Hearing News Watch

According to a recent press release, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) will host a 3-part online Audiology Hackathon series to bring audiologists, students, consumers, and other experts together virtually, for the purpose of addressing specific issues, and to foster greater awareness and action around hearing health as a public health concern. The Audiology Hackathon is scheduled to begin

On Friday, June 9th the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) will convene a full day meeting devoted to accessible and affordable hearing care for adults. The meeting will begin at 9 am EDT and is a continuation of the December 7 NASEM meeting focused on this topic. You can attend the June 9 meeting virtually by registering

MILL CREEK, WASHINGTON — The Audiology Academy, an online training site for Audiology Assistants, announced today a partnership with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) to promote the Audiology Assistant Training Program, which was developed to provide the industry another tool to train for the increasing role of Audiology Assistants and Technicians in Audiology and ENT settings. The company

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — Strekin AG announced this week that it had successfully closed a Seed C financing round totaling CHF10 million (approximately $10.3 USD) from private investors. The latest financing round allows the company to conduct a second clinical trial of its leading drug candidate, STR001, as a potential new treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), and to “pave

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — Following a busy week of hosting world leaders from the US, NATO and the European Union (EU), the Belgian Prime Minister’s (PM) decision to attend a 20 km run over the weekend in the nation’s capital is likely a choice he now regrets. While standing next to Princess Astrid of Belgium, the younger sister to the current

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle-based biotech firm, announced this week that it has been awarded up to $1.6M from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. (CFFT), a non-profit drug discovery and development affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The CFFT award will support the initial testing of SPI-1005 in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) that are receiving tobramycin for

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another prominent lawmaker has joined the ranks of bipartisan co-sponsors for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, announced her support of the bill originally introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a press release this week. The Maine Senator also joins colleagues,

In an article primarily aimed at otolaryngologists, two leading audiology researchers made the case that cost is not the primary barrier of low hearing aid uptake. The brief article, published online last week by JAMA-Otolaryngology, was authored by Michael Valente of Washington University School of Medicine and Amyn Amlani of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Their article served as a

A new study by researchers in the UK and Sweden have found that internet-based vestibular rehabilitation training is effective at reducing dizziness and dizziness-related disability in older adults. The findings were published in the May/June 2017 edition of the Annals of Family Medicine. The single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial evaluated patients from 54 primary care practices in southern England. The

STAEFA, SWITZERLAND — Major hearing instrument manufacturer Sonova, reported a 3 percent rise in full-year profit for 2016/17 and also confirmed that it will soon be releasing 2.4 GHz, direct-to-iPhone, capable hearing aids and cochlear implants. Additionally, the significant drop in sales the company had experienced in Germany following the Sonova’s purchase of AudioNova last year, has begun to recover.