3M Earplugs Settlement Moves to Final Resolution
3M is preparing to resolve litigation regarding faulty earplugs it produced which resulted in hearing loss and other serious injuries.
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Oticon Donates $5K to Homes For Our Troops
Since 2017, Oticon has supported Homes For Our Troops work of building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans to enable them to rebuild their lives.
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Jury Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs in Third 3M Trial
The third bellwether trial of a class-action lawsuit filed by military members who alleged that 3M did not disclose design flaws in its dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2), ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, according to an article in “Reuters.”
3M Earplugs Litigation Trial Begins
The mass tort case against the Maplewood, Minnesota-based 3M from claimants alleging that its earplugs were “knowingly defective” and caused them to have hearing loss and tinnitus, will begin March 29, according to an article in the ‘Star Tribune.’
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Tinnitus App Diapason Offers 200 Free Subscriptions
While tinnitus has no known cure, one science-based app, Diapason, can help offer relief to some of the 50 million people suffering in the US. Beginning on World Hearing Day, March 3, Diapason announced that it will offer $25,000 worth of free subscriptions during March.
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Boeing Mesa Arizona Wins Annual Safe-in-Sound Award
This year’s award for innovation in hearing loss prevention goes to Vertical Lift, AH-64 Apache Helicopter of the Boeing Company in Mesa, Arizona.
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Signia to Display Xperience Hearing Aids at JDVAC 2021
Signia Xperience hearing aids showcased at JDVAC are backed by “multiple audiology and technology world firsts, such as acoustic-motion sensors, Own Voice Processing (OVP), the Signia app, and more.”
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Military Flights Cause Noise Pollution in Washington
In recent years, the US Navy switched to a more powerful aircraft and increased training flights from its nearby base on Whidbey Island, contributing to more noise pollution on the peninsula — and notably over what used to be the quietest place in the continental US.
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Army Researchers Examine Methods of Rotocraft Noise Reduction
At the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, researchers collaborated with Uber and the University of Texas at Austin to investigate the acoustic properties of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which use distributed electric propulsion to power flight.
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Blog: Veteran’s Day Highlights ‘Invisible Wounds’ of Military Members
Veterans Day is an important opportunity to not only show our deep gratitude to those who have served our country, but to highlight the issues that impact them the most. Sara Burdak, AuD, explains why working with veterans with hearing loss and tinnitus is a privilege.
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Signia Styletto X Now Available to VA Audiologists
Styletto X is also available through the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) for active military personnel and American Indians.
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Starkey Livio Edge AI Now Available Through VA, DOD
The company reports that it has expanded its award-winning Livio Edge AI’s line of hearing aids and “is proud to now make this technology available to veterans and active duty military personnel.“
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University of Montana Researcher Receives Grant for Hearing Loss Prevention, Ear Infection Drug
In recent months the UM associate professor and her team have earned three awards totaling $3.9 million in funding to study preventing hearing loss among US troops, combating ear infections, and creating a synthetic skin product.
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3M Mass Tort Now Includes Over 200,000 People, ‘Star-Tribune’ Reports
“The Minneapolis Star-Tribune” reports that over 200,000 people have joined a mass tort against 3M, alleging that Aearo’s Combat Arms earplugs “were knowingly defective, imperceptibly loosening and leaking in noise.” The Combat earplugs were acquired by 3M as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Aearo Technologies in 2008.
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NIDCD Awards $972K Grant to Gateway Biotechnology for Tinnitus Drug Development
The award, a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR), will be used for further research and development for tinnitus prevention and treatment.
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ATA Provides Free Access to ‘Tinnitus Today’ Magazine
The issue can be found online and provides a variety of resources and real-life advice for managing mental health during tumultuous times.
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Sensorion Receives Approval for Additional Military Sites in Phase 2 Drug Study
The new centers will recruit volunteer military personnel exposed to impulse noise during their professional activities and suffering from hearing loss.
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‘Chemical Earmuffs’ Developed by Researchers Could Prevent Hearing Loss
Once you start to lose your hearing, you can’t get it back. But what if you could prevent...
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