The Audiologist Informer

Charles Berlin, PhD, former director of the Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory at LSU Medical School, passed away on Wednesday at age 90. Along with being a remarkable jazz musician, lecturer, and author, Dr. Berlin was a world expert on the auditory system, ABRs, and auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony.

After putting more than 70 hearing aids and hearing-enhancement earbuds through rigorous testing, only 20 have earned the acoustic lab’s 2024 “HearAdvisor Expert Choice Award” badge. Find out which devices came out on top in HearAdvisor's latest independent lab tests.

Seven prominent researchers propose a framework to improve and maintain optimal auditory wellness across the adult life course. They discuss a broadly available and accessible set of digital tools to aid adults in assessing and improving auditory wellness.

GN, the parent group of ReSound, Beltone, and Jabra Hearing, reported strong sales and 5% organic growth in the second quarter of 2024, with its Hearing division experiencing continued growth well above the market.

WSA isn't disclosing when they're bringing the company public, but things are in motion: “There are a lot of things you’re expected to comply with as a listed company, and we’re in the middle of what I would call a natural process of getting ready...” says CFO Marianne Wiinholt of WSA, the parent company of Widex, Signia, and Rexton.

Daniel Sun, MD, of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has received a $1 million award from the NIDCD to research the use of magnetic nanoparticles as a delivery system for drugs to reach the inner ear and treat hearing loss.