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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  This past week we learned that Samsung may be on the verge of releasing their first-ever hearing aid or PSAP device in less than two months. Now, as the tech world prepares for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week in Las Vegas, we have learned of some very interesting technology being showcased at the

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — After months of silence following reports in April 2015 that consumer electronics titan Samsung was planning to launch its own hearing aid, to coincide with the release of its next flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone, a number of reports surfaced last week that suggest Samsung may be readying its official launch into the hearing aid market. News of a

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – The University of Central Florida (UCF) Listening Center received a shocking surprise on December 15, when Orlando Magic player Victor Oladipo surprised the clinic with a donation check for $35,000. After being named the co-winner of the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award this spring and provided with a grant of $50,000 to donate to the charity of

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CHICO, CALIFORNIA — Less than one month following the revelation that McDonald Hearing Aid Centers of northern California was placed under investigation by the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs, a report surfaced Monday that the state is expanding the fraud accusations against the business owner to now include separate charges against three employees. According the Sacramento Business Journal,  the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and

NEW YORK CITY – in the New Jersey and New York City area, over 4,000 firefighters are filing suit against truck siren manufacturers over claims of permanent hearing loss as a result of years of exposure to the sirens. Many of the veteran firefighters, who have been exposed to the loud sirens for years, have experienced significant hearing loss as

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — A licensed New York hearing aid dispenser and owner of Syracuse Hearing Aid Centers, LLC, was arrested Monday morning on charges that he operated a criminal scheme. According to a news release on November 23rd, the business is alleged to have fraudulently billed more than $1.6 million by selling public employees custom fit earbuds, but then

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — Following their annual meeting in Washington DC, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) issued a position statement on the recent PCAST report.{{1}}[[1]]Aging America & Hearing Loss: Imperative of Improved Hearing Technologies.[[1]] In a press release, authored by recently elected ADA president Rita Chaiken, ADA supports the PCAST report because the recommendations “present significant opportunities for audiologists to

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Researchers at the Imperial College of London (ICL) are developing an effective new treatment for motion sickness, which they say could become available over the counter sometime in the next five to ten years. Instead of developing a pharmaceutical treatment for motion sickness and dizziness, researchers at ICL have instead focused on the effects of applying mild

REDMOND, WASHINGTON – Within the walls of building 87, located at Microsoft’s headquarters near Seattle, Washington, you will find a very quiet room. The room is so quiet, in fact, that it was just deemed the Quietest Place on Earth from the Guiness Book of World Records. In two independent tests, the room measured an unbelievably quiet -20.1 dBA and