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Ida Institute Partners with NAL

This is the non-profit institute’s “first formal collaboration with an organization exclusively focused on research and represents a significant milestone for the entire Ida community.”

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ADA and AudBoss Partner on ‘Audtoberfest’ Deal

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and AudBoss jointly announce that they have partnered on an Audtoberfest double discount deal.

Hearing Loss, Hearing Products, Patient Care, Practice Building

Study Shows Hair Cell Regrowth with New Drug

A new approach, published in “Cell Reports,” to regenerate inner ear sensory hair cells is said to lay the groundwork for treating chronic noise-induced hearing loss by the company, Frequency Therapeutics, and its co-founders who are drawing on research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, and MIT. The program is expected to progress to into human clinical trials within the next 18 months.

Hearing Loss

Oto Launches Mobile Tinnitus App

The app is said to offer a program of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness training, relaxation therapy, and sound therapy.

Prevention

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.

Tinnitus

New Technology Can Measure Tinnitus

The authors conclude that fNIRS may be a feasible way to objectively assess tinnitus to assess new treatments or monitor the effectiveness of a patient's treatment program.

Practice Building

MedPB Presents “Adapt to Thrive in 2021: How to Reduce Uncertainty and Sell More Hearing Aids”

MedPB is offering the free web event, “How to Reduce Uncertainty and Sell More Hearing Aids”, starting on Wednesday, January 27, designed to highlight how hearing care practices are growing despite the pandemic, as well as strategies for getting patients "stick like glue" and increase sales.

Hearing Aids

Oticon Launches Oticon More at 2021 OticonNext Event

The live, virtual knowledge-sharing experience introduced participants to Oticon More, “the world’s first hearing aid with an on-board deep neural network.”

Inside Hearing

Oticon Announces 2020 ‘Focus on People’ Winners

Created by Oticon in 1997, the national awards program has brought recognition to more than 300 people who demonstrate that hearing loss does not limit a person’s ability to live a full, productive, and even inspiring life.