The PCAST Report and How it Could Harm Patients — Part 2
Editor’s Note: Today’s post continues a discussion by Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD, and Brad Stach, PhD, offering their view on how the recommendations of the PCAST report could actually harm, rather than help, hearing impaired patients. Consumer Access to Hearing Aids In 2009, Dr. Christine Cassel, the co-chair of the PCAST Hearing Technologies, co-authored an article in…
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earVenture – Part 2
earVenture – Part 2 Interview with Delain Wright Continued During the past few weeks, much focus and discussion has been on the business venture between IntriCon Inc. and the ADA (Academy of Doctors of Audiology), called earVenture. Wayne Staab of HHTM (Hearing Health and Technology Matters) contacted Delain Wright, Vice President of Business Development for…
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Hearing Loss Amplification Needs
Approaches to Solving Unmet Needs of the Hearing Impaired ‘Down Under’ – Part 2 The hearing aid industry in the US has come under renewed criticism recently for failing to meet the unmet hearing loss amplification needs of all categories of individuals having hearing difficulty issues. The major issues at stake relate and unmet need of the…
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Three Ways to Compel Consumption Shifts in the Hearing Device Market, part 5
The Hearing Disruptions series seeks to cover the rapid changes taking place in hearing healthcare. Today’s post is the final portion on one presentation culled from recent topics presented to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults. Informing to Compel Consumption Choices Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ph.D. Presented…
Read MoreReport Cards for Hearing Aids and Hearables, part 3
The Hearing Disruptions series seeks to cover the rapid changes taking place in hearing healthcare. Today’s post is culled from recent topics presented to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults. A Bi-Model Market for Hearing Aids and Ear Amplifiers Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ph.D. Presented at the…
Read MorePSAP and Hearables Market Encroachment, part 1
Editor’s Note: The Hearing Disruptions series seeks to cover the rapid changes taking place in hearing healthcare. Today’s post is culled from recent topics presented to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults. Comments on PSAPs and Hearables Holly Hosford-Dunn. Based upon an address presented…
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