Hearing News Watch

TAMPA, FLORIDA — HearUSA announced the launch of its Wonderful Sound for All initiative in partnership with the Hearing Aid Project (HAP), a program of Sertoma International, aimed at expanding access to hearing care for individuals facing financial barriers. Through the initiative, qualified individuals will be able to receive free hearing aids, hearing screenings, and audiology services at HearUSA hearing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: FENC; TSX: FRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced positive topline results from the investigator-initiated Phase 2/3 STS-J01 clinical trial evaluating PEDMARK® (sodium thiosulfate injection) for reducing cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with non-metastatic solid tumors in Japan. PEDMARK® is the first and only U.S. Food

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its investigational drug, SPI-1005, Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for the treatment of hearing loss associated with Meniere’s disease (MD). MD is a complex inner ear disorder involving low-to-mid frequency hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and dizziness. This marks the first BTD granted for a

AALBORG, DENMARK – Cilcare has been awarded the First Prize at the 2025 Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Awards, recognizing the company’s successful use of EEN support to advance its work in hearing loss research. CEO and co-founder Celia Belline accepted the award in Aalborg, where three finalists competed for the distinction. Millions of people worldwide live with hearing loss, yet treatment

by Terry Mactaggart, President and CEO, Summus Hearing If the hearing health problem is to be confronted effectively, we need to weave hearing care into more corners of health and community life. Beyond family physicians (who are typically unengaged and need to be incented), the current array includes the following: Licensed Hearing Care Professionals Approximately 27,000 hearing health providers are

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — The 2025 Oticon Focus on People Awards honored three individuals whose contributions are helping expand understanding of hearing loss and promote greater inclusion. Nearly 100 hearing care professionals from across the United States attended the ceremony in Jupiter, Florida, on November 13. Established in 1997 by Oticon, Inc., the national awards program highlights people who challenge outdated

In late October, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) joined a broad coalition of healthcare organizations in calling for a more inclusive definition of “professional degree program” as the U.S. Department of Education continues its rulemaking process under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). The request was formalized in a letter submitted

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Auditdata’s recent webinar, “Unlocking the Secret of Consistent Patient Care,” was well received by hearing care professionals, but not everyone was able to join the live session. The recording is now available on demand, offering clinics another opportunity to explore how guided workflows in practice management software (PMS) can support more consistent, efficient patient care. The webinar

A growing body of evidence suggests that hearing loss may be a significant yet under-recognized complication of type 2 diabetes. A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery found that people with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to experience hearing loss than those without the condition, with prevalence ranging from 40.6%

LYNGE, DENMARK – WSA today announced results for the financial year 2024/25 (October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025) showing flat organic revenue growth and an EBITDA margin improvement of 1 %-point in line with revised guidance. “The financial year 2024/25 was impacted by a decline in market growth due to macroeconomic weaknesses,” said Jan Mäkelä, CEO of WSA. “In