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Hearing Aids and Further Loss?

Wayne Staab Leave a comment Continuous noise exposure / David Preves / FDA / HAIC / Hearing / Hearing aid / Hearing aids / Hearing loss / HIA / Interrupted noise exposure / John Sinclaire / PTS / Telex / Threshold Shift / TTS / W.D. Ward / Zenith

Does Using Hearing Aids Lead to Further Hearing Loss? – Part I I was asked recently by friend and colleague, Dr. David Preves, if I had any information about whether hearing aids caused further hearing loss.  I recall this was a topic in 1974-75 during comments by HAIC (Hearing Aid Industry Conference – now Hearing…

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Selling Hearing Aids: Ethical Issues – Again

Wayne Staab 2 Comments Ansel Kleiman / Audiologists / Audiology / Audiology / Bob Alexander / Ed O'Gara / Ethics / FDA / FTC / HAIC / Hearing Aid Dispensing / Hearing aid industry / HIA / IHAS / MPIRG / NHAS / Oticon

Conflicts/Turmoil/Antagonism This blog is a continuation of last week’s that described the changes manufacturers had to make as audiologists began to legally and ethically sell hearing aids for profit.  Today, having a hearing aid practice in which hearing aids are also sold is most likely the single largest employment opportunity for audiologists, and hearing aid…

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