technology
BIHIMA interviewed Sebastian Best, Head of Sound and Fitting in the Research and Development Department of Signia. Having worked for the company for almost 15 years, Sebastian has a wealth of experience in hearing technology development and discusses how processing strategies help people with hearing loss.
point-of-view
In 502BC, a young lady named Alexandra walked in the foothills of Mount Olympus, holding a heavy vase strapped to her back and bearing the punitive marks pricked into her forehead for everyone to see.
awards
The WS Audiology brand Widex has announced that it has been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honouree for its WIDEX MOMENT smartphone app.
management
How do you criticise a colleague without hurting their feelings? How do you read their state of mind from their body language? Take some tips:
conferences
Musician and TV music show presenter Jools Holland just had his hearing tested. Despite exposure to loud sound throughout his career, his hearing checks out okay. But he'd hate to have hearing loss.
conferences
One of the most welcome signs of the audiology sphere's recovery from the ravages of Covid-19 is the return of conferences, and this year's EUHA Congress in Hanover, Germany showed it is getting back to previous highs as the biggest hearing event of them all. Organisers registered an overall count of 7,400 visitors, which means the show's pre-pandemic target of 9,000 is again in sight.
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conferences
The conference dynamic for 2022 was defined some time ago by the BAA. It was going to have a clinical focus. And it did... but no one forgot the other things that conference is about.
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New products
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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Slim and Xperienced - Signia launches Styletto AXnew product
Danish hearing aid brand Signia has launched an update of its sleek stigma-bust Styletto design, the Styletto AX, marking a further commitment by the manufacturer (WS Audiology) to personal wellness and fitness.
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Lumity's arrival brings Phonak's "best performance in speech understanding"hearing aids
Phonak's first platform launch since its successful Paradise range is now upon us. It is called Lumity and it is being launched as the ultimate conversation aid.
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