RSS FEED IDEMS: Deafness and hearing aids
- Two hearingaids are better than one
When buying hearingaids, it can be tempting to buy one instead of two. It’s cheaper for a start. If you are worried about how you will look with hearingaids, one aid would be easier to hide then two. It might be case of, “I’ll buy one and see how I get on with it“.
If you [...]
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:09:26 +0000
- Hard Of Hearing Handbag Syndrome
Do you have handbag syndrome?
Shops are very noisy places, there are a lot of people around, everyone is talking, tills are ringing - there’s a lot of background noise and a lot of distractions. Many hard of hearing people finds shops difficult - it can be difficult to hear the person who is serving you. [...]
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:14:55 +0000
- Widex denies GN Resound merger talks
Widex have rejected speculation it was in talks with headset maker GN Store Nord and its hearing aid arm Resound over a potential merger. Shares in GN rose as much as 7 percent on Friday on speculation the companies were in talks, but lost some positive ground once Widex had denied the rumour. “We [...]
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:03:40 +0000
- Songbird flies again
David from Hearing Mojo reports that Songbird Hearing have received venture capitalist funding in order to re-start their disposable hearing aid business. He gives a good writeup so I’m not going over it here again. I will say though, that I think there’s still a huge market for throwaway CIC hearing aids, for two reasons:
Many [...]
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:52:23 +0000
- Amplifon wanna be cool
It’s all about cool at the moment, isn’t it? Widex bling. Phonak making personal communication aids. Looks like hearing aid dispenser Amplifon want in on the act as they have employed Saatchi & Saatchi to improve their brand image.
Industry@Saatchi strategy partner Andy Bell says: “Getting a hearing aid is thought of as a negative experience, [...]
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:37:02 +0000
- The computer that models hearing loss
Research at the University of Essex into aiding people with hearing impairments has won a grant of nearly half a million pounds.
Professor Ray Meddis of the Department of Psychology and his team of Wendy Lecluyse and Robert Ferry, have been awarded £447,000 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Funding council to develop a computerised [...]
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:27:13 +0000
- Widex bling for your ear
From Widex, the ultimate in ear-bling! A 24-carat gold BTE aid and remote control unit, encrusted with 220 diamonds. Yours for only $50,000.
I’m not sure if this thing actually exists? Might be a PR effort by Widex or a Photoshop knockup by someone with far too much time on their hands.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:06:50 +0000
- Virus cure for hearing loss
Researchers at the University of Virginia are working on curing hearing loss with an experimental new form of gene therapy.
With more than 275 million people around the world that suffer from sort of nerve-related deafness, scientists are working on creating a virus that when placed in ear tissue can regrown tiny hairs inside the ear [...]
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:43:31 +0000
- Long term mobile phone use could cause hearing loss
Or to use an alternative title:
Study on hearing loss attributed to mobile phone use states the blindingly obvious
ExpressIndia.com have reported on a study conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The study concludes that, “People using mobile phones for more than four years and longer than 30 minutes a day [...]
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:40:10 +0000
- Focus on Phonak’s Audeo, Una and Aero ranges
Great article on InventorSpot about Phonak’s new range of hearingaids… sorry, Phonak’s new range of Personal Communication Aids.
They talk about Phonak’s new marketing stance. They also write about people’s perception of hearing aid wearers and how it differs from spectacle wearers.
“Phonak’s marketing is right on. When you visit Phonak’s websites, you feel like you’re buying [...]
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:36:40 +0000
Submit your RSS Feed
Subscribe to this RSS Feed
