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Nick Fitzgerald has served as HHTM’s Chief Marketing Officer for the past 3 years. He is the President and Owner of AuDSEO, a full service digital marketing agency. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience, Nick is a highly data-driven marketer, with expertise in search engine optimization, digital analytics and forensics, social media, digital advertising, and web development. He has been involved in the construction and optimization of nearly 1,000 web presences, including some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.
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Mar. 06, 2017

International Conference on Hearing Loops and Technology to Take Place in Berlin, Germany

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BERLIN, GERMANY — The International Accessibility Conference on Hearing Loops and Hearing Technology, referred to as Future Loops, sponsored by Deutscher Schwerhörigenbund (DSB) and the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH), is scheduled to take place in from October 6-8th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. The conference allows for vendors, service providers and specialists from around the world to collaborate
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Mar. 04, 2017

American Academy of Audiology Adds “Audiology Technician Affiliate” as New Membership Category

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RESTON, VIRGINIA — The American Academy of Audiology (AAA), acknowledging the increasing roles for support personnel in the audiology clinic, has announced the creation of a new membership category: Audiology Technician Affiliate. The new membership option was decided upon after the Academy’s Audiology Assistant Subcommittee evaluated member feedback over the past two years, examining the role of technicians in other
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Feb. 27, 2017

Phonak’s Newest Custom Hearing Aid Uses 3D Printed Titanium Shell

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STAEFA, SWITZERLAND — For years, custom hearing aid shells have traditionally been made using acrylic material, whether made by hand or by 3D printer. However, in an industry-first, Phonak has announced an all-new custom hearing aid that utilizes a 3D printed titanium shell. Titanium is a strong and lightweight material, 15 times stronger than acrylic, and is used in a
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Feb. 24, 2017

HLAA’s 2017 Legislative Advocacy to Focus More on OTC Hearing Aid Bill, Less on Tax Credit Legislation

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BETHESDA, MARYLAND — For nearly 15 years, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has put its support behind legislation allowing consumers to receive a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. The Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act (S.48), which was recently reintroduced in the US Senate by Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would provide a
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Feb. 23, 2017

New Audiology Assistant Training Program Available Online

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MILL CREEK, WASHINGTON — In a February 15th press release, The Kingham Collective announced the release of the all new online training program, Audiology Assistant Training Online. The new program was developed to provide the industry another tool to train for the increasing role of Audiology Assistants or Technicians.   Founded in 2016, The Kingham Collective developed the DrKingham.com and
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Feb. 22, 2017

Update: Oticon Opn Hearing Aid an Edison Awards Finalist

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SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon’s Opn hearing aid has been named a 2017 Edison Awards Finalist in the Health & Wellness category. As a finalist, the Oticon Opn will receive either a gold, silver or bronze award, which will be announced at the Edison Awards Gala in New York City on April 20, 2017. According to the company, the Opn
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Feb. 14, 2017

Chinese Cochlear Implant Maker, Nurotron Biotechnology, Expands into Europe

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HANGZHOU, CHINA — Chinese cochlear implant maker, Nurotron Biotechnology, announced last month that it has expanded into the European market, with the recent implantation of a Spanish man and a Polish woman. The company now has a presence in 9 countries throughout Asia, Latin America and now, Europe. Following implantation surgery at the Medical University in Bialystok, Poland, doctors activated
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Feb. 11, 2017

Cochlear Implant Researcher and Developer, Blake Wilson, Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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WASHINGTON, DC — Duke University professor, Blake S. Wilson, PhD, who helped invent many of the sound-processing strategies used in modern cochlear implants, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions afforded to an engineer. NAE membership honors individuals that have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice,
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Feb. 03, 2017

Analyst: If Enacted, Trump’s Proposed Mexican Tariffs Could Negatively Impact William Demant

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William Demant Holdings, one of the world’s largest hearing aid manufacturers, could be negatively impacted if Donald Trump’s new administration makes good on his claims that the United States needs a “border tax” on goods entering the US from Mexico. According to analyst Michael Friis Jørgensen, in comments to the Danish publication, EuroInvestor, the company could be negatively impacted in
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Jan. 27, 2017

Earwax May Hold Potential for Robotics and Other High Tech Applications

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A doctoral student from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Alexis Noel, believes that earwax could potentially be a template for the development of adhesives for applied usage in technology, such as robotics and other machinery. According to an article in Science Daily, Noel became inspired to study earwax following an event that occurred during a vacation with