Author: DCOPITHORNE
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I'm Still Waiting For CapTel Captioned Telephone Service In Massachusetts
Last night I finally got some answers to my questions about why CapTel’s captioned telephone service still isn’t available in my home state of Massachusetts.
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Ear Gear Keeps Hearing Aids Safe And Secure
Ear Gear, a new company in Canada is applying the same principal to hearing aids, with a line of colorful, kid- and adult-friendly protectors for behind-the-ear hearing aids.
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GN Acquisition Of Interton Accelerates Hearing-Aid Industry Consolidation
The big are getting bigger in the hearing-aid industry, with GN Store Nord, parent of the GN ReSound Group, acquiring German hearing-instrument developer Interton for DKK 350-million ($56 million USD).
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I'm The First On My Block With Hearing Aid Sweat Bands
I just ordered my first pair of Hearing Aid Sweat Bands, and I can’t wait to get them.
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CapTel Phone Captioning Now Available In 32 States
With Sprint Nextel’s recent announcement of the addition of CapTel Relay Service in New Hampshire, the real-time telephone captioning service is now available in 32 states.
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London "Hearwear" Exhibit Shows Off High-Fashion Hearing-Aid Designs
A group of collaborators in the UK is bringing high fashion to hearing aids with an upcoming exhibit at one of the world’s leading museums for design, the Victoria & Albert (V&A) in London.
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Jabra's New Headset Is Hard-Of-Hearing Friendly
Jabra has always set trends for great design and cutting-edge consumer technology with its telephone headsets and earpieces, and now it is aiming its marketing guns directly at hard-of-hearing consumers with its announcement of the new Jabra 650 telecoil-compatible corded headset.
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European Union To Employers: Quiet Down!!
With the World Health Organization declaring noise-induced hearing loss as one of the world’s most prevalent, irreversible industrial diseases, the EU has passed strict new regulations requiring employers to quiet down their workplaces or face stiff penalties.
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Only 12.9% Of U.S. Doctors Screen For Patient Hearing Loss At Annual Checkups
Only 12.9 percent of physicians in the U.S. routinely screen patients for hearing loss during annual physicals.
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Hard-of-Hearing Population Tops 30 Million In U.S., With More Than 20 Million Untreated
The total population of Americans with hearing problems topped 30 million in 2004, according to the Better Hearing Institute’s seventh update to its landmark MarketTrak hearing-aid adoption survey.