Focus On: Pediatric Products
Marketing professionals and practitioners/dispensers talk about the pediatric products they sell, utilize, and recommend.
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Month: October 2010
Completely-In-Canal Hearing Aids
Explore and compare an extensive array of CIC hearing instruments from 14 manufacturers— a record 62 found in this PDF download.
Read MoreCourt Reporters Ready to Help with Closed Captioning for New Disability Act
The new 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act may need the help of court reporters to help comply with new closed caption requirements to aid the deaf.
Read MoreUnitron Names Eric Sumner as New Vice President of Sales
Eric Sumner has been named the vice president of sales of hearing device manufacturer, Unitron.
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The Economics of a 24/7 Hearing Aid
The advent of a 24/7 disposable hearing aid represents a dramatic shift in terms of both fitting science and the economics of dispensing the device within a practice. This article addresses the economic benefits of the Lyric.
Read MoreCASLPA calls for Automatic Newborn Hearing Screening in Canada
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASPLA) has submitted a position paper calling for universal screening of newborns for hearing loss.
Read MoreWDH Counters with $58 Million Offer in Pursuit of Otix/Sonic Innovations
William Demant Holdings has matched the 58 million dollar price offered by GN ReSound for Otix Global.
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How to Compare Feedback Suppression Algorithms in Open-Canal Fittings
The performance of feedback suppression algorithms varies greatly between both manufacturers and patient fittings. Here is a way to find the added stable gain (ASG) and analyze these algorithms in your own practice.
Read MoreOtix-WDH Deal for Sonic May Be Nixed by GN’s Bid of $58 Million
GN Resound is now offering $58 million for the parent company of Sonic Innovations, Salt Lake City, countering previous offer by William Demant Holding (WDH).
Read MoreNoisy Planet Campaign Now Hablas en Espanol
For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Noisy Planet campaign to protect child hearing loss is offering Spanish language Web site.
Read MoreChildren’s Hearing and Language Workshop Offered by AG Bell in Chicago Area
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is offering a new educational language and development series for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Keep It Natural
Keeping acoustic cues natural implies, among other things, the reproduction of sound with a high bandwidth, maintaining the information conveyed by onsets of words, syllables, and environmental sounds, and the detailed amplitude fluctuations that constitute sounds. Here’s why this is important in hearing aid processing.
Read MoreOticon Gives $6.4 Million to Ida Institute
The Oticon Foundation has awarded a $6.4 million grant for its work educating hearing professionals and fostering more patient-centered care.
Read MoreHearPO and ADA Join Forces to Raise Awareness for Diabetes and Hearing Loss
HearPO and the American Diabetes Association are teaming up to bring more awareness to the link between diabetes and hearing loss.
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An Innovative Combination Device to Assist in Tinnitus Management
A new combination hearing aid/tinnitus sound generator device provides significant benefit in improving the patient’s perception of their tinnitus when used within tinnitus treatment programs.
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