IHS Announces 2025 Award Winners
The International Hearing Society has announced its 2025 Award winners, including for The Hearing Review Professional Leadership Award.
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The 2024 IHS Award Winners Announced
The IHS will recognize the 2024 IHS Award Winners at the upcoming IHS Conference & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky in September 2024.
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IHS Supports Public Hearing Awareness Event
A team from the International Hearing Society attended the HLAA’s Michigan Walk4Hearing event to raise hearing health awareness.
IHS Board Names Alissa Parady Executive Director
The IHS Board of Governors have named Alissa Parady as executive director of IHS. Formerly the IHS Director of Government and Chapter Affairs, Parady will work closely with the IHS Board to execute their strategic initiatives to the benefit of the hearing healthcare professionals who comprise IHS membership.
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IHS 2021 Convention to be Held August 12-14 in San Diego
The 69th Annual International Hearing Society Convention will be held—in person!—on August 12-14 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. This year’s convention offers up to 9.5 CEUs, deep dives into the hottest topics in hearing healthcare, and networking with peers, subject-matter experts, and industry leaders.
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The Philosophy of Growth by Serving People’s Hearing Needs: An Interview with Bill Austin, Part 2
In February, William (Bill) Austin celebrated his 60th year in the hearing healthcare field. Few people have had a better front-row seat to the history of this industry than Austin. Purchasing a small earmold lab in 1970, he built Starkey Labs into one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world and has played a major role in hearing aid dispensing, technology, and industry evolution.
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Signia Motion Charge&GO X and Active Pro Available to VA
Signia announced that its Motion Charge&Go X and Active Pro hearing aids are now available to US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) audiologists treating military veterans, as well as audiologists within the US Department of Defense (DoD), for active military, and Indian Health Service (IHS), for American Indians.
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IHS to Host Free Professional Development Webinar on April 29
The webinar, sponsored by Care Credit, will help “assist hearing healthcare professionals meet CE requirements for board certification and license renewals, and to help continue their professional development journey.” This half-day, virtual event is worth 3 CEs.
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New Profession-wide Campaign: Hear Well. Stay Vital.
In a series of videos, the “Hear Well. Stay Vital.” campaign shows the importance of hearing health to pursuing and staying engaged with activities that ignite your passion, such as dance, music, or enjoying grandchildren.
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HIA Launches “Hear Well. Stay Vital.” Campaign to Promote Hearing Awareness
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA), in partnership with the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), and the International Hearing Society, has launched a public awareness campaign to promote better hearing called “Hear Well. Stay Vital.”
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IHS and NBC-HIS Sign Affiliation Agreement
The International Hearing Society (IHS) and National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) are bringing each organization’s expertise under one roof in Livonia, Mich. While each organization maintains itself as a separate entity with individual governance and budgetary structures, they say affiliation and co-location will allow for greater collaboration and exploring synergies that help support hearing aid specialists in their professional journey.
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OTC: Let’s Get on the Same Page!
Now that we’ve defined (at minimum) what an OTC hearing device should look like, maybe it’s time to start defining a minimal standard for what a professional hearing aid fitting should look like.
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OTC and AAA, ADA, IHS, and ASHA: Now That We’re All on the Same Page…
It’s time to clearly distinguish professional service from self-service by showing why licensed hearing care professionals can make a huge difference in hearing aid outcomes. Let’s commit to getting consumers a list of essentials by creating a voluntary standard protocol for every licensed professional who dispenses hearing aids. Let’s spell out what consumers should expect. And then let’s promote the hell out of it.
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HIA Endorses Recommendations on OTC Hearing Devices by Professional Organizations
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has announced its endorsement of the five recommendations made in the consensus paper by AAA, ADA, ASHA, and IHS titled, “Regulatory Recommendations for OTC Hearing Aids: Safety & Effectiveness”.
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OTC Hearing Aid Consensus Statement Published by AAA, ADA, IHS, and ASHA
The unprecedented consensus statement from four national hearing care professional organizations recommends the new FDA classification be called “Self-fit OTC hearing devices.” The paper recommends the new class be intended for mild-to-moderate hearing losses of 26-55 dB HL (26 max HFA-FOG/110 dB max output), offer input compression and volume controls, contain clear and easy-to-understand labeling both on the inside and outside of the packaging, and require at last one 510(k) filing for initial FDA approval to ensure the basic safety and efficacy of the device.
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IHS 2017 Convention Highlights New Market Challenges and Resources
The International Hearing Society’s 66th annual convention focused on over-the-counter hearing aids, disruptive technology, legislative gains, and new resources for the training of dispensing professionals.
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Staff Standpoint: OTC Debate Moves on to FDA, FTC…and States?
The debate now moves from “if” an OTC class of hearing devices should exist to “what” that OTC class will look like.
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NASEM Committee Looks at Regulations for OTC Hearing Devices
The June 9 Dissemination Meeting featured a wide menu of possible regulations for a new OTC category of hearing devices, and the meeting concentrated on safety and quality control, as well as packaging and labeling requirements. The NASEM meeting’s proposals are not part of the FDA’s formal rule-making process, but they could serve as a starting point for considerations by FDA and discussions with stakeholders in hearing hearing healthcare when formulating a possible new OTC hearing device category.
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