Market
Gradual hearing market improvements noted by Demant checked by continuing uncertainty
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- Published on 23 June 2020
market conditions
Orders are coming in and activity is increasing says hearing tech giant Demant as markets respond gradually to the opening up of societies, but uncertainty still clouds the crystal ball on the near-term financial outlook.
Coronavirus Spain: 34% of audiologists foresee boost for online hearing services
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- Published on 02 June 2020
survey
An online-offline mix is the future service model seen by 34% of Spain's audiologists and practices as a medium-term outcome from the coronavirus crisis. This is just one of the data nuggets from a survey carried out by GN Group to evaluate the economic fallout from the pandemic.
EUHA Congress date rescheduled for September 2021
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- Published on 28 May 2020
events
EUHA, the world's biggest hearing gathering, will next take place — all being well — in Hannover, Germany from September 15 to 17, 2021.
How major hearing aid manufacturer Demant is riding the COVID-19 roller coaster
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- Published on 11 May 2020
financial
One of the world's leading hearing health instrument producers, the Danish giant Demant, has been revealing the shaking it has taken as a result of coronavirus lockdowns in its global marketplaces. However the wound is dressed, it's a scary gash, and Demant is understandably chary on a detailed prognosis for the market.
EUHA 2020 cancelled
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- Published on 08 May 2020
crisis
The coronavirus crisis has claimed its biggest audiology events victim to date: the organisers of the annual EUHA congress have accepted the virtual "impossibility" of going ahead with the 2020 gathering in Hannover, today announcing its cancellation.
Surgery delayed by crisis will impact child cochlear implant cases long term
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- Published on 30 March 2020
implant surgery
Children born with hearing difficulties will suffer life-long issues if elective surgery restrictions under coronavirus measures delay their cochlear implant operations, the CEO of Cochlear Ltd has warned.
Europe's hearing aid manufacturers message the world on pandemic
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- Published on 25 March 2020
On behalf of all EHIMA member companies, the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA) has issued a statement on the coronavirus pandemic via its President, Søren Nielsen, which we post in full.
The UK's Coronvirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
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- Published on 21 March 2020
crisis loans
As part of measures to compensate domestic businesses affected by coronavirus strategies, the UK government has fast-tracked its loan proposal for businesses.
AAA 2020 Conference officially cancelled
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- Published on 12 March 2020
coronavirus
Disruption caused by the spread of coronavirus now includes the official cancellation of the 2020 American Academy of Audiology Conference and HearTech Expo. The AAA's Board of Directors unanimously called off the event on Wednesday, March 11.
Advanced Bionics recalls cochlear implant devices following reports of decreased performance
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- Published on 27 February 2020
CI market
In what it has called "an abundance of caution", Sonova's US Advanced Bionics (AB) brand has retrieved a limited number of its unimplanted HiRes Ultra and Ultra 3D cochlear implants (CIs), replacing them with a new, recently approved version of the device.
