Hearing News Watch

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – When the Demant Virtual Blood Drive reached its 100-pint goal on July 30, the success was shared by Demant employees across the US and an important group within that community. Established in April 2021, the Demant Care Community is building a Community of Care among Demant employees with projects, like the blood drive, that enable them

PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY — WS Audiology today announced the opening of a new 94,000 square foot Americas Manufacturing and Distribution Center in Mexico to serve Signia customers throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The company says the move will help improve its customer support programs in the face of sustained global supply chain disruptions. As part of this

GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS –  Hearing care retailer Beltone announced today that it has been ranked #1 on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Customer Service 2023 in the hearing care category after also recently being awarded Best in Hearing Care on its Best Retailer’s 2022 list. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking

Hearing Health & Technology Matters today announces the opening of the public voting period for the third annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™.  Through the international awards program, HHTM honors technological innovation and achievement in the hearing industry.  “We’re pleased to again see so many incredible technologies being showcased in this year’s program,” said 2022 Program Chair, Jerry DeRosa. “The goal of

RESTON, VIRGINIA — The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) has submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting clarification on two critical issues included in the final OTC hearing aid rule to ensure the final rule can be implemented in an expeditious manner. Many state audiology licensing laws currently include a requirement that an individual receive

VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON — More than 600 professionals representing hearing care practices, ENT practices, and health systems across the U.S. and Canada gathered August 10–13 in Nashville for Audigy Summit 2022: Elevate. The flagship event explored the future of patient-centered care through workshops, sessions, keynote speakers, and roundtable discussions. The Summit was developed to target every role in a practice, including

TAMPA, FLORIDA — A well-known imaging test that radiologists use to monitor blood flow from the heart may soon be deployed to pinpoint what part of the ear is experiencing age-related hearing loss. Robert Frisina, distinguished university professor and chair of the University of South Florida (USF) Department of Medical Engineering, is working with Moffitt Cancer Center to develop cutting-edge

Together with the University of Denver and University of Washington, Designer Security is looking for private practice audiologists and their staff to participate in interviews to understand how they use telehealth to provide care and whether privacy and security controls impede care. Your input will help inform future research and development of secure and private telehealth services! What is Involved?

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – Oticon has announced the introduction of Oticon Own, a new family of custom hearing aids “with BrainHearing™ technology designed to provide a fully customized fit for ultimate comfort.”  Oticon Own is the world’s first custom hearing aid with an on-board Deep Neural Network** that is designed to work more like the brain because it learned through

STAFA, SWITZERLAND – Phonak today announces that its next generation of hearing aids will be powered by its latest Lumity platform. Beginning with the Audéo Lumity models, Lumity features the Phonak proprietary SmartSpeech™ Technology for improved speech understanding.1, 2, 3, 4 Just two years after introducing the highly successful Paradise platform, Phonak says the new platform provides 16 percent better