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Spectrum Brands’ Rayovac® Hearing Aid Battery Business Earns Top Category Honors in 2012 In Business Sustainability Awards Program
November 7, 2012 Madison, WI, November 6, 2012 – Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB), a diversified and global consumer products company with market-leading brands, announced today that the hearing aid battery unit of its Rayovac® global battery divi

Spectrum Brands Holdings' Rayovac® Division Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment in its Industry-Leading Hearing Aid Battery Business
August 28, 2012 Rayovac® Moves Further Advance Battery Technology and Meet Growing Demand. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB), a diversified and global consumer products company with market-leading brands, announced today its Rayovac® global battery

Rayovac® Solidifies Hearing Aid Battery Technology Leaderhsip
May 2, 2012 Industry-leading reliability and innovation a key focus at recent AudiologyNOW! 2012 convention. - Rayovac, the #1 manufacturer of hearing aid batteries in the world, announced new developments to its ProLine Advanced batteries at the recent Audiolo

Spectrum Brands' Rayovac® Division Crowned by Prestigious Queen's Award for Second Consecutive Year
April 26, 2012 Rayovac® Honored by the Queen of England, Receiving Enterprise Award in International Trade. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB), a diversified and global consumer products company with market-leading brands, announced today that its Rayo

Rayovac Announces 2011 Hearing Professional of the Year Awards
January 7, 2012 National and Regional Winners Recognized for Role in Advancing Hearing Health. Six of the nation's top hearing professionals have been recognized by Rayovac® for dedication to excellence in caring for their patients and their work in the hearing

Rayovac Wins International Stevie® Award In Eighth Annual International Business Awards
August 3, 2011 Rayovac®, a worldwide leader in battery power and innovation, has earned two prestigious International Stevie Awards titles for their Mercury Free Hearing Aid Batteries. In The 2011 International Business Awards, the batteries earned the top hono

There's One Mercury Free Battery that's Ready for the Big Time!
April 14, 2011 Rayovac's next generation ProLine Advanced Mercury Free is truly Rayovac's best battery ever! This battery exhibits superior performance in all three critical dimensions: capacity, voltage, and quality! Next generation ProLine Advanced Merucry Free p

Hearing Professional of the Year Awards Announced
April 12, 2011 National and Regional Winners Recognized by Rayovac For Role in Advancing Hearing Health Five of the nation's top hearing professionals were honored today by Rayovac for their unparralled commitment to their patients and hearing health. Dr. Indira Al

The Search is on for the Hearing Professional of the Year 2011!
April 5, 2011 Supported by Rayovac, this independent award gives patients the opportunity to celebrate the professional skills and patient relations of their hearing professional. Although each practice differs, a successful nominee will emphasize the hearing prof

Rayovac ProLine Advanced Business Builder Program!
February 24, 2011 Rayovac ProLine is supported by FREE, unique programs designed to assist you in marketing and growing your business. Patient contact is critical to maintaining and growing your practice. Rayovac has designed tools that can be used to keep your busine

Articles

Using Hearing Aid Batteries as a Tool to Grow Your Business
May 8, 2013 Kevin Kouba, BBA, MBA, Meredith Rockafellow Van Sant  This is a transcript of a live expert e-seminar. Download supplemental course materials.KEVIN KOUBA: My name is Kevin Kouba and I am the Director of Sales for Rayovac North America in our Professional Hearing Aid Battery Division.  Today&r

Rayovac - Your Hearing Aid Battery Questions Answered!
September 18, 2006 Tom Begley Do you have questions about hearing aid batteries? At Rayovac, we pride ourselves in having the best built, longest lasting hearing aid batteries on the market. Still, there are lots of ways that you can increase or decrease the life of your battery

Batteries are the Sound Choice for Better Hearing
September 29, 2003 Rod McKenzie People have been interested in better hearing for a very long time. As soon as there was aging, there was hearing loss. As soon as there were diseases to challenge the ears, and auditory function, there was hearing loss. The first power to help heari

Hearing Aid Batteries: Marketing Hints
August 18, 2003 Tom Begley, Jennifer Clark Rayovac, Madison, Wisconsin As a hearing healthcare professional, you desire a successful practice. Unfortunately, desire is not enough! Success is built on passion, knowledge, skill and the relentless pursuit of excellence. You're doing all the righ

Listen Up! A Consumer's Guide to a Successful Hearing Aid Experience
May 26, 2003 Tina Prout, PhD Editor's Note: This paper was the winning paper for the 2nd Annual Rayovac and Audiology Online writing contest. Although this paper is written for consumers, you are welcome to download and print it as desired, and you may distribute it to your pati

Hearing Aids: Reasonable Expectations for the Consumer
May 20, 2002 Rose L. Allen Editor's Note: This article was the winning submission for the Audiology Online (www.audiologyonline.com) contest sponsored by Rayovac Ultra Pro Line, for the best new article written for consumers and patients, titled "Hearing Aids: Reasonable Expec

Are Your Patients Hearing ''Batteries Not Included?''
April 22, 2002 Julie Strasser, Tom Begley Are your patients and customers leaving your office with hearing aids, but without hearing aid batteries? Or are you ignoring the marketing of your hearing aid batteries or giving batteries away? If so, increased sales are walking out the door right

Ask the Expert

Zinc Air Batteries and Mercury
November 8, 2010 Ann Rule Do zinc air batteries contain mercury?

