Lobbying
All the big players in medical technology have been topped by Starkey-related political contributions of almost $700k in 2018 alone, mostly to Republican Party coffers.
Co-operation
Homegrown speech-language pathologists who will stay and treat Ethiopia's hearing and speech disabled - the fruit of ongoing co-operation between an African and a Canadian university.
CI
John Rice, a 1990's pioneer in Australian cochlear implant surgery for deaf children got his very own bionic hearing boost after an operation performed by one of his proteges.
3D printing
Some 12,000 deaf children in the Middle East may hear thanks to 3D printing technology and plenty of human kindness.
CI
Tanzania has claimed major savings and a first in Africa by carrying out its own cochlear implant surgery in a major public hospital.
Manufacturers
The Sunday edition of the Swiss newspaper "Neuen Zürcher Zeitung" (NZZ) reported on November 25 that Sonova AG is considering “hearing aids for the supermarket”.
Associations
The AICE Federation (Spanish Association of Cochlear Implant Users) held its annual awards ceremony at a gala evening in Barcelona on November 24.
Company Directory
New products
Ida Institute's My World tool now available as an appMy World is a free pediatric counseling tool from the Ida Institute designed to help children talk about their hearing loss. [ ... ]
At the EUHA 2018, Dreve launched the first and unique 3D direct to print silicone BioTec, which is revolutionizing the digital earmold production. [ ... ]
Phonak Marvel: exceptional sound quality and universal Bluetooth connectivityPhonak introduces Marvel - a revolutionary hearing aid family that combines the benefits of exceptional speech understanding and reduced listening effort in noise with the ability to stream all audio content seamlessly from iPhone, Android smartphone [ ... ]
