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HearUSA, a network of 350+ hearing clinics and part of the WSAudiology group, is making substantial changes to its brand and has now expanded its online and in-clinic offerings to include Sony OTC hearing aids. HearingTracker Founder Abram Bailey, AuD, interviews HearUSA President James Gilchrist about its OTC offerings and provides HearAdvisor data and his perspective.
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TympaHealth, a London startup that has developed handheld hardware built around streamlined iPhone and Android devices, has raised $23 million in funding to expand its business.
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First-quarter 2023 hearing aid sales statistics from the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA) were substantially better than anticipated with a 9.1% increase over the same period last year, and HIA members reported 1% of those sales came from the new OTC hearing aid market segment.
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GN Hearing reports strong revenue growth of 21%, of which organic revenue growth was 15%, driven by the launch of the ReSound OMNIA family. Additionally, the company says a new financing plan will be announced soon with the aim of clearing its 2024 and 2025 debt maturities.
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- Amazon Prime Video launches a new accessibility feature that makes it easier to hear dialogue in your favorite movies and series aboutamazon․com
- Demant Diagnostics President Arne Boye Nielsen and two leading employees fired for unhealthy work environment | Paywall medwatch․com
- GN to present new debt financing plan – including asset divestments | Paywall medwatch․com
- "Mini gene" Therapy for Usher Syndrome newswise․com
Audio/Video
- This Week in Hearing: Auditory Mirror Therapy for Tinnitus with Clas Linnman, PhD youtube․com
- Hashir Aazh: Living Well with Tinnitus: Self Help Using CBT youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Show: Professional Earwax Removal Methods youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Starkey’s New Genesis Hearing Aids Get INCREDIBLE Battery Life youtube․com
Research
- The neurophysiological approach to misophonia: Theory and treatment pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Tinnitus suppression in a prospective cohort of 45 cochlear implant recipients: occurrence, degree and correlates pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- A genome-wide study on misophonia | Hashir Tinnitus Clinic hashirtinnitusclinic․com
- A Survey of U.S. Audiologists’ Usage of and Attitudes Toward Otoacoustic Emissions pubs․asha․org
- Tinnitus suppression in a prospective cohort of 45 cochlear implant recipients: occurrence, degree and correlates link․springer․com
- Genotype-phenotype correlation of X-linked Alport syndrome observed in both genders: a multicenter study in South Korea nature․com
- Hearing screening using the uHear™ smartphone-based app: reproducibility of results from two response modes [English abstract] scielo․br