Bluetooth update kicks off Digital EUHA Spring Conference on March 31
Bluetooth update kicks off Digital EUHA Spring Conference on March 31

 

training

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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.

UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Four - Industry advice from Starkey UK; opinion - NDCS; Interview with Claire Wilkes, Aston University
UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Four - Industry advice from Starkey UK;  opinion - NDCS; Interview with Claire Wilkes, Aston University

 

 

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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.

Audiologist - ranked 23/29 in 2023 best US healthcare jobs list
Audiologist - ranked 23/29 in 2023 best US healthcare jobs list

 

PROFESSION

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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.

HARD OF HIRING: UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Three - Interview: Raúl García-Medina, former President British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
HARD OF HIRING: UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Three - Interview: Raúl García-Medina, former President British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists

 

RECRUITMENT

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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).

HARD OF HIRING: UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Two - Interview: Samantha Lear, President British Academy of Audiology
HARD OF HIRING: UK audiology recruitment crisis Part Two - Interview: Samantha Lear, President British Academy of Audiology

 

RECRUITMENT

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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)

MoD did "nothing" to address serious problem of Marine awarded £700,000+ for hearing damage caused during training
MoD did

 

hearing protection

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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.

2023 Digital EUHA Spring Conference: Ticket shop open now
2023 Digital EUHA Spring Conference: Ticket shop open now

 
 

learning

EUHA

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) technologyOticon wants you to get Real, its latest launch adding two innovations to Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology

 

hearing aids

Oticon

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 noiseGN expands ReSound OMNIA range, focusing on hearing in noise

 

hearing aids

GN Hearing

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 BuilderDIY 3D-printing earmould production is a growing EU trend says Swiss software company behind Secret Ear Builder

 
 

3D-printing

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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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