Hearing News Watch

BOSTON, MASSACHUSSETTS — Akouos, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKUS), a precision genetic medicine company dedicated to developing potential gene therapies for individuals living with disabling hearing loss worldwide, today announced the appointment of Aaron Tward, M.D., Ph.D., as chief scientific officer. Dr. Tward is a surgeon and a scientist with deep experience in genetics, genomics, gene delivery, high-throughput sequencing technologies, and the

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – The William Demant Foundation has announced plans to donate DKK 8 million ($1.2 million USD) to support humanitarian aid in and outside the Ukraine to meet the growing needs of children and families, including those on the move. The Foundation has allocated DKK 7 million ($1 million USD) to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which

U.S.-based audiology telehealth company Treble Health and California-based haptic wearable company Neosensory have announced a collaboration to provide Neosensory customers with professional telehealth support. Neosensory has been a pioneer in the haptic wearable market, offering an innovative device for tinnitus relief called Neosensory Duo. Telehealth Support for Tinnitus Patients With this collaboration, users of Neosensory’s wearable devices for tinnitus can

by Brian Taylor, AuD, Editor-at-Large Somewhere tucked away in the bottom of the box of your newly purchased gadget, wrapped in a thin plastic membrane, almost impossible to open without a sharp object, is the owner’s manual. If you’re like me, you have a drawer full of owner’s manuals, some that go back to the cool 5-disc CD player you

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – Oticon, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jesse Shultis as Vice President of Customer Experience. Shultis will be responsible for defining, planning, and executing a customer-centric road map and implementing best practices to deliver simplified and meaningful experiences to Oticon’s customer segments. Shultis has held leadership and executive level roles for both startup and

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – More than 2,000 hearing care professionals joined Oticon for the 2022 OticonNext virtual event, broadcast live from Miami on February 24th. “Expand the Potential of Polaris™” introduced the newest life-changing technology built on Oticon’s Polaris platform. In the fast-paced conference, Oticon President Gary Rosenblum and Oticon staff experts showed participants how innovative technology enables Oticon to

WASHINGTON, DC — Hearing loss is a rapidly growing area of scientific research as the number of baby boomers dealing with hearing loss continues to increase as they age. To understand how hearing loss impacts people, researchers study people’s ability to recognize speech. It is more difficult for people to recognize human speech if there is reverberation, some hearing loss,

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA — Starkey and Special Olympics, the international non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sport, health and education programming, signed a global partnership agreement today that increases access to hearing health services worldwide for individuals with intellectual disabilities. A gift from Starkey Cares, Starkey’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, will make it

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – The 2021 Oticon Focus on People Awards celebrated 12 remarkable individuals whose courage and commitment are helping to change perceptions of what it means to have a hearing loss at a special awards ceremony, held on February 24. The event honored winners in the Student, Advocacy, Adult, and Practitioner categories. A record 15,296 votes were cast