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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Sycle to Spotlight New Product and Platform At AudiologyNOW! 2017
April 1, 2017
San Francisco, CA March 30, 2016: Sycle, the audiology and hearing care industry’s #1 practice management software, announced they will be spotlighting an entirely new product at the AudiologyNO... Read More
Industry
The Open Sound Paradigm Continues to Expand: Visit the Oticon Exhibit (#808) at AudiologyNOW! 2017
March 31, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ March 30 - 2017 has been a groundbreaking year for Oticon Opn™ with overwhelming response from both hearing care professionals and users and an array of prestigious international awards... Read More
Industry
Researchers' Discovery of New Verbal Working Memory Architecture Has Implications for Artificial Intelligence
March 31, 2017
The neural structure we use to store and process information in verbal working memory is more complex than previously understood, finds a new study by NYU researchers--a discovery that has implication... Read More
Research
HIA Elects Board at 2017 Annual
March 30, 2017
Industry Focusing On Technology and Professional Care.WASHINGTON, DC, March 23, 2017 — The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) held its 2017 Annual Meeting in the nation’s capital March 14-16... Read More
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ZPower to Highlight Its Built-In Rechargeable Battery Technology at AudiologyNOW! 2017
March 29, 2017
ZPower has collaborated with multiple hearing aid manufacturers to bring more rechargeable hearing aids to market in 2017.Camarillo, Calif. – March 29, 2017 – ZPower, the world’s onl... Read More
Industry
Phonak Launches its Own e-training Platform for Customers
March 29, 2017
Staefa, Switzerland, March 29, 2017 – Hearing care professionals can now deepen their audiology knowledge through the new e-learning platform from Phonak. The leading manufacturer of hearing ins... Read More
Industry
CTA Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Bring Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter
March 28, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ fully stands behind the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act introduced by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassle... Read More
Associations Industry
New Leadership at Sivantos US
March 27, 2017
On March 14, 2017, Steve Mahon joined Sivantos as the CEO and President of Sivantos U.S. Steve brings strong leadership, strategic vision, and broad experience to continue to grow Sivantos’ share an... Read More
Industry
Audioscan Unveils the Latest Enhancements to the Verifit2, Axiom and RM500SL Fitting Systems at AudiologyNOW!
March 27, 2017
Visit Audioscan at booth # 1101 to experience the latest in verification technology from North America’s #1 fitting system manufacturer.Dorchester, Ontario, March 27, 2017. Audioscan is pleased... Read More
Industry
BEYOND Hearing Aids Now Available for Android
March 26, 2017
In December, Hearing Care Practitioners around the world received, with great enthusiasm, the much-anticipated release of the WIDEX BEYOND made-for-iPhone hearing aid, which enables hearing aid wearer... Read More
Industry
Starkey Hearing Technologies' Senior Vice President Brandon Sawalich Elected New Hearing Industries Association Chairman of the Board
March 25, 2017
Industry leader accepts integral role amid timely discussion on the future of hearing healthcare.MINNEAPOLIS (March 22, 2017) —Starkey® Hearing Technologies is pleased to announce that its Seni... Read More
Industry
Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Hearing Aids Available Over the Counter
March 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), today reintroduced legislation to make hearing aids for those... Read More
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The New Ponto Softband from Oticon Medical Supports Early Access to Sound
March 24, 2017
Oticon Medical, a global company focused on implantable hearing solutions, is excited to introduce the new Ponto Softband that enables access to the renowned sound quality offered by Ponto sound proce... Read More
Industry
Introducing the Only Made for iPhone Hearing Aid with High-Definition Binaural, Better Than Normal Hearing*
March 24, 2017
Piscataway, NJ. March 24, 2017. Signia announced today its new hearing aid --Pure® 13 BT, which combines the industry’s most innovative application of Bluetooth® low energy with high-definition... Read More
Industry
Can Mentally Stimulating Activities Reduce the Risk of MCI in Older Adults?
March 24, 2017
Engaging in some brain-stimulating activities was associated with a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment in a study of cognitively normal adults 70 and older, according to a new article... Read More
Research
RIT/NTID's Robert Panara to Be Honored in Stamp Dedication Event April 11
March 23, 2017
Ceremony is open to the public; opportunities available to purchase the stamps during the event.The First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for the Robert Panara two-ounce Forever stamp will take place... Read More
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NIDCD welcomes Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
March 22, 2017
Amy Poremba, Ph.D., joins the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as a program director within the Division of Scientific Programs. Read More
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TERRI & SANDY Make Noise with Invisible Hearing Aid Campaign
March 21, 2017
NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2017) – TERRI & SANDY, a full service advertising agency, is launching a new campaign for the Phonak Lyric™, the world’s only 100% invisible hearing solut... Read More
Industry
Hidden Hearing Loss Revealed by UConn School of Medicine Researchers
March 20, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT - Two researchers at UConn School of Medicine have developed a new hearing test that can identify hearing loss or deficits in some individuals considered to have normal or ne... Read More
Research
Typical Male Brain Anatomy Associated with Higher Probability of Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 19, 2017
A study of high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggests that characteristically male brain anatomy was associated with increased probability of ASD, according to a new article... Read More
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