Hearing News Watch

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – More than 600 hearing care professionals from across the United States attended the OticonNext Conference held February 23-25 in Orlando, Florida, while an additional 2,000 professionals registered for the virtual conference streamed on February 28. The knowledge-sharing events introduced Oticon Intent™, the world’s first hearing aid featuring user-intent sensors that allow it to recognize when the

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN – The International Hearing Society (IHS) marked World Hearing Day on March 1st with a special event at its newly opened world headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Local dignitaries, including Farmington Hills Mayor Theresa Rich, IHS President Patrick Kochanowski, and representatives from the city’s economic development team and U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ office, were in attendance. The

BALLERUP, DENMARK — Today GN launches The New Norm, a campaign aiming to tackle the visual misperception people have of modern hearing aids, which contributes to the high level of untreated hearing loss. Globally, an estimated 344 million people with hearing loss don’t wear a hearing aid, causing them to miss out on the sounds of life, communicating, socializing, and potentially

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — In preparation for World Hearing Day on March 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled new technical guidance aimed at enhancing hearing aid service delivery approaches in low- and middle-income settings. This comprehensive document aims to offer practical direction to countries lacking sufficient human resources for evaluating hearing, as well as for fitting and maintaining hearing

MILAN, ITALY — On the occasion of World Hearing Day 2024, Amplifon, a global leader in hearing care solutions, has spearheaded a series of awareness initiatives worldwide, with a particular focus on engaging young people. These efforts aim to address key issues such as hearing loss prevention, combating noise pollution, and dismantling the stigma associated with hearing impairment. Aligned with

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – The Oticon Focus on People Awards celebrated a milestone 25th year anniversary at a gala event honoring the 2023 Oticon Focus on People Award winners. Held on February 24 at the OticonNext Conference in Orlando, the awards ceremony recognized 12 exceptional individuals whose courage, vision and commitment are changing the perception of what it means to

LONE TREE, COLORADO — Eight outstanding Cochlear™ Nucleus® Implant, Cochlear Baha® System and Cochlear Osia® System recipients have been announced as the winners of the 2024 annual Cochlear Academic Scholarships. From founding nonprofit organizations to performing in musicals, to telling underrepresented stories through visual art, and much more, each of the recipients have extraordinary stories on top of their perseverance

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Auditory Insight, a leading consultancy for the hearing healthcare industry, analyzes preliminary results for gene therapy clinical trials addressing deafness and hearing loss in its Q1 2024 Research Note. Download the Research Note: Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss: Interpreting Preliminary Clinical Trial Results. In three sets of investigational clinical trials around the globe, gene therapy has transformed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –Dr. James Dewey, a researcher at the University of Southern California (USC), has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further investigate the function of outer hair cells in the inner ear of mammals. With a better understanding of the function of these cells, the research could potentially help lead to future

NEW YORK, NY — Tuned, a digital hearing health company providing preventive and comprehensive hearing health for employers, today announced it secured an oversubscribed $3.2 million seed extension led by Unum Group, with participation from Distributed Ventures. Tuned’s latest round brings its total funds raised to $8.2 million, signaling strong investor confidence in the company’s mission to make comprehensive hearing