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Published Oct 05, 2022
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Costco Stops Sales of Kirkland Signature 10 (KS10) Hearing Aids
Costco, one the the largest distributors of hearing aids in the US, has discontinued sales of Kirkland Signature 10 (KS10) hearing aids, according to the HearingTracker Forum and several reports.
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Direct Costs Attributable to Hearing Loss in China: Based on an Econometric Model
This new study shows that in 2011, 2013, and 2015, the direct costs attributable to hearing loss for people aged 45+ in China were $50.7 billion, $81.8 billion, and $106.8 billion, accounting for 3.4-5.5% of overall healthcare costs in those years. The researchers say this has placed a heavy burden on Chinese society, and the government should give priority to the prevention and treatment of hearing loss.
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- Apple Told to Ditch Lightning Charger for iPhone in EU wsj․com
- Signia to Join Dallas Cowboys Rally Days Event and Conduct Free Hearing Screenings prnewswire․com
- HearingLife Celebrates the Holiday Season With "Hear the Magic. Love Your Ears" Campaign yahoo․com
- Beltone Spotlights Unsafe Listening Practices for National Protect Your Hearing Month prnewswire․com
- Danish self-fitting hearing aid maker Audientes builds on Q2 momentum, maintains guidance | Paywall medwatch․com
- Advice from an Audiologist on Your Pathways to OTC: Finding Solutions That Work for You hearingloss․org
Audio/Video
- Podcast: Why is Engineering still a men’s world? | Demant hearit․buzzsprout․com
- October 25 Webinar: Ototoxicants–Identifying A Missing Link in Hearing Loss | American Industrial Hygiene Assn. aiha․org
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Costco Kirkland Hearing 10.0 Aid Discontinued Due to Reliability Issues youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Are hearing aids just TOO EXPENSIVE? youtube․com
Research
- Local Long-Term Inner Ear Drug Delivery in Normal Hearing Guinea Pig; An Animal Model to Develop Preventive Treatment for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss mdpi․com
- The Longitudinal Association of Late-Life Visual and Hearing Difficulty and Cognitive Function: The Role of Social Isolation pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Effect of minocycline and its nano-formulation on central auditory system in blast-induced hearing loss rat model sciencedirect․com
- Suprathreshold Auditory Measures for Detecting Early-Stage Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Young Adults thieme-connect․de
- Can Closed-Set Word Recognition Differentially Assess Vowel and Consonant Perception for School-Age Children With and Without Hearing Loss? pubs․asha․org
- Barriers and facilitators to tele-audiology service delivery in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives of hearing healthcare clinicians tandfonline․com
- The Relationship Between Sleep Traits and Tinnitus in UK Biobank: A Population-Based Cohort Study journals․lww․com
- Impedance development after implantation of hybrid-L24 cochlear implant electrodes tandfonline․com