Expanding Audiology’s Reach
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Hearing Care M&As Heat Up Again
Mergers and acquisitions came back strong in 2021 after the pandemic, and M&As have started strong in 2022.
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Coronavirus: The Uber-Disrupter
As this edition of “Hearing Review” was heading to press, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or “COVID-19”) seized the public’s attention and caused widespread anxiety, cancellation of most events including the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) convention, Wall Street to crater, travel restrictions, and grocery stores to run short on (of all things, but perhaps somewhat illustrative of panic) toilet paper.
Staff Standpoint: “HR” Celebrates 25th Anniversary
It doesn’t seem possible, but “The Hearing Review” turned 25 years old in January. If someone had told me in November 1993 that I’d be writing about hearing healthcare 25+ years later, I would have been very skeptical.
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Staff Standpoint: US: 4-Million Hearing Aids in 2018?
Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States increased by 6.2% in the third quarter (Q3) compared to the same period last year, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
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Staff Standpoint: Bose and Self-fitting Hearing Aids
On October 5, the FDA granted De Novo status to Bose Corporation for a self-fitting hearing aid for mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
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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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IHS, ADA, ASHA, EUHA: Showtime
Advocacy and involvement on behalf of your profession can be as important as updating your clinical skills, should one day you awaken to find that you do not have the appropriate professional representation for your profession.
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Depression and Hearing Loss
Depression and its connection to hearing loss seems pretty logical and self-evident, especially if you’re a dispensing professional who experiences daily the difference that amplification can make in a person’s life. However, new research indicates the story is far more complex.
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Beyond the Ears
Audiology and neuroscience have the potential to radically change the future of healthcare.
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Industry Consolidation, Act 2?
It’s possible we will see more major M&As and “Industry Consolidation, Act 2” in the next several years.
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Keep Building Your Business
Those practices with larger gross revenues have the critical mass to leverage their advantages in an increasingly competitive market.
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Staff Standpoint: Hearing Aid Sales Increase by 3.4% in 2017
Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States grew by 3.4% in 2017, with a 4.0% growth rate for the commercial/private sector and 0.92% for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA), Washington, DC.
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Staff Standpoint: Editor’s Picks: Best Features 2017
It was a wild year, but that’s good in the publishing world because there was never a lack of great information.
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Staff Standpoint: Hearing Aid Sales in Q3 2017 on Low Side of Normal
In the third quarter of 2017, private sector unit sales of hearing aids increased by 2.8%, VA dispensing fell by 1.3%, and the total market gained 2.0% in unit volume compared to the same period last year.
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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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Staff Standpoint: Hearing Aid Sales Return to Industry Norms in H1 2017
Statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC, indicate that US hearing aid sales in 2017 have returned to levels more in line with the industry’s historical norms of 2-4%.
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Some Turbulent Seas Ahead…
This month’s cover is meant to depict the turmoil that our industry finds itself in, as disruptive technology threatens to change some long-standing rules about hearing aid distribution and over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids move a step closer to reality.
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