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Developed by the HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), in partnership with Australian consumer advocacy group Choice, reviews of more than 20 high-fidelity earplugs have been compiled into an interactive website. What Plug? features noise-reduction properties of each earplug type, along with aspects like: comfort, sound quality, ease of use and price.   With research showing increased

MILAN, ITALY — One of the world’s largest hearing aid retailers, Amplifon SpA, is reported to be targeting potential retail acquisitions in Germany, France and Canada and announced plans to enter the Chinese market by the end of 2018. The company, which says it holds approximately 10 percent of the global market, has been focused on improving its position as

A recently published study suggests that US physicians are performing cochlear implantation for a number of conditions that are considered “off-label” of the current FDA labeling indications for implantation. The existing FDA indications for cochlear implantation, as pointed out in an article on the study in ENT Today, date back nearly two decades and cover implantation guidelines for adults and

By Amyn M Amlani, PhD The recent industry analysis from Bernstein1 indicates that the US private hearing aid market is experiencing a 6% growth in the first two months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Conversely, the Veteran’s Administration (VA) is experiencing a 1.5% decline during the same comparison period.   Hearing Aids in the Private Sector

At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony announced that it would be rolling out its Xperia Ear Duo in Spring 2018. The concept is said to “reimagine the wireless headset” and features what the company calls “Dual Listening technology”, allowing the user to listen to music and receive notifications, while still being able to hear environmental sound and

If we proceed from the fact that Mora’s law operates in computer technology, according to which computer productivity grows by an average of 2 times every 18 months, then remembering that digital hearing aids are also computers that are very small and highly specialized, we can say with certainty, that the same will happen to them. According to the logic

ZUG, SWITZERLAND — Biopharmaceutical company Auris Medical Holdings announced disappointing results from its TACTT3 clinical trial for its promising tinnitus drug candidate, Keyzilen.  Preliminary top-line data from the trial indicate that the study did not provide a statistically significant improvement in the Tinnitus Functional Score from baseline to Day 84 in the active treated group compared to placebo. The company’s investigative

Massachusetts-based audio giant, Bose, announced “the world’s first audio augmented reality platform” at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference: Bose AR. The company says that much of the excitement surrounding augmented reality (AR) has focused on the visual component, but that the audio component of AR has just as many possibilities. online pharmacy order keflex without prescription with best

In what appeared to be an unsuccessful “proof of concept” project  in 2015 between Walgreens and Sonova, a similar venture, this time involving Starkey, is underway inside two Walgreen’s locations in the Twin Cities. Similar to CVS, which has been opening hearing aid center locations throughout the US for more than a year, Walgreen’s appears to be dipping its toe

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Starkey Hearing Technologies’ former president, Jerry Ruzicka, was found guilty on multiple counts today in the $20 million federal fraud trial. In a split decision, W. Jeff Taylor, former president of Sonion was also found guilty in 3 of 16 counts against him, while Larry Miller and Larry Hagen were found not guilty. Ruzicka was found guilty