Audiology News UK - a summer look at professional pauses and the horizons of European audiology

On the chance that summer might bring many in audiology a few extra hours to read our magazine, we’ve written issue 15 of Audiology News UK with a vacational flourish, yet calculating that moments to relax will not mean readers switching off but being able to focus in more depth and with more attention.

So, we invite you to take out the super-bins and look across to the the European mainland, where our recent editions in France, Germany, and Spain have thrown up a number of news items – covering educational upgrades, a huge tremor in the retail hearing market, unexpected snags in delivery of hearing aid subsidies, and more – that can inspire or alert the profession and industry in hearing care.

The professional pause

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While we all need to switch off, it helps to know how to. International speaker and specialist on meditation in the workplace, Nadene Cherry, is interviewed on the benefits that audiology professionals can enjoy from taking professional pauses.

Is hearing aid stigma being busted by fashion jewellery?

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BIHIMA, the group that represents hearing instrument manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, provide a perspective on trends in customised jewellery for hearing aid users. And we support our regular hearing dog pin-up – Oakley is this issue’s cute canine – with a piece on the music and sounds animals, particularly dogs and cats, most prefer.

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An event hosted by Starkey to launch a support movement for Women in Audiology also gets our attention. And there’s our usual round-up of news about the events, politics, accolades, product, research, and market in the world of hearing care.