Author: DCOPITHORNE
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Race To Acquire Siemens Hearing Aids Heats Up As Cochlear Ltd. And Synthes Join Fray
Reuters quotes sources saying Cochlear Ltd., one of three global suppliers of cochlear implant devices as well as a leader in bone-anchored hearing aids, intends to join two private equity firms in making a multi-billion dollar bid for Siemens Hearing Instruments, which is being spun off by its parent company.
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Six Bidders Compete To Acquire Siemens Hearing Instruments
Siemens has narrowed down the list of potential acquirers in its auction of the Siemens Hearing Instruments business to five private equity firms plus one strategic acquirer.
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America Hears, Inc. Upgrades Entire Hearing-Aid Line to 32-Channel Digital Signal Processors
With its new Independence Family of hearing aids, America Hears, Inc., has upgraded its entire family of digital hearing aids to 32-channel digital signal processors and maintained price/performance leadership with prices ranging from $799 to $1,299 per hearing aid, less than half the price of other comparable-performance hearing aids.
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HearUSA Scores Hearing-Aid Distribution Deal With AARP
HearUSA, the U.S. chain of hearing-aid retail outlets, scored a major distribution deal with AARP to provide discounted hearing aids and extended warranties to the nearly 40 million U.S. members of the world’s largest service organization for adults aged 50 and older.
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Rock & Roll Icon Stephen Stills Talks About How Hearing Aids Alleviate His Lifelong Hearing Loss
Oticon USA has used the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock concert to do a nice PR piece on Crosby, Stills & Nash player Stephen Stills, who uses Oticon Dual hearing aids.
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Geek Alert: How Knowles Electronics Makes Hearing-Aid Microphones Smaller and Smarter
I recently came across a good video of Daniel Warren, director of research for Knowles Electronics, that gives a flavor of the rocket science behind the directional microphones in my hearing aids.
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Opinion: Hearing Aid Pricing Should be More Transparent
The recent Consumer Reports survey of hearing-aid pricing and fitting practices highlighted one of the biggest problems the industry has today. It’s time for more transparent pricing in the hearing-aid industry.
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Consumer Reports Survey Finds Resellers Routinely Double Wholesale Prices of Hearing Aids
A Consumer Reports investigation of hearing-aid sales and fitting practices found that resellers commonly mark up the prices of new hearing aids more than 100 percent over the wholesale prices paid to manufacturers.
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More Courts Should Provide 'CART' Real-Time Video Transcription Services
I was excused from jury duty today after I told the officer at the reception desk that none of their amplification schemes, even the portable listening devices they provide as an accommodation for people with hearing loss, would work for me.
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It's Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month is a 75-year-old tradition celebrated every May. The American Speach Language Hearing Association website has some nice ideas on how you can promote it, along with materials you can download and/or buy. Enjoy.