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US Ear Device Patents for February 2021
GN Hearing’s two distinct lines of business have long covered diverse hearing needs, ranging... Read More
US Hearing Aid Pricing: Part 5 – The Markup Ratio
The series on hearing aid pricing began in fall 2020 with a look at... Read More
US Ear Device Patents for January 2021
Use a 9 Iron and Watch for Innocent Bystanders Added features keep popping... Read More
US Hearing Aid Pricing: Part 4 – Inflation-Adjusted Retail-Side Trends
In our series on hearing aid pricing, readers have been provided with data on... Read More
US Ear Device Patents for December 2020
Here’s Listening to You, Dear Those of us who sing in the shower. play... Read More
Audiology Landscaping Under Way by the Affordable Care Act
George Lyons (ASHA VP for Audiology) recently anticipated a “changing landscape” for Audiologists as... Read More
Waiting for the Second Shoe (of Three) to Drop
“Peeling the Onion” is a monthly column by Harvey Abrams, PhD. Before we... Read More
Cost Cutting Ideas for Small Practices
Editor’s Caveat: Hearing Economics strives for a broad economic view, rarely getting down to nuts and... Read More
De-capitation Redux: Adventures of Rick, part 2
In the very first post (https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingeconomics/2011/case-of-the-de-capitated-audiologists/), we heard from Dr Rick Lazich and his... Read More
Regulation of Hearing Aids in the US, part 2
Electronic Hearing Aids At the turn of the 19th century, hearing aids underwent a... Read More
Brave New World of BLE and MFi Hearing Aids Begins
GN Resound stole the show at the 58th Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) in Germany... Read More
Audiologists Get That Strange, Queasy Feeling
Tom Northey’s 14-year-old discussion of the future of Audiology continues today with a look at... Read More
Hearing Healthcare: Fish or Fowl?
March Phonak-Costco Madness ushered in urgency to the health of hearing healthcare providers. March... Read More
Smartphone Control Apps for Hearing Devices: The Science
Hearing Economics is pleased to welcome back the Guest Contributors from Ear Machine for... Read More
With a Tale, Forsooth, Northey Cameth Unto Us
The Tom Northey series concludes today, wrapping up his 2000 treatise forecasting the future of our... Read More