Profession

Specsavers UK audiology expansion sparks recruitment campaign

 

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As part of a bold expansion of its audiology services, the British multinational optical retail chain, Specsavers, plans to open an additional 30 new audiology businesses in 2022, and is looking to recruit over 100 qualified audiologists and hearing aid dispensers.

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Judy Rudebusch Rich Becomes 2022 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

 

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Judy Rudebusch Rich, EdD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, took office from January 1 as the 2022 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

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ALL THAT JAZZ!

 

Fitting strategies

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Audio Infos' resident riffer on all things clinical, Raúl García-Medina, swings in with some strategies for fitting users who want to hear music. And this frames another call for audiologists to be given the knowledge and tools to deliver the cat's meow!

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Predictions for 2031: Matthieu Del Rio: A hearing profession that must embrace demand to transcend the senses

 
 

Future of Audiology: 2031

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"A form of transhumanism" and vastly advanced hearing abilities is what we may be witnessing in 2031 in the audiology sphere, predicts the next expert to venture a vision in our series looking ahead to the future.

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How can hearing instruments help maintain health?

 
 

healthables

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The multi-purpose device is a focus for the leading players in the hearing aid industry. BIHIMA interviewed Paul Lamb, Technical Director at Starkey, about how hearing technology can help wearers of hearing instruments monitor and maintain their health as well as deliver a high-quality listening experience.

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10 SOLUTIONS FOR 10 CURRENT HEARING PRACTICE PROBLEMS

 

Hearing Practices

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Today’s audiologists have challenges coming at them from all angles. Whether it’s Covid, repair turnaround, cash flow, modern marketing complexities, or doubts about pricing, the solutions are there. Audio Infos asked Starkey’s UK MD, Tim Clark, to share his thoughts on 10 current problems faced in hearing practices. Start counting...

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UK private hearing care chain Boots boosts business aims with go-ahead to train Hearing Aid Dispensers in-house

 

TRAINING

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The UK's leading private hearing care chain, Boots, now has the independence to run its own Qualification in Hearing Aid Dispenser (QHAD) training programme, a major advantage for its business strategy.

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Do what machines cannot do: Be an audiologist.

 

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While hearing aid sales recover from the impact of pandemic restrictions, Audio Infos UK resident audiologist columnist argues that a person-centred approach is the way for both professionals and patients to see solutions in the right light.

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Predictions for 2031: Sue Falkingham: Audiologists, the new health gurus in 2031

 
 

Future of Audiology: 2031

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Among UK figures from the 15 worldwide audiology experts we asked for visions of audiology in the year 2031, Sue Falkingham stands out as a voice of experience. She has been round the block in the hearing care sphere and knows the audiologist as well as anyone.

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Predictions for 2031: José Luis Fernández. The power of phone tech

 
 

Future of Audiology: 2031

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The smartphone is already a medium for many kinds of lifestyle and health purposes, but another decade will see the hearing aid becoming part of our phones, says our sixth expert to predict the audiology panorama to come in 2031.

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