Profession
Scrivens gives its top award to long-serving strategy manager
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- Published on 18 December 2018
Chains

The expanding family-run UK opticians and hearing care chain, Scrivens, has honoured its veteran strategy director, Pat Bulger, with the firm's highest award.
Ethiopia sees its first ever speech-language pathology graduates
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- Published on 11 December 2018
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.
Cochlear implant pioneer gets a sweet taste of his own bionic medicine
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- Published on 06 December 2018
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 + goodwill means hearing for kids in the Middle-East
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- Published on 05 December 2018
3D printing

Some 12,000 deaf children in the Middle East may hear thanks to 3D printing technology and plenty of human kindness.
Tanzania goes local on cochlear ops and saves over half a million dollars
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- Published on 03 December 2018
CI

Tanzania has claimed major savings and a first in Africa by carrying out its own cochlear implant surgery in a major public hospital.
Top-ranked US audiology doctorate program axed
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- Published on 29 November 2018
Training

A termination date of spring quarter 2018 has been confirmed for the University of Washington's acclaimed Doctor in Audiology program, despite its stellar world ranking.
Sonova appoints Victoria E. Carr-Brendel and Ludger Althoff
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- Published on 16 November 2018
Appointments

Sonova announces the appointment of Victoria E. Carr-Brendel as Group Vice President (GVP) Cochlear Implants of Sonova and President of Advanced Bionics and of Ludger Althoff as GVP Operations.
Misleading advertising lands Oticon and Sonic innovations stiff fine in Australia
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- Published on 09 November 2018
Court

The hearing aid industry has been handed a strong warning on inaccurate advertising following an Australian federal court decision to fine retailers Oticon Australia and Sonic Innovations A$2.5 million for misleading vulnerable pensioners.
Beate Gromke new EUHA President
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- Published on 31 October 2018
Election

On October 17, the General Assembly of the European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) elected the Executive Committee of the EUHA for the next three years.
Sociological study on hearing aids released
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- Published on 29 October 2018
Study

The French National Union of Hearing Care Professionals (UNSAF) has released a sociological study on hearing aid users with age-related hearing loss and the socio-technical networks hearing aids belong to.