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U.S. net hearing aid sales in 2022 increased nominally by 0.8% in 2022, or about 36,000 more units than in 2021 when pent-up demand caused sales to surge by 37% following the pandemic—according to statistics from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
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Australia-based Nuheara has announced its HP Hearing PRO self-fitting over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid is now available through Fuel Medical's 3000 member clinics in the US.
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Signia has expanded its Augmented Xperience (AX) family of products with new extended hearing aid performance levels, an upgraded eWindScreen feature, improved AX Soundscape Processing functionality, and a new Multi Charger charging solution.
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ESCO, a pioneer and the longstanding leader of loss and damage coverage for hearing aids, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Paul Harkness as the company's new president.
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The Ida Institute, established in 2007 to bring person-centered care to hearing healthcare, has been unable to secure future funding and is significantly scaling back activities.
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The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) has announced that registration is now open for its annual clinical research conference, "CI2023: Cochlear Implants in Children and Adults," slated for June 7-10 in Dallas.
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Maudey is a platform conceived to enhance patient-centered care from the initial hearing aid fitting through the trial period and beyond with home-based after-care instruction with minimal additional office visits.
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Through the first three-quarters of 2022, total U.S. hearing aid sales have increased by 1.9%, with private/commercial sales being flat (0.3% increase) and VA units increasing by 10%. However, the second and third quarters were essentially flat compared to last year. Here's a quick look at the numbers.
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During a time of disruption in our profession, we are allowing our schools to mislabel our children and put them in disability categories where they don’t belong, says audiologist Jacqueline Scholl, AuD.
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The goal of the survey, primarily, was to identify common objections to OTC hearing aids—from the perspective of audiologists and hearing instrument specialists.
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Hearing Health & Technology Matters has opened voting for its third annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards. Through the international awards program, HHTM honors technological innovation and achievement in the hearing industry.
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There is a worldwide shortage of audiologists and others who administer professional hearing care. This article focuses on factors influencing availability of audiologists and appropriate hearing care in the United Kingdom.
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