Stefani Kim, Author at Hearing Review

Wireless Earbud Maker Doppler Labs Profiled in ‘Forbes’

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 9, 2017 | Accessories, Amplified & Caption Phones, Hearing Products, Office Management Systems, Over the Counter |

The tech startup is marketing its earbuds to be sold to customers directly.

Oticon Opn Wins Two Gold Stevie Awards for Internet-Connected Hearing Aid

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 9, 2017 | Behind the Ear, Events, Hearing Products, In the Ear, Marketing, Office Management Systems, Organizations, People, Speech in Noise? |

The world’s first Internet-connected hearing aid earned top honors in the Consumer Electronics and Health & Pharmaceutical categories.

Sonova Opens Audiology Training Center in Suzhou, China

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 9, 2017 | Continuing Education, Counseling & Education |

Sonova recently opened the Global Hearing Institute in Suzhou, China, a state-of-the-art training center for current and future hearing care professionals.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Study Details Number of Ear Injuries Related to Cotton Tip Applicator Use

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 8, 2017 | Research |

A study conducted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers found that over a 21-year period from 1990 through 2010, an estimated 263,000 children younger than 18 years of age were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for cotton tip applicator related-ear injuries.

Syracuse University’s Hearing Lab Seeks Participants for Study

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 8, 2017 | Behind the Ear, Cochlear Implants, Counseling & Education, Hearing Products, In the Ear, Research, Speech in Noise? |

Syracuse University’s hearing lab seeks recruits for a two-week field trial to study how hearing technologies can improve hearing in noisy settings.

EarQ Holds Three-Day VIP Training for Members at Signia Headquarters

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 8, 2017 | Continuing Education, Counseling & Education, Events, Management Strategies, Marketing, Patient Care, Practice Management |

This three-day event was designed to help practice owners learn how to position the value of their services, innovate their strategies, and communicate their purpose in an ever-evolving industry.

Aurex International Corporation to Partner with Otifleks on Tinnitus Prevention Earplugs

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 8, 2017 | Tinnitus Therapy |

Aurex International Corporation (AIC), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Gama Research and Development LTD also known as Otifleks—a producer of advanced hearing protection devices—to jointly develop and manufacture proprietary tinnitus prevention earplugs and for AIC to also market and sell Otifleks’ current line of hearing protection devices.

Beltone myPal Accessories Given Edison Award for Innovation

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 7, 2017 | Accessories, Behind the Ear, Components, Hearing Products, In the Ear, Speech in Noise? |

Beltone, Glenview, Ill.—a hearing aid company—and the Edison Awards announced that Beltone’s myPAL accessories were voted a Bronze Winner for innovation.

Cochlear Launches Million Ear Challenge

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 7, 2017 | Assistive Devices, Events |

In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), Cochlear Limited launches its annual Million Ear Challenge, an initiative to bring hearing loss awareness to more than 2 million people during the month of May.

National Science Foundation Hearables Challenge Seeking Submissions of Solutions to Improve Hearing in Noisy Settings

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 6, 2017 | Amplification, Hearing Aids, Organizations, People, Research |

The National Science Foundation seeks to alert research communities that this problem is an opportunity. The goal of this challenge is to develop algorithms or methods that could improve hearing in a noisy setting, NineSigma posted on their website.

‘The Brain Channel’ Program on UCTV Features Hearing Researchers

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 6, 2017 | Counseling & Education, Expert Insight, Research |

The Brain Channel, a University of California Television (UCTV) program that features segments on issues and research related to the brain and nervous system, premiered “Inner Ear Treatments, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, and More: Advances in Otolaryngology with Jeffrey P. Harris-On Our Mind,” on their website.

Neuromonics Adds Personal Music Library Feature to Tinnitus Alleviator App

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 5, 2017 | Tinnitus Therapy |

Individuals suffering from ringing in the ears now can seek relief with the music of their choice when using the Tinnitus Alleviator from Neuromonics, Inc., Westminster, Colo., a maker and distributor of patented and clinically proven medical devices designed for tinnitus relief, the company announced.

Tidal Wave Telecom Provide Secured Video Relay Services for Deaf Inmates

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 5, 2017 | Amplified & Caption Phones |

Tidal Wave Telecom, a provider of solutions which deliver secured video relay for deaf inmates in prisons and jails, announced that TTY terminals in correctional facilities no longer meet compliance requirements for deaf inmates and must be replaced.

Theater Production to Perform in New Zealand Sign Language

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 5, 2017 | Tinnitus Testing |

A new multi-lingual devised theatre production, Salonica, by Equal Voices Arts Company has been invited overseas to perform and tour in the UK, Serbia, and Montenegro, the University of Waikato announced.

‘Newsweek’ Profiles SLinto, a Crowdsourced Database for Sign Language

Posted by Stefani Kim | May 5, 2017 | Miscellaneous |

The SLinto dictionary, reportedly the first online, crowdsourced database for sign language, allows users to search for the meaning of a particular sign by identifying what fingers were used to make it and where on the body they’re placed, according to an article in Newsweek.

Author: Stefani Kim