Ida Institute to Hold Inaugural Person-Centered Hearing Network Meeting
NAERUM, DENMARK — The Ida Institute will convene the inaugural meeting of the Person-Centered Hearing Network (PCHN) on August 27-28 in Skodsborg, Denmark. The meeting will bring together representatives of leading patient organizations, educational institutions, professional organizations, and care providers from around the world to exchange knowledge and ideas and discuss concrete collaboration opportunities. “The purpose…
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Phonak Releases Marvel 2.0 Hearing Aids; Adds New Features and Form Factors
STAFA, SWITZERLAND — Phonak has introduced Marvel 2.0, the next generation of Marvel technology developed to give hearing aid wearers “even more hearing performance, more connectivity and more choice”. With Marvel 2.0, Phonak is making RogerDirect™ available to all Marvel hearing aids while also expanding Marvel technology to more form factors. The company says the…
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Nuheara Registered as Provider to Australia’s National Insurance Disability Scheme to Support Autism
Australian audio device maker, Nuheara, announced this week that it has been approved as a registered provider (Registration ID: 4-433C-4667) to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), effective immediately. According to media reports, shares of the company’s stock jumped 18% following the announcement. Nuheara’s complete product range, which can be purchased using NDIS approved funding,…
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New Drug Under Development to Prevent Age-Related Hearing Loss
TAMPA, FLORIDA — The first ever medication to treat age-related hearing loss could potentially receive FDA approval through a comprehensive study being conducted at the University of South Florida. Robert Frisina, PhD, chair of the USF Medical Engineering Department and director of the USF Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research, and his team were…
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Hearing Loss in Middle Age Doubles Risk of Dementia: Study
Hearing loss in middle age was found to be associated with higher odds of cognitive decline and dementia later in life, according to a large study conducted in Taiwan published in JAMA Network Open on July 31st. Using data from more than 16,000 men and women, researchers found that a new diagnosis of hearing loss…
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New Study Examines Downstream Consequences of Hearing Loss in Older Adults
It is well-founded that age-related hearing loss is not a benign condition. Clinicians intuitively know this because they encounter older adults, nearly every day in their practice, who experience a gradual decline in social engagement, among several other downstream consequences, that result from hearing loss. A recent study provides additional insight on this common clinical…
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Voting is Now Open for 2019 Oticon Focus on People Awards
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Inc announced this week that voting is now open for 2019 Focus on People Awards. The awards, now in their 21st year, honor students, adults, and hearing loss advocates that demonstrate that hearing loss does not limit a person’s ability to make a positive difference in their communities or the…
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New Global Alliance of Speech-To-Text Captioning Launches Founding Members Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Global Alliance of Speech-to-Text Captioning, a new 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade organization, has announced the kickoff of its Founding Members Campaign in preparation for its formal launch. “Captioning has become an integral part of today’s society,” said Steve Clark, stenographer and Manager of Home Team Captions, who is serving as the organization’s…
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Researchers Find Proteins That May Hold Key to Restoring Inner Ear Hair Cells
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, report that they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely control when hair cells (sound detecting cells) are born in the mammalian inner ear. The proteins, described in a report published June 12 in eLife, may hold a key to future therapies to restore hearing in…
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InnerScope Hearing Technologies Announces Plans To Launch Network of Hearing Screening Kiosks Nationwide
ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA — InnerScope Hearing Technologies Inc. has announced its plans to launch a “network of interactive fully automated Point of Sale Hearing Screening Retail Kiosks and Untreated Hearing Loss Information Centers to be located inside large major hospitals, sporting venues, and other public locations, grocery stores, chain retailers, local retailers, pharmacy chains, grocery stores,…
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