Author: DCOPITHORNE
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How To Find A Hearing-Aid-Compatible Mobile Phone
Phonescoop.com has a phone finder which lets you search for hearing-aid compatible phones, including their ‘M’ and ‘T’ ratings.
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Sonova Undaunted By Collapse Of GN Resound Hearing-Aid Acquisition
Valentin Chapero is telling Wall Street that Sonova, led by its Phonak brand of hearing aids, will still vie to become the world’s number one hearing-aid company even after the collapse of its bid to acquire GN Resound from GN Store Nord.
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Josh Swiller Can Tell You Exactly What It's Like To Be Hard-Of-Hearing
Josh Swiller, who started an excellent blog several years ago about what it’s like to get a cochlear implant, wrote a great article for the New York Times Sunday Magazine today that may be the best description I’ve read of what it’s like to be hard-of-hearing.
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Sonic Innovations Sees Healthy Increase In Hearing-Aid Sales
Sonic Innovations, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer, reported a healthy 16.4 percent increase in sales to $30.4 million (US) in its latest fiscal quarter, a growth rate apparently well above the rate at which the global market is growing.
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Tinnnitus Masking Device Reduces Unwanted Noise In Your Ears
I saw an old friend at an industry function recently who had what I thought were a new pair of hearing aids in his ears, but which on closer inspection were something different entirely. He told me he’s started suffering from a very bad case of tinnitus — unwanted noise or ringing in the ears…
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Aug. 8 Is Drop-Dead Date for Phonak GN Resound Acquisition Decision
Valentin Chapero, CEO of Sonova Holding AG, formerly Phonak AG, said this week Sonova may abandon its quest to acquire GN Resound if the German trade office on Aug. 8 confirms its veto of the merger.
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American Medical Association Studies Apple iPod Ear-Bud Volume Warning
The American Medical Association (AMA) will consider recommendations to make to manufacturers, regulators and consumers on dealing with the threat of hearing loss from Apple iPods and other portable music players with in-the-ear headphones.
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Beltone Touts New Hearing Aid As Smallest And Lightest In Its Class
Beltone has introduced the Beltone Marq, an open-fit receiver-in-the-ear hearing aid that the company describes as the “smallest and lightest hearing instrument of its kind.”
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New York Times Style Section Puts Hearing Aids Front And Center
When The New York Times devotes nearly the entire front page of its Style section to new hearing-aid designs and baby boomers’ attempts to get over the stigma and start hearing well again by embracing the new technologies, you know the industry has entered a new era.
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AdRants: Do Hearing Aids Really Need 'Dolce and Gabanna Treatment'?
AdRants, a top web site covering the advertising industry, picked up our recent post on how Phonak is using some over-the-top advertising imagery in an attempt to make the new Phonak Audeo hearing aids more cool.