Hearing News Watch

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — 3M (NYSE: MMM) has announced it is taking action to resolve litigation related to Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 (“Combat Arms Earplugs”). Aearo Technologies and related entities, all of which are wholly-owned 3M subsidiaries, have voluntarily initiated chapter 11 proceedings seeking court supervision to help establish a trust – funded by 3M – to “efficiently and

Today, Bose Corporation and Lexie Hearing, a direct-to-consumer hearing aid provider in the United States, announced a partnership to bring Bose’s self-fitting hearing aid technology to the Lexie Hearing product line. The new Lexie B1 Hearing Aids will be Powered by Bose, allowing wearers to fit, program, and control their hearing aids “with clinically proven, audiologist-quality results — without a

by Brian Taylor, AuD, Editor-at-Large Some books are meant to be read on the beach and then discarded, while some are read and then placed into your professional library. Others, like Eddie the Elephant’s Magical Ear, are meant to be purchased in bulk, and when necessary, given to children and their families as vessels for learning and empathy.  Written and

BOULDER, COLORADO — A new study published in PNAS highlights a newly identified mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated that could temporarily reduce sensitivity of the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause irreversible damage. The study, led by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers Andrew Mecca and Giusy Caprara, PhD, in the laboratory of Anthony

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – After an extensive global search, Starkey has named Denise Steinbring as Chief Marketing Officer. In her new role, Steinbring oversees the Marketing team to help customers leverage new tools and resources, launch new products around the world, and effectively communicate the value and benefit of better hearing technology to customers and the patients they serve. Steinbring is an

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – For 18 years, Oticon has proudly funded scholarships through the Sertoma Scholarship for Hard of Hearing or Deaf. This year, a $5,000 grant from Oticon, Inc. has enabled Sertoma Inc. to again award college scholarships to five outstanding students with hearing loss. The Oticon-funded scholarships will help five students to acquire the education they need to

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INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA — Globally, more than 1.5 billion people live with hearing loss and although it affects one in five people, it is often seen as an invisible disability. To “increase public awareness of hearing loss and empower users of hearing implants to wear their audio processors with confidence and pride,” MED-EL is showcasing the creative talents of people who

by Brian Taylor, AuD, Editor-at-Large By now every clinician ought to be familiar with the public health concerns related to untreated hearing loss. A driving force behind over-the-counter (OTC) device availability, after all, is the stubbornly low hearing aid uptake rate despite solid evidence of poor health-related outcomes and a lower quality of life being linked to untreated hearing loss

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