training
The Digital EUHA Spring Conference gets under way this Friday (March 31) with a useful update on Bluetooth LE Audio, a new public access system set to be the standard for users of hearing aids, headsets, and earbuds.
A severe problem in maintaining workforce numbers and quality is hitting the audiology profession and industry. This is a crisis, one likely to curb progress for years ahead. Audiology Worldnews sought the opinions of an industry expert, the UK's leading deaf children's charity, and a leading audiology education centre.
PROFESSION
A US ranking of health care jobs has the audiologist trailing in the heap of professionals at the bottom of the list, 23rd out of 29.
RECRUITMENT
The audiology profession and industry faces serious difficulties in recruiting new workers. This is a crisis, one likely to curb progress for years ahead. Audiology Worldnews sought the opinion of Raúl García-Medina, former President of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA).
RECRUITMENT
The audiology profession and industry faces serious difficulties in recruiting new workers. This is a crisis. Read this Audiology Worldnews interview with Samantha Lear, President of the British Academy of Audiology. (BAA)
hearing protection
London's High Court has awarded former Royal Marine, James Barry, over £700,000 in compensation for hearing damage suffered during "exposure to noise during service" between 2013 and 2017.
learning
EUHA's online ticket shop for the 2023 EUHA Digital Spring Conference is now open. Read on for details.
Company Directory
New products
Oticon wants you to get Real, its latest launch adding two innovations to Deep Neural Network (DNN) technologyhearing aids
Oticon's much publicised BrainHearing journey continues with the release this February 9 of a new product - Real - that brings innovative features, one to balance loud and soft sounds, and another to deal with noise from wind and device handling.
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GN expands ReSound OMNIA range, focusing on hearing in noisehearing aids
GN Hearing has announced the expansion of its ReSound OMNIA family, which will now include the group's smallest rechargeable device, the miniRIE.
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DIY 3D-printing earmould production is a growing EU trend says Swiss software company behind Secret Ear Builder3D-printing
Switzerland-based CAD software producer Cyfex has highlighted a growing trend for hearing aid dispensers to set up their own earmould production lines using 3D-printing.
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