | 0 |
A survey involving customers of one of the largest and longest-established US direct-mail hearing aid companies reveals surprising data on benefit, satisfaction, and value.
Read MoreJan 3, 2014 | Amplified & Caption Phones, Apps, Hearing Products, In the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification | 0 |
As wireless communication technology and the Information Age merge, hearing care professionals are in a unique position to witness and be part of this important technology shift—and 2.4 GHz wireless may have a large impact on our future.
Read MoreSep 19, 2013 | Events, Hearing Aids, Industry News, People | 0 |
President Ronald Reagan was fit with hearing aids in the early 1980s and again by Dr Thomas Powers in February 1988. Here is a first-hand account of fitting the President.
Read MoreJul 18, 2013 | Evaluation, Hearing Products, Management Strategies, Marketing, Over the Counter, Practice Management | 0 |
“We’re now one of the largest—if not the largest—hearing aid distributors in the market, but I really don’t want anyone to know that,” said Costco VP Richard Chavez in a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Read MoreMay 16, 2013 | Behind the Ear, Hearing Loss, Research | 0 |
An innovation developed by a Purdue researcher in the College of Health and Human Sciences may make it possible for people with severe hearing loss to hear high-frequency sounds like "s," "sh," "f," and "th."
Read MoreMay 7, 2013 | Behind the Ear, Hearing Aids, In the Ear, Industry News, Management Strategies, Organizations, People, Practice Management, Research | 0 |
The following article presents a 10-year (2002-2012) snapshot of regional private-sector hearing aid sales using statistics compiled by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
Read MoreMar 27, 2013 | Counseling & Education, Evaluation, Industry News, People | 0 |
Our quest in this blog post is to review the beginnings of Audiology to find the person who began the profession—and became the true “Father of Audiology.”
Read MoreMar 6, 2013 | Behind the Ear, Components, Hearing Products, In the Ear | 0 |
The A/D converter has been an Achilles’ heel in hearing aid design. Here’s why, as well as details about a new hearing aid that has tackled this problem.
Read MoreJan 14, 2013 | Dispensing Networks, Hearing Products, Industry News, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |
Audiology Systems Inc (ASI), the distribution company for Otometrics and other hearing products, has expanded into California and Nevada with two new acquisitions.
Read MoreMice with noise induced hearing loss had about 20% of their hearing restored by a drug that uses a gamma secretese inhibitor originally developed to combat the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read MoreDec 13, 2012 | Continuing Education, Counseling & Education, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |
Lawrence Brethower, ScD, BC-HIS, director of Ozarks Technical Community College’s Hearing Instrument Science program, is putting his classroom on wheels.
Read MoreDec 1, 2012 | Personal Sound Amplification | 0 |
HR December 2012’s Staff Standpoint: Top Hearing Industry News Stories in 2012
Read MoreMore than 100 hearing care professionals from across the United States participated in Oticon’s 2012 Advanced Marketing Boot Camp, held June 22 to 24 in San Jose, Calif.
Read MoreJul 1, 2012 | Practice Management | 0 |
A review of some of the inherent issues when listening to music via hearing aid processing, and how the processing affects sound quality.
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