As hearing care professionals, we strive for best practices and putting our patients first. Here are some tips on ways to help you provide for your patients and offer support in a new way – both virtually AND personally at the same time.
About 350 hearing care practice owners attended, both in-person and virtually, the third annual AudBoss Private Practice Summit in early October at the Confidante Hotel in Miami Beach.
A look at the International Hearing Society 2021 Convention, a 3-day event held August 12-14 at the San Diego Town and Country Resort—and the first in-person event held by a US national hearing care professional organization since the pandemic began in March 2020.
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Now with the pandemic in retreat, lawmakers are considering the appropriate scope of telehealth services, reimbursement policies, and patient access. HIA’s Bridget Dobyan contends that, in a rare area of bipartansanship, US legislators could be on the threshold of a transformative time in health policy and the delivery of healthcare.
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Amplifon announced it will wind-down its wholesale business, the Elite Hearing Network, by the end of the year. It also announced the purchase of Bay Audio, a large independent hearing care provider on Australia’s East Coast.
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The latest statistics from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) indicate a big comeback in 2021 for US hearing aid dispensing. For the first half of 2021, net unit sales rose by 61.6% when compared to H1 2020, and by 13.5% when compared to the pre-pandemic period of H1 2019.
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This month we’ll look at US hearing aid style preferences and selection trends, as reported in Hearing Industries Association (HIA) historical statistics, along with estimates by “The Hearing Review.”
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Cochlear’s Smart Hearing Alliance allows your patients the ability to stream directly to both ears from a compatible iOS or Android device using their Nucleus 7 or Kanso 2 Sound Processor and a compatible ReSound hearing aid.
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CapTel From T-Mobile was the nation’s first FCC-certified captioned telephone service and has since connected millions of captioned phone calls for people with hearing loss.
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A mid-year review of hearing aid verification and real-ear measurement systems, audiometry, live speech mapping,
otoscopes, and modular fitting systems. Also featured are tympanometers, OAE and ABR test equipment, cognitive assessment, and pediatric VRA equipment.
Redux is a professional in-office drying system to proactively treat and prevent moisture damage to hearing aids and implants.
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At Sycle, our mission is to facilitate the delivery of better hearing to the world. It started as an idea to help audiologists better connect with their patients.
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The latest in hearing aid technology, including new innovative products from Widex, Oticon, Signia, Starkey, Phonak, Whisper, Unitron, Rexton, Earlens, NewSound, and Miracle Ear.
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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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Binaural hearing aid fittings have completely changed the hearing healthcare landscape for the better. However, the road to this particular “best practice”—with probably around 85% of all of today’s fittings involving two hearing aids—was not a smooth one in the United States.
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With life, comes noise. From the chorus of weed whackers and lawn mowers in the summer months, these background noises form the soundtrack to our daily routines. Though it may be easy to tune out the constant screech of a subway train or the incessant honking of car horns, at a certain sustained level, noise can potentially damage the sensitive structures within the ear.
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Hearing Review looks at US hearing aid style preferences and selection, as reported in Hearing Industries Association (HIA) historical statistics, along with estimates by HR.
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Despite all the training, skill, and hard work that goes into being a hearing care practice owner or manager, one of the most galling aspects of the “hearing business” is that an untrained receptionist can make a huge negative impact on patient retention and acquisition.
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