The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts—a chartered military organization—settled a lawsuit with a man who alleged that he now has permanent hearing loss and tinnitus after attending a group event where howitzers were fired.
Built on the Velox S platform, the new power hearing aid features BrainHearing technology “proven to deliver better speech clarity and better short-term recall while reducing the listening effort people with severe-to-profound hearing loss struggle with in day-to-day listening situations.”
As the result of a whistleblower lawsuit, 3M has agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly sold its dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2) to the US military without disclosing defects that hampered the effectiveness of the hearing protection device.
Powered by the Velox S platform, the upgraded OpenSound Navigator (OSN) is said to provide a 360° listening experience that is “more effective in supporting the brain to help veterans manage listening to multiple speakers in noisy environments,” according to Oticon.
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In a segment of “CBS This Morning” shown online, Dr Jon LaPook spoke with two veterans who now have partial hearing loss and tinnitus after using the earplugs.
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Hearing care professionals looking for knowledge and tools to differentiate their practice, elevate their standard of care, and improve their profit and loss statement can explore tools and resources offered through Oticon Business Development.
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Otoharmonics Corporation, a US veteran-owned company offering sound therapy for tinnitus management, announced it has been awarded a five-year Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply contract, making Levo available immediately to patients receiving care within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Heads Services, and Public Health Services.
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Oticon is a proud supporter of Homes For Our Troops (HFOT), a privately funded, 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives.
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Veterans alleging that they have permanent hearing loss and tinnitus as a result of defective combat earplugs sold by 3M—the Maplewood, Minn-based conglomerate corporation—have filed at least 11 lawsuits against the company this month, according to an article in the “Star Tribune.”
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Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States increased by 6.2% in the third quarter (Q3) compared to the same period last year, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
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With the addition of five new custom styles, including what’s said to be “the smallest hearing aid style Oticon has ever produced,” the expanded Opn family will expand its open sound experience in styles and performance levels to satisfy a wide range of veterans’ hearing needs and preferences.
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Within a span of 8 months in 1946, two papers dramatically changed the course of audiology and our ideas about hearing aid selection and fitting. James Jerger, PhD, takes a retrospective look at why these papers were so important and what we might learn from their then-controversial positions.
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According to HIA statistics, the US hearing aid market has experienced sales gains of 5.9% and may exceed 4 million hearing aid units dispensed by the end of 2018. Here’s a summary of the US hearing industry statistics through the third quarter of this year, including a look at the most-common styles of hearing aids sold.
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“In 2017, Health Canada required that the patient medication information for mefloquine be updated to warn that in some people, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, and loss of balance may become permanent,” said Dr Remington Nevin, executive director of The Quinism Foundation.
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Nuheara IQbuds™ BOOST, a personal sound amplification product (PSAP) device, will be carried by ADCO Medical Suppliers, a General Services Administration (GSA) contract holder authorized to supply audiological equipment to the US federal government, including the VA.
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The #HEARtheMUSIC Project operates a mobile hearing health clinic supported by presenting sponsor Cochlear Americas, a manufacturer of implantable hearing solutions.
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Oticon Government Services team members met with veterans and military service members from active, guard, and reserve forces to answer questions and provide hands-on experience with Oticon Opn™rechargeable and Oticon ConnectClip.
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Opn miniRITE rechargeable hearing aids can be charged overnight so that a user can have power to last throughout the day. ConnectClip, an intermediary device, is designed to turn Opn hearing aids into a high-quality wireless headset for clear, hands-free calls from modern mobile phones, including iPhone® and Android™ smartphones.
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