Profession
Oticon appointed Thomas Behrens as Chief Audiologist
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- Published on 02 November 2017
Nomination
Oticon has announced the appointement of Thomas Behrens as Chief Audiologist. Thomas Behrens, Head of Audiology at Oticon and Director for the Centre for Applied Audiology Research at Oticon global headquarters, will step into the new role, bringing 20 years of experience.
The cost of hearing aids
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- Published on 02 November 2017
Too expensive?
The New York Times recently ran an interesting piece on why hearing aids are so expensive. The article asks whether it’s a question of patents or the manufacturing environment, and points out how the digital revolution may change the industry.
Erik Westermann 1923-2017
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- Published on 31 October 2017
Manufacturers
It was with great sadness that Widex announced the passing away of Erik Westermann, who died quietly in his sleep early on Tuesday 24th October at the age of 94.
“The future of audiology is as big as our imagination is!”
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- Published on 27 October 2017
Trends
Vice-president of global medical affairs at GN ReSound and a former president of the American Academy of Audiology, David Fabry gave several lectures at the XIV Encontro International sobre próteses auditivas, last June in São Paulo, Brazil.
Audio Service again overall winner of yearly BVHI survey
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- Published on 25 October 2017
Customer satisfaction
Since 2010, Germany's hearing aid manufacturers have been inviting hearing aid dispensers to participate in a survey conducted by the German Association of the Hearing Aid Industry [BVHI].
An update on OTC legislation
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- Published on 19 October 2017
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On Friday, August 18, the over the counter (OTC) debate, that has been raging since March in the USA, came to its first conclusion with president Donald Trump signing the 2017 Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization act.
UK top audiologist Robert Beiny scoops European AOTY Award
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- Published on 18 October 2017
AOTY 2017
Robert Beiny, an audiologist at the Hearing Healthcare Practice in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, claimed the coveted title of European Audiologist of the Year (AOTY) 2017, just weeks after being announced as the UK Audiologist of the Year, beating off stiff competition from seven countries across Europe.
“The future could be so bright we will need to wear shades”
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- Published on 18 October 2017
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Geoffrey Cooling, regular contributor to Audio Infos United Kingdom, shares with us some insights on how technology could transform the industry. As usual, the expert invites us to welcome new challenges with a smile.
Audio Infos UK - issue 113 available at the HearBuy
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- Published on 29 September 2017
Audio Infos
Our first issue of this ‘term’ features a preview of the first Autumn conference, taking place the 29th and 30th September.
Beltone offers relief for Hurricane Harvey victims
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- Published on 26 September 2017
Support
Chicago-based Beltone, part of the GN Hearing Care Group, announced in mid-September that they will be providing relief for the hearing-impaired community affected by Hurricane Harvey.
