HearingUp Announced as New Home of Dr. Cliff Content and New HearingUp Provider Network
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Dr. Cliff Olson, the “World’s most recognized audiologist”, has launched HearingUp—a new website that provides a home for all of Dr. Cliff’s new educational content, as well as his extensive library of YouTube videos, and the new HearingUp Provider Network. Dr. Cliff’s videos, some of which have been viewed by millions, provide…
Read MoreEHIMA Report Shows Rebound in Global Hearing Aid Sales
FRANKFURT, GERMANY — After a noticeable drop of hearing aid sales in the year 2020, global annual sales rebounded, in 2021. In the last year, the members of the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA), who are the world’s largest and leading hearing instrument manufacturers, sold 18.79 million hearing aids in total. Compared to the previous…
Read MoreInnoCaption Co-CEO Joe Duarte Honored with HLAA Lifetime Achievement Award
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…
Read MoreResearchers Develop Nano-Gel to Protect Children Receiving Chemotherapy from Hearing Loss
PERTH, AUSTRALIA — Curtin University researchers will test a new nano-gel they have created to protect children receiving chemotherapy treatment from the common side effect of hearing loss, as part of a new project with Ear Science Institute Australia and supported by funding from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust. Lead researcher Associate Professor Hani Al-Salami,…
Read MoreMedical Hearing Consultants Announce Launch of The Hearing Portal
As a hearing healthcare provider, has the need for medical clearance ever affected a patient from receiving hearing aids from you? Getting to the office can be difficult enough for many patients, especially if they are elderly. When they have to leave your office after an evaluation to receive medical clearance from a physician, the…
Read MoreStarkey Named Top Workplace by Star Tribune
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has been named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. The Star Tribune 2022 Top Workplaces program recognizes the most progressive workplaces in Minnesota. Decisions are based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction. This year’s Top Workplaces survey analysis included responses from more than 79,000 employees, and more than 4,000 Minnesota public, private…
Read MoreNew e-Book Provides Valuable Insights on How Hearing Care Professionals Can Differentiate from Self-Fitting Devices
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…
Read MoreOticon Government Services Celebrates Flag Day with Benefit Race for Homeless Veterans
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – For the fourth consecutive year, the Oticon Government Services Team led an enthusiastic group of Oticon employees and their families on a Flag Day 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for NJ Hope for Veterans. The annual fundraising event included Oticon employees on the ground at the VA Campus in NJ and…
Read MoreStudy: Telemedicine Significantly Increases Access to Hearing Care for Rural Children
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — The Hearing Norton Sound study, which focused on school-based hearing screening programs in rural Alaska, showed that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers. The findings from this study led by Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, and Samantha…
Read MoreDemant Completes Acquisition of Leading Chinese Hearing Retailer, ShengWang
Today, Demant announced the acquisition of the remaining 80% of the shares in ShengWang, thereby taking full ownership of the leading network of hearing aid clinics in China. This follows the 20% minority investment announced on March 4, 2022 and “represents a significant strategic transaction in Demant’s continuous journey within hearing healthcare”. Including the consideration…
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