Latest Audiology Stories

Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute shows patients prefer Lyric by 99 percent over prior traditional hearing aids, makers of Lyric get a Net Promoter Score of 61 for customer satisfaction. Newport Beach, California (PRWEB) June 22, 2011 Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute (the Institute) announced today satisfaction ratings among patients who use Lyric, the first and only extended wear hearing device that is 100 percent invisible. The Institute reported 99...

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Plaintiffs Charge that Netflix Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by Not Providing Equal Access to its "Watch Instantly" Streaming Content. An estimated 36 million Americans are deaf or hard of hearing. The deaf and hard of hearing community has repeatedly expressed concerns"”via letters, petitions, blogs, and social media"”to Netflix about its failure to provide equal access to "Watch Instantly." Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 16, 2011 The National...

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Audiotoniq, an Austin, Texas-based company dedicated to providing the latest in hearing-loss technology at a lower cost to consumers, announced the introduction of its first-generation hearing system at the 2011 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2011. The Audiotoniq system consists of the innovative Audiotoniq Professional Hearing Test and the revolutionary Audiotoniq Hearing Aid. The testing system will...

Competing in races is the life of a runner. But, for sportspeople with sensory impairments, any race is one of obstacles. Tecnalia is working intensely on eliminating these obstacles.The system involves a series of wireless-interconnected devices in order to facilitate the starts in time trials for persons with sensory disabilities and thus enable the athlete to have a reaction time equal to his or her competitors.This is a pioneering system, developed by Tecnalia with the help of the Basque...

Amplifon, Rion, William Demant Lead $1.4 Billion Asia-Pacific Retail Hearing Aid Market VANCOUVER, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - According to a new report by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading global authority in medical device market research, the Chinese and Indian markets for hearing devices, including retail and wholesale sales, is valued at over $1 billion and will almost double-in-value by 2017. Growth in these countries will be driven by improved...

ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA), today announced that it had significantly further upgraded and expanded its commitment to Westchester County, NY by signing a new lease with Westchester Avenue Associates, a partnership between Simone Development and Fareri Associates. Tarrytown, NY (PRWEB) June 02, 2011 ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA), with seven of its 37 offices-as well as two Practice headquarter locations-situated in Westchester County, today announced that it had significantly...

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month - there is no better time to get your hearing tested, especially since Southwestern Ear, Nose & Throat is the only clinic in New Mexico that offers comprehensive start-to-finish hearing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) May 27, 2011 Since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month each May. This month of awareness is a good time to analyze your own hearing and...

The Hearing and Speech Agency partners with Maryland Public Television and The Village of Cross Keys to host the only captioned outdoor film festival in Baltimore this summer and to provide closed captioned local television programs. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 26, 2011 When The King's Speech was released last year, few were as excited as the professional team and clients of The Hearing and Speech Agency (HASA). After all, the film chronicles one man's struggle to communicate and his...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals a newer injection therapy be just as effective as standard oral drugs for treating sudden hearing loss in most patients.Sudden hearing loss is a dramatic loss of hearing that occurs over a short period of time, usually less than 72 hours. Doctors often can't figure out the cause of the problem. About one-third of patients regain some of their hearing on their own, but others suffer permanent loss if they are not treated.The standard treatment for...

MONTREAL, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Recent UN World Health Organization estimates indicate that 642 million people suffer from hearing loss. Of these, 208 million people have moderate to severe hearing loss. 70% live in developing countries. Only 1 of 40 hard-of-hearing people will ever have the opportunity to wear a hearing aid. For children who are hard-of-hearing, not having access to a hearing aid will have a profound negative effect on their expected quality of life,...