Legislation Banning Mercury from Button Cell Batteries
September 27, 2010 Ann Rule A few of my patients have mentioned hearing about a ban on mercury in button cell batteries. Is it true that there's a ban, and are hearing aid batteries affected?

Batteries Packaged in the UK
February 26, 2007 Tom Begley On the backs of many battery packs we get, it is marked "Made in the UK." Are all of Rayovac batteries made in the United Kingdom?

Hearing Aid Battery Tester
January 15, 2007 Tom Begley Is there a device that is more accurate for testing batteries? The battery testers now seem to give the same information on the same batteries.

Hearing Aid Batteries in a Dry Aid Kit. Yes or No?
November 20, 2006 Tom Begley There has been a lot of controversy about keeping batteries in dry aid kit overnight. What is your recommendation?

Should I Refrigerate My Hearing Aid Batteries?
October 9, 2006 Tom Begley Hearing aid batteries: to refrigerate or not to refrigerate?

Packaging Options for Mail Order Batteries
September 11, 2006 Tom Begley We sell a lot of hearing aid batteries by mail order. What kinds of packaging options are available for ready-to-mail packages?

When to Change Batteries
July 31, 2006 Tom Begley Do you think that if the battery quits on one hearing aid, you should change the other at the same time so that the voltage will be the same on both ears?

Packaging Options for Mail Order Batteries
June 12, 2006 Tom Begley We sell a lot of hearing aid batteries by mail order. What kinds of packaging options are available for ready-to-mail packages?

Letting a Hearing Aid Battery "Power Up"
April 3, 2006 Tom Begley How critical is it after pulling the tab to wait a minute or so before putting the battery in the device?

Longer Tabs on Hearing Aid Batteries
March 27, 2006 Tom Begley Does Rayovac plan to use longer tabs on batteries? Many of my patients prefer the longer tab.

Rotation of Battery Packages
March 20, 2006 Tom Begley I've noticed in the larger stores that they rotate the battery packages. They put the older packs first on the shelf like produce.

Adhesive Left on Battery from Tab
March 6, 2006 Tom Begley Sometimes when patients pull the tabs off the back of the hearing aid battery, it's sticky and hard to remove. Is this normal?

Why Do Some Batteries in the Same Package Last Longer Than others?
February 27, 2006 Tom Begley Why do some batteries in the same package last longer than others?

Ordering Hearing Aid Batteries
February 20, 2006 Tom Begley Are Rayovac batteries available from hearing aid manufacturers or only directly from Rayovac? Sometimes it's more convenient to order from my hearing aid manufacturer while purchasing other things.

Corrosion in Hearing Aid Batteries
February 13, 2006 Tom Begley Is corrosion a problem for hearing aid batteries? A patient returned a package of hearing aid batteries because he dropped it in the sink. He retrieved it right away, but it was covered with corrosion, and he sent the package back to us.

Hearing Aid Batteries Only Lasting 4 Hours
February 6, 2006 Tom Begley From time to time, my batteries only last about 4 hours and I have to change them. These are fresh Rayovac batteries. Any suggestions?

Sticky Film on Hearing Aid Case from Battery
January 30, 2006 Tom Begley What would create a sticky film to migrate into hearing aid cases from the battery?

Voltage of Zinc Air Batteries
January 30, 2006 Denis Carpenter Every package of RAYOVAC L13ZA-8 batteries that I open shows maximum voltage of 1.38 volts instead of 1.4 volts as listed on the package. Why is this? Why don't the batteries read 1.4 volts? My hearing aid fades away at about 1.31 volts. The additional .02 volts would (should) give me better than 20 percent longer battery life.

Rayovac ProLine Difference
January 23, 2006 Tom Begley How does ProLine differ from other retail batteries, even though they are both "Rayovac"?

Interviews

Interview with Kevin Kouba, Divisional Vice President - North America Professional Hearing Aid Battery Sales, Rayovac
May 20, 2013 Kevin Kouba, BBA, MBA Topic: Introducing Rayovac’s Latest Business Solution – Online Ordering Made Easy!

Interview with Denis Carpenter, Jeff Poirer, Randy Raymond, and Ann Rule, Rayovac
August 23, 2010 Jeff Poirer, Randy Raymond, Ann Rule, Denis Carpenter Topic: Mercury Free Hearing Aid Batteries

Interview with Ann Rule, Rayovac Marketing Manager
February 15, 2010 Ann Rule Topic: Rayovac's Hearing Professional of the Year

Interview with Denis Carpenter, Technical Manager, Rayovac Zinc Air Batteries & Randy Raymond, VP & General Manager, Rayovac Global Hearing Aid Batteries
April 27, 2009 Denis Carpenter Topic: Rayovac Mercury FREE Hearing Aid Batteries