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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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Jun. 14, 2017

Florida Congressman the Latest to Co-Sponsor OTC Legislation, Despite Negative Ad Campaign Targeting GOP Supporters

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LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA — Congressman Vern Buchanan announced yesterday in a press release that he has co-sponsored the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act to help make hearing aids more affordable for seniors. In the announcement the congressman noted how approximately 50 million people in the US have hearing loss, which is a problem that is particularly acute among seniors. Rep. Buchanan
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Jun. 09, 2017

OTC Hearing Aid Opponents Find Unlikely Ally in Conservative, Pro-Gun Group

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SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA — Opponents of the Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Act have found a new ally in a conservative gun-rights organization: Gun Owners of America (GOA). The 1.5 million-member organization has expressed concern that the measure would change the way certain hunting products are regulated, specifically Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs) which are used by many hunters to listen to game.
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Jun. 08, 2017

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Receives Anonymous $20 Million Donation to Study Hearing and Balance

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Massachusetts Eye and Ear has received the largest gift in its history, $20 million dollars, to study hearing and balance. The funding, provided by an anonymous donor, will go to the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, housed within the hospital’s department of otolaryngology. Recruiting and funding new faculty chairs, and hearing researchers, will be top priorities of the lab, which
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Jun. 07, 2017

Earlens Announces Final Close of $118M Financing for Light-Driven Hearing Aid

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MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA — The Earlens Corporation announced this week the final close of its $73 million Series C preferred stock financing, and the establishment of a structured debt facility with CRG LP for up to $45 million. According to the company’s press release, proceeds from the financing will support the expanded commercialization of the Earlens Light Driven Hearing Aid,
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Jun. 01, 2017

ADA Sponsors Audiology Academy Training Program for Audiology Assistants

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MILL CREEK, WASHINGTON — The Audiology Academy, an online training site for Audiology Assistants, announced today a partnership with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) to promote the Audiology Assistant Training Program, which was developed to provide the industry another tool to train for the increasing role of Audiology Assistants and Technicians in Audiology and ENT settings. The company
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Jun. 01, 2017

Swiss Biotech, Strekin, Secures Funding for Second Clinical Trial of Hearing Loss Drug

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BASEL, SWITZERLAND — Strekin AG announced this week that it had successfully closed a Seed C financing round totaling CHF10 million (approximately $10.3 USD) from private investors. The latest financing round allows the company to conduct a second clinical trial of its leading drug candidate, STR001, as a potential new treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), and to “pave
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May. 30, 2017

Belgian Prime Minister’s Hearing Damaged After Princess Fires Starting Pistol During Race

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — Following a busy week of hosting world leaders from the US, NATO and the European Union (EU), the Belgian Prime Minister’s (PM) decision to attend a 20 km run over the weekend in the nation’s capital is likely a choice he now regrets. While standing next to Princess Astrid of Belgium, the younger sister to the current
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May. 27, 2017

Foundation Awards Sound Pharmaceuticals $1.6 Million for Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Induced Hearing Loss

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle-based biotech firm, announced this week that it has been awarded up to $1.6M from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. (CFFT), a non-profit drug discovery and development affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The CFFT award will support the initial testing of SPI-1005 in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) that are receiving tobramycin for
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May. 25, 2017

Another Prominent US Senator Co-Sponsors OTC Hearing Aid Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another prominent lawmaker has joined the ranks of bipartisan co-sponsors for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, announced her support of the bill originally introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a press release this week. The Maine Senator also joins colleagues,
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May. 18, 2017

Study Finds Online Vestibular Rehab Successful at Reducing Dizziness in Older Adults

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A new study by researchers in the UK and Sweden have found that internet-based vestibular rehabilitation training is effective at reducing dizziness and dizziness-related disability in older adults. The findings were published in the May/June 2017 edition of the Annals of Family Medicine. The single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial evaluated patients from 54 primary care practices in southern England. The