HHTM

SAN DIEGO—Turtle Beach Corporation has announced a distribution partnership with AuDConnex, a major hearing industry buying group, for the company’s soon-to-be-released HyperSound Clear device. The new devices are an industry first technology, and AuDConnex members will have the opportunity to offer the new devices to their patients once it becomes available. Making further inroads into the hearing care community, the company’s latest

BOSTON—A Spanish startup company is hoping to revolutionize the clean energy industry with their newly developed blade-free wind generator. Coming in at half the cost of traditional wind energy turbines, the company claims that the new devices are safer for birds, the environment, and eliminate any risk of noise pollution by operating in silence. After years of being plagued with lawsuits and

Kongebakken, Denmark–Danish hearing instrument manufacturer William Demant Holdings A/S announced the hiring Tuesday of René Schneider, for a newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. It was also announced that Søren Nielsen, the President of Demant’s flagship brand Oticon, was being promoted as Chief Operating Officer for the company. According to the press release, René Schneider comes to Demant from a position as

WASHINGTON — The Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults has invited knowledgeable individuals to present information at their upcoming meeting on June 30th and July 1st in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the non-surgical directions and recommendations for people diagnosed with hearing loss, including the meaningfulness of a medical evaluation conducted by a licensed physician (or signed

ATLANTA– Researchers from Georgia State University and the University of Rochester may have found a non-antibiotic alternative to treating middle ear infections. In a study published this month in the Journal of Immunology, the anti-stroke drug vinpocetine showed the ability to improve bacterial clearance, suppress mucus overproduction, and reduced levels of hearing loss in treated mice. Middle ear infections (otitis