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Published Mar 08, 2024

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GN's “New Norm” Free Photo Bank on Unsplash to Change Visual Misperceptions of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids

GN has established a photo bank on the popular free image website Unsplash depicting modern hearing aids worn by real-life users.

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Philips Launches the HearLink 9050: Review of 50 Series Hearing Aids

Philips just launched its new HearLink 50 series, which shares many physical and technological characteristics with the new Oticon Intent hearing aid. Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides an overview and speculates when HearLink 50 might be seen at Costco.

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UCL and UCLH complete world-first trial of a regenerative hearing drug

London researchers have completed the first trial of a therapy designed to restore hearing loss. The REGAIN trial suggests the treatment did not restore hearing across a group of adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by the research group's ambitious target of 10 dB HL; however, it did attain this improvement in 45% of participants at some frequencies.

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Signia Adds Styletto IX Slim RIC and New Insio IX Custom Hearing Aids to Its Integrated Xperience Line

Signia's Integrated Xperience (IX) hearing aid platform now offers three new stylish options: the Styletto IX receiver-in-canal (RIC) and the Insio IX invisible-in-canal (IIC) and completely-in-canal (CIC) models.

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TEDx Talk: What you don't know about hearing aids, with Juliette Sterkens, AuD

Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens sheds light on common misconceptions and limitations about hearing aids and advocates for the installation and use of hearing loops and telecoils.

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A Hearing Aid Could Extend Your Brain Function by Years

Researchers from the ENHANCE study provide an overview on how hearing aids can stabilize cognitive function for at least 3 years for older adults with hearing loss.

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Amplifon reports 10.2% increase in global revenues and 340 offices acquired in 2023 [PDF]

Amplifon, the parent company of Miracle-Ear and Amplifon Hearing Health Care, had a record-setting year in 2023, with 12.7% revenue growth in the Americas and 18.5% organic growth.

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NASEM to Look at Meaningful Outcome Measures in Adult Hearing Health Care

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is planning a report for April 2025 to recommend a core set of adult hearing outcome measures and domains (e.g., hearing, communication, and others) for better standardization.

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