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The FDA has given the green light to experienced Lyric users to replace the devices on their own if their hearing care provider gives approval.
hearingtracker․comGN's three divisions delivered 5% organic revenue growth for the Group, with the Hearing division delivering 14% organic revenue growth supported by the successful ReSound Nexia roll-out. The company reportedly now has its largest-ever market share at 17%.
finance․yahoo․comIn its first quarter financial report, Amplifon reported revenue growth of 9% with consolidated revenues of $617 million (573.1 million euros) and record profitability.
corporate․amplifon․comAudiologists employed full-time earned an overall median salary of $91,000 in 2023, a 4% increase from 2021, according to results of the 2023 ASHA Audiology Survey.
leader․pubs․asha․orgFacing strong comparisons from the previous year, Demant realized organic growth of 3% in the first quarter of 2024, with the Hearing Care unit reporting 5% growth.
demant․comAn international group of scientists led by David McAlpine has shown that humans, like many other animals, use a thinner, more simple neural network to separate sounds from background sounds—a finding that may alter the designs of hearing aids.
neurosciencenews․comA special thin sheet of fabric, barely thicker than a human hair, has been developed that contains a fiber that vibrates when voltage is applied to it. The vibrating fabric can generate sound waves or deaden incoming ones, suppressing or canceling them out.
techxplore․comThe Audiology Mastery podcast is designed to provide you with the resources you need to grow your practice—with advice on how to increase revenue, improve patient and employee satisfaction.
link․chtbl․comNews
- Starkey’s Genesis AI Wins 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Award hearingtracker․com
- August 8-9: International Conference on the Management of the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patient | Univ of Iowa medicine․uiowa․edu
- UK: Hearing instrument sales on a promising high for Q1 baaudiology․org
- Starkey Named Three-Time Winner in ConsumerAffairs 2024 Buyer's Choice Awards hearingtracker․com
- Apple introduces M4 chip apple․com
- Amplifon acquired 150 stores in Q1 in US, France, Germany, and China medwatch․com
- Skylark Bio nabs $40M for hearing loss gene therapy work | Paywall www-bizjournals-com․cdn․ampproject․org
- Neosensory Appoints Hearing Healthcare Executive Paul Martin to Board of Directors hearinghealthmatters․org
- Demant secretly acquires long-time unnamed distribution partner | Paywall medwatch․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast Relaunches with a New Website hearingtracker․com
- Sennheiser Pocketable Powerhouse: ACCENTUM True Wireless sonova․com
- Beltone's 2024 Independent Together National Meeting: Celebrating Network Successes, Service Milestones & Patient Care prnewswire․com
- June 28 Virtual Event: 1st International Conference on Pharmacology & Gene Therapy for Tinnitus | Hashir Intl. hashirtinnitusclinic․com
- DB-OTO results show dramatically improved hearing to normal levels in two children investor․regeneron․com
- Evidence for cochlear nerve degeneration in people with tinnitus but normal hearing thresholds: Q&A with Dr. Stéphane Maison canadianaudiologist․ca
- Age Adjustment in Audiometric Tests: Updated Results and Interpretations canadianaudiologist․ca
- Benefits and Limitations of Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness canadianaudiologist․ca
- Quick Answers: What should audiologists tell their clients about hearing aids and reducing dementia risk? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Book Review: Forensic Audiology: A Guide for the Expert Witness, by Robert & Krista Traynor canadianaudiologist․ca
- Beethoven’s hair reveals evidence of lead poisoning, scientists say cnn․com
- Demant still believes in growth in China despite current stagnation | Paywall medwatch․com
- Amplifon continues to grow in the US: two companies with 35 points of sale acquired in Pennsylvania | Amplifon corporate․amplifon․com
- FDA qualifies Apple Watch’s AFib history for use in clinical studies theverge․com
- AAA 2024: Building a Better Future for Hearing Care hearingreview․com
Audio/Video
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Issues in Pediatric Audiology, Hearing, Reading, and More with Dr. Jacqueline Rogers Scholl buzzsprout․com
- This Week in Hearing: The Sound of Victory—Three Time Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines' Journey to Better Hearing hearinghealthmatters․org
- Ishan Patel, Co-Founder & CEO, Audien Hearing | The CEO Forum Group Institute theceoforumgroupinstitute․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Spending WAY too much MONEY! youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Hearing Aid Best Practices (Rachael’s Version) youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Wear Hearing Aids or Die! youtube․com
Research
- Noise-induced hearing loss alters potassium-chloride cotransporter KCC2 and GABA inhibition in the auditory centers nature․com
- Mitigation of Effect Modification by Psychological Status in Patients with Hearing Loss jamanetwork․com
- Clinical Trial: EarGenie MVP Performance Evaluation | Bionics Institute of Australia clinicaltrials․gov
- 💡Surface electrical stimulation of the auditory cortex preserves efferent medial olivocochlear neurons and reduces cochlear traits of age-related hearing loss sciencedirect․com
- Device and Fitting Protocol for a Transitional Intervention for Debilitating Hyperacusis pubs․asha․org
- 💡Results of a 6-Month Field Trial of a Transitional Intervention for Debilitating Hyperacusis pubs․asha․org
- 💡Confirmatory factor analysis of the Tinnitus Impact Questionnaire using data from patients seeking help for tinnitus alone or tinnitus combined with hyperacusis dx․plos․org
- Comparison of vestibular function in hereditary hearing loss patients with GJB2, CDH23, and SLC26A4 variants nature․com
- Novel standardized indexes of brainstem auditory evoked potentials for predicting hearing preservation in vestibular schwannomas nature․com
- Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), a Commonly Prescribed Antiviral Drug, Mitigates Hearing Loss in Mice biorxiv․org
- An Exploration of the Memory Performance in Older Adult Hearing Aid Users on the Integrated Digit-in-Noise Test journals․sagepub․com
- Neural processing of speech comprehension in noise predicts individual age using fNIRS-based brain-behavior models academic․oup․com
- Cochlear-implant listeners benefit from training with time-compressed speech, even at advanced ages pubs․aip․org
- How Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation Affect Verbal Working Memory: Evidence From Adolescents pubs․asha․org
- 💡Importance of small vessel disease as a possible cause of sudden sensorineural hearing loss dx․plos․org
- The neural representation of an auditory spatial cue in the primate cortex linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Investigation of the effectiveness of sound enrichment in the treatment of tinnitus due to hearing loss onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡Deterioration of Hearing due to Hearing Aids e-ceo․org
- 💡Something in Our Ears Is Oscillating, but What? A Modeller’s View of Efforts to Model Spontaneous Emissions link․springer․com
- Tinnitus in Children link․springer․com
- Animal cognition: Dogs build semantic expectations between spoken words and objects linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Clinical Trial: Investigation of Sky Automatic Technologies in Pediatrics | Hôpitaux de Paris clinicaltrials․gov