Latest Conductive hearing loss Stories
Implantable Hearing Device Improves Children’s Hearing, Speech Understanding. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Children using the abutment-free implantable bone conduction hearing device from Sophono, Inc., experience audiological results comparable to the traditionally used, competitive abutment device – and with many fewer complications, according to a new study. “The results are yet another independent verification that Sophono’s abutment-free technology performs just as well...
Clearance assures absence of contraindications for abutment-free, implantable hearing device BOULDER, Colo., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sophono, Inc.- manufacturer of abutment-free, implantable, bone conduction hearing devices - has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130411/PH92743LOGO) With the clearance, individuals in the United States who have the Sophono Alpha...
Sophono Alpha 2 (TM) users receive free pair of Skinits with implantable hearing device Boulder, Colo. (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Users of the abutment-free, implantable bone conduction hearing systems from Sophono, Inc., not only are hearing better, but they’re also looking better, having more fun and protecting their devices at the same time. Through July, each Sophono Alpha 2™ System will ship with a card redeemable for a free pair of Skinits. The form-fitting device skins, from...
Organization cites Boulder company for success in implantable, magnetic hearing device market. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has named Sophono, Inc., the 2012 "Rising Star of the Year.” The Rising Star award recognizes an emerging company that has announced a major achievement during the year. Citing Sophono, April Giles CBSA president and CEO says, "The CBSA annual awards program showcases and honors those individuals and...
Additional space accommodates growth in implantable, magnetic hearing device market Boulder, CO (PRWEB) October 02, 2012 Sophono, Inc., has moved Boulder headquarters and manufacturing to larger facilities in Boulder. The medical device manufacturer specializing in implantable, bone conduction hearing devices, is now occupying 10,000 square feet at 5744 Central Avenue in Boulder. The move, from 3022 Sterling Circle in Boulder, nearly triples its space. Sophono maintains all manufacturing,...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing device to transmit sound via the teeth, today is announcing the global commercialization and a limited market launch in Europe of its SoundBite(TM) Hearing System. The first deployment of its prosthetic devices throughout Europe is a measured roll out to seven centers of excellence in key markets in order to conduct...
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing device to transmit sound via the teeth, today announced that it has closed a $25 million Series D round of venture capital funding. Abingworth, an international investor dedicated to life sciences, led the round and was joined by all current venture capital investors. "We are pleased to receive a large round with...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – X-rays have changed the way we look at medicine and strong technology is allowing us to make the process safer each year. A new study shows Cone beam CT is superior to mutidetector CT for detecting a small hole in the bony wall of the inner ear bone that can cause dizziness and hearing loss, and it uses half the radiation dose. The study, conducted in Bruges, Belgium, included 21 patients who had both a cone beam CT and a multidetector CT examination of their right...
Cone beam CT is superior to mutidetector CT for detecting superior semicircular canal dehiscence or the so called third window (a small hole in the bony wall of the inner ear bone that can cause dizziness and hearing loss) and it uses half the radiation dose, a new study shows. The study, conducted in Bruges, Belgium, included 21 patients who had both a cone beam CT and a multidetector CT examination of their right and left temporal bones, said David Volders, MD, one of the authors of the...
Hearing is precious. Without it, patients find it difficult to fully connect with the world around them. The SoundBiteTