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64th EUHA opens with 8000+ visitors
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- Published on 16 October 2019
congress
Germany. October 16. The 64th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians - EUHA - has opened its doors to more than 8,000 visitors at the Nuremberg at the Nuremberg Convention Centre (NCC Ost).
NHS or private hearing aids? Smouldering debate reignited by Guardian article
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- Published on 12 October 2019
media
The UK daily newspaper The Guardian says it has intervened to obtain a refund for the dissatisfied buyer of a digital hearing aid, highlighting the episode in an article that fires up the eternal private vs state-supplied hearing aid contest.
Sonova's film storytelling scoops another Cannes award
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- Published on 27 September 2019
marketing
As a marketing strategy, making films about talented people overcoming hearing loss to excel in their fields has won Sonova a hatful of awards already; a silver at the prestigious Corporate Media & TV Awards in Cannes is its latest success.
Deals within wheels connecting up independents in the hearing world
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- Published on 22 September 2019
deals
People in hearing need to connect to each other. Partnership deals can open up networks to thousands of independent practices, for profit or for quality care. It's a busy time for such deals within the wheels of the audiology world.
New Oticon Sales VP has followed a trail of beauty
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- Published on 11 September 2019
appointments
Oticon has appointed a new Vice President of Sales, Roger Peterson, who will work from the Danish multinational's US head office in Somerset, New Jersey, reporting to Oticon President Gary Rosenblum.
UK NHS Q2 hearing aid sales drop as a result of Brexit stockpiling
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- Published on 10 September 2019
brexit
A seesaw in hearing aid sales is the only clear market indicator so far of any effect of the Brexit process in the UK and Ireland, but there is a simple explanation behind the latest figures.
"Cybercrime" collapses Demant's IT infrastructure
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- Published on 04 September 2019
hacking
A critical "cybercrime" incident brought down the IT system of the multinational hearing technology group, Demant, on Tuesday (September 3).
Skirmish over OTC self-fit devices as industry disputes FDA clearance for BOSE hearing aid
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- Published on 17 August 2019
self-fitting
The standards applied in testing for US authorisation for self-fitting hearing aids may "jeopardise the hearing health of consumers", says the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) in a letter to the issuing body, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ten percent of Norwegians admit hearing loss
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- Published on 05 August 2019
stats
It's a figure comparable to that in other countries across Europe: 10.9%, the number of adult citizens of Norway who believe they suffer from hearing loss, according to data from the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA).
Home hearing test available to 100m users through Amazon Alexa
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- Published on 01 August 2019
apps
A free voice-controlled home hearing test accessed through the Amazon Alexa intelligent virtual assistant (IVA)has been launched by UK independent outfit Amplify Hearing.