Hearing News Watch

SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA — GN has named Robert (Bob) Eastman Vice President of Government Services for ReSound, where he will lead the team supporting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Eastman joins GN with extensive leadership experience across the hearing healthcare industry, including senior roles in business development, managed care, and executive leadership. Most recently, he served in several senior

LYNGE, DENMARK — WSA reported 3% organic revenue growth in the third quarter of its 2025/26 financial year (April 1–June 30, 2026), with revenue reaching €624 million. EBITDA before special items increased 12% to €119 million, while the corresponding margin rose 2 percentage points to 19.1%. The hearing healthcare group also confirmed and narrowed its outlook for the full financial year,

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA — Starkey has been named a recipient of the 2026 Pro Patria Award, the highest honor presented by a state committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The award recognizes Starkey for its support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve through workplace policies, leadership, and support for military service members and

RESTON, VIRGINIA — The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) has opened its call for abstracts for the AAA 2027 Annual Convention, scheduled for April 7–10, 2027, in St. Louis, Missouri. The Academy is inviting clinicians, researchers, academic professionals, and others in the audiology community to submit proposals for consideration as part of the convention program. According to AAA, the 2027

Fennec Pharmaceuticals reported continued growth in demand for PEDMARK® (sodium thiosulfate), its treatment designed to reduce the risk of hearing loss associated with cisplatin chemotherapy, as new clinical evidence adds support for protecting hearing without compromising cisplatin’s antitumor activity. PEDMARK net product sales reached $17.1 million during the second quarter of 2026, up 78% from $9.7 million during the same

Toronto audiologist Emilie Vos, AuD, placed second runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2026, using the national competition to bring greater attention to hearing healthcare, newborn hearing screening and hearing conservation. Vos finished among the top three delegates in the competition and was also named a Top Five Humanitarian finalist and finished among the Top Three in the People’s Choice vote.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSSETTS — Skylark Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing targeted genetic medicines for hearing loss and other monogenic disorders, announced that the first patient has been dosed in the SONIX Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating SKY-GJB2, the company’s investigational inner-ear-targeted gene therapy for GJB2-mediated hearing loss. “Dosing the first patient in SONIX brings us one step closer to a future

LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA — Sonorous Neurovascular has enrolled the first Canadian patient in its international B-SILENT clinical study evaluating the investigational BosSTENT™ for the treatment of debilitating pulsatile tinnitus associated with symptomatic cerebral venous sinus stenosis. The enrollment took place at The Ottawa Hospital under principal investigator Dr. Robert Fahed and marks the study’s expansion into Canada. The B-SILENT study

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA — Starkey recently welcomed individuals from across the country affected by Usher syndrome to its headquarters for a special Starkey Cares hearing event held in conjunction with the 2026 Usher Syndrome Coalition Conference. Through Starkey Cares, the company provided comprehensive hearing evaluations and fit 20 qualified individuals with hearing aids, helping improve access to hearing technology for

FRANKFORT, KY & SMITHFIELD, NC — The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) announced that Coates Hearing Clinic has become the first practice to earn ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation. Coates Hearing Clinic, which operates locations in Smithfield, Goldsboro, Lillington, and Clayton, North Carolina, is the inaugural recipient of ADA’s new accreditation program. The program recognizes audiology practices that demonstrate established