WHO Announces Several Hearing-related Initiatives in Advance of World Hearing Day
World Hearing Day will take place on March 3, 2019.
Read MoreWorld Hearing Day will take place on March 3, 2019.
Read MoreChildren currently receive the same type of cochlear implant programming as adults even though a child’s ability to process speech information and discriminate pitch is much less developed.
Read MoreDr Cohen was a cochlear implant pioneer helping to set the stage for the extraordinary changes and expansion in the field to serve children and adults with a range of hearing loss characteristics. He was a global leader and gave lectures and conducted training all over the world.
Read MoreFor Medicare beneficiaries who need hearing health care services, it is critical that audiology services be positioned in this new environment and that the full scope of practice for audiologists be appropriately recognized.
Read MoreLegislators in both California and Nevada have introduced bills to make it mandatory for insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for children, according to articles in the “Santa Monica Daily Press” and “Las Vegas Review-Journal.”
Read MoreResearchers have managed to restore hearing in an adult mouse model of DFNB9 deafness, a hearing disorder that represents one of the most frequent cases of congenital genetic deafness
Read MoreIt turns out something surprising happens when information comes via a story rather than via simple facts. More of our brains light up. When we hear a story, the neural activity increases fivefold. It’s like turning on all the lights in the house.
Read MoreThe acquisition of Altia Systems will allow GN Audio to expand into integrated audio and video communications solutions, supporting companies’ collaboration and meeting efficiency.
Read MoreIn William Demant’s 2018 Annual Report, the company details consolidated revenue for 2018 of DKK 13,937 million (approximately USD$2.1 billion), corresponding with what they say is a 6% growth rate from 2017. Organic growth was up by 7 percentage points, while acquisitive growth increased by 2 percentage points and exchange rate effects with -3 percentage points.
Read MoreThe change of company name and brand follows the corporate strategy that aims at positioning Demant as the industry’s “leading hearing healthcare group, to create life-changing differences through hearing health.” A clear and compelling Demant corporate brand will help support this ambition, according to the company.
Read MoreEar Community is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps Microtia and Atresia families around the world.
Read MoreThis may sound like a cheap romantic novel or a new soap opera but “area over love” is an important acoustic principle that rears its romantic head in a number of clinical scenarios that are encountered, almost every day.
Read MoreIf the inquisitive individual starts asking about the why of his/her hearing loss—the actual physical reasons and possible proof—and what anatomical structures are involved (and/or by how much), I’m afraid most dispensing professionals necessarily resort to studious equivocation. Although important strides have been made, routine differential diagnosis remains something of a chimera when it comes to hearing loss.
Read MoreIn late 2017, Arnd Kaldowski took the helm of Sonova and has now been CEO for more than a year and a half. “HR” thought it would interesting to get his perspectives on the hearing industry, the changing market, and what’s ahead in 2019, as well as Phonak’s recent launch of the Marvel hearing aid.
Read MoreThe community where I practice has a sizeable population of nonagenarians. Many of them find their way into the office and proceed to amaze me with their wisdom, wit, and capabilities.
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