Hearing News Watch

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Jul. 01, 2022

Starkey Announced as Winner of Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics

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Jun. 29, 2022

AAA Announces 2022 Research Grants in Hearing and Balance Winners

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RESTON, VIRGINIA — The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) funds annually the American Academy of Audiology’s research program to support students in basic research in hearing and balance. The Academy and the AAAF jointly support this program to award $5,000 each for the Student Investigator Research Grant and the Student Investigator Research Grant—Vestibular. The latter grant is partially funded
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Jun. 27, 2022

CMV Vaccine Breakthrough Offers Hope at Preventing One of Most Common Causes of Congenital Hearing Loss in Children

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — Queensland’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has developed a breakthrough vaccine candidate against the widespread but little-known cytomegalovirus, or CMV, which can cause hearing loss and other severe disabilities among unborn babies. Congenital CMV is said to be the most common non-genetic cause of congenital hearing loss, causing an estimated 20-25% of all congenital hearing loss cases.
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Jun. 27, 2022

HearingUp Announced as New Home of Dr. Cliff Content and New HearingUp Provider Network

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Jun. 25, 2022

EHIMA Report Shows Rebound in Global Hearing Aid Sales

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Jun. 24, 2022

InnoCaption Co-CEO Joe Duarte Honored with HLAA Lifetime Achievement Award

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BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA – InnoCaption, a mobile app-based provider of real-time captioning of phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing, announced today that Co-CEO Joe Duarte has been granted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hearing Loss Association of America’s (HLAA) 2022 Convention in Tampa, Fla. Throughout his career, Joe has been dedicated to developing technologies and bringing
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Jun. 21, 2022

Researchers Develop Nano-Gel to Protect Children Receiving Chemotherapy from Hearing Loss

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Jun. 21, 2022

Medical Hearing Consultants Announce Launch of The Hearing Portal

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Jun. 20, 2022

Starkey Named Top Workplace by Star Tribune

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Jun. 20, 2022

New e-Book Provides Valuable Insights on How Hearing Care Professionals Can Differentiate from Self-Fitting Devices

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Buying amplification devices over the counter without the direct involvement of a licensed professional is not really new. After all, companies have been selling hearing aids through the mail since at least the 1970’s. What has changed, however, is the way these types of devices are fitted. Today, individuals who chose to self-direct their care can use a simple push