According to a new study conducted by House Research Institute (HRI) researchers, 72% of teenagers participating in a study experienced temporary reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.
Read MoreSonova Holding AG, the parent company of Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics, Lyric, and other hearing health brands, announced full-year results for the financial year ending March 31, 2012.
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Although most hearing industry conventions are usually dominated by news of a new hearing aid, the big talk of the American Academy of Audiology’s AudiologyNOW! in Boston was the introduction of 3D digital ear scanners. The idea that one d
Read MoreReSound is getting some reality-television exposure through donating hearing aids to the Oxygen series “Tanisha Gets Married.”
Read MoreAustralia’s National Acoustic Laboratories’ NAL-NL2 has won the Cooperative Research Centre Association’s first Collaboration Award. The mathematical formula, known as NAL-NL2, was developed collaboratively through Australia’s HEARing Cooperative Research Center (CRC) and its National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL).
Read MoreHearingLoss.com, a consumer information and referral website for the Audigy Group, has created an infographic for Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Read MoreTo recognize May as “Better Hearing and Speech Month,” the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is offering a free webinar that will discuss the basic information that consumers “need to know” about hearing aids.
Read MoreSycle.net announced that it has added Tessa Thulien to its sales team. Thulien, whose father has hearing loss, has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and management from the University of Colorado.
Read MoreNeuromonics, the manufacturer and distributor of the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment device, has named Curtis Amann as vice president of marketing and sales.
Read MoreSonitus Medical Inc, maker of the SoundBite Hearing System, has closed a $25 million Series D round of venture capital funding. Abingworth, an international investor, led the round of funding and will have representatives on Sonitus’ board of directors.
Read MoreBob Briskey, MA, a respected educator and prolific writer in hearing healthcare, passed away on Saturday at age 87.
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This is Part 3 of a 3-part series titled “The Audiological Connection of Younger Futhark” by Robert Traynor, EdD. All three parts can be found at Dr Traynor’s Blog at: hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational — David H. Kirkwood, He
Read MoreResearchers in the University of Leicester’s Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology have identified a cellular mechanism that could underlie the development of tinnitus following exposure to loud noises. The discovery could lead to novel tinnitus treatments, and investigations into potential drugs to prevent tinnitus are currently under way.
Read MoreResearchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta have shown that introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells. Their results show the potential of a gene therapy approach to regenerating sensory hair cells to treat hearing loss, but the research also demonstrates its current limitations.
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The expansive 5-story building about a mile away from Oticon’s previous headquarters provides the growing company with more space, as well as new offerings, including the ability to bring dispensing professionals into its offices for educat
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