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Full programme announced for this year's DIGITAL EUHA 2020
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- Published on 15 September 2020
events
The 2020 Digital EUHA Congress will kick-off on Friday October 9 with an online Future Friday event featuring keynote lectures on crucial technology issues, including artificial intelligence, Bluetooth enhancements, and remote fitting.
2020 UK survey suggests hearing loss self-reporting in UK may significantly top rest of Europe average
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- Published on 08 September 2020
surveys
A 2020 survey by UK hearing aid manufacturers shows higher UK figures for self-reporting hearing loss than in figures from the latest EuroTrak market survey for the same country, and significantly more than the European average.
Success of online GN event underlines audiology's shift to virtual communication
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- Published on 05 September 2020
remote
As with other sectors, hearing healthcare has been pushed into virtual spaces to get across its messages, but the shift to remote needed a landmark event to underline not just its arrival, but perhaps also its effectiveness as a post-COVID medium. Enter GN Hearing.
Signia runs US promotional competition to give away 10 pairs of Styletto X hearing aids
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- Published on 03 September 2020
competition
Filling in an online form and sending it to Signia could win you—if you are a US resident—a pair of Signia Styletto X hearing aids. Ten pairs are being given away by the manufacturer in a promotional competition for the new devices.
ReSound joins the remote flood tide with its first online global event: September 1
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- Published on 29 August 2020
events
ReSound is to hold its first ever, 24 hour global virtual event on September 1, a remote informative and educational day, open to all, and scheduled to take place at the same hours but across three international time zones: Asia Pacific, GMT +9; European, GMT +2; and North American, GMT -5.
EUHA half u-turns on congress cancellation to launch digital autumn 2020 event
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- Published on 05 August 2020
congress
EUHA 2020 will go ahead after all: a free-of-charge digital version of the world's biggest audiology congress is to run from October 9 to November 8, featuring a broad programme of lectures and keynote presentations, product innovations, and online Q&A sessions.
Pandemic boosts demand for direct-to-consumer Eargo as it lands $71m in expansion financing
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- Published on 04 August 2020
hearing aids
A fresh injection of capital has been announced to boost the plans of the emerging US firm, Eargo, producer of direct-to-consumer hearing devices for those with mild to severe loss.
Brighter Sonova update reports "faster than expected" market recovery from COVID-19
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- Published on 06 July 2020
crisis
A cautious but breezy performance update from the Swiss hearing solutions provider Sonova Holding AG shows the group expecting sales for the first half of FY 2020/21 to reach 65-75% of the prior year level.
"Dramatic" 2020 decline in hearing aid sales takes shine off 2019 rise, say Europe's manufacturers
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- Published on 01 July 2020
sales
A July 1 update from the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA) highlights a 6.4% growth in global hearing aid sales for 2019, but a bright long-term picture over recent years cannot disguise the still unaudited debacle of 2020.
Solar-powered hearing aid triumphs for crusading tech entrepreneur in Botswana
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- Published on 25 June 2020
technology
The Botswanan firm behind a successful solar-rechargeable hearing aid has been steadily breaking into markets throughout Africa and Brazil.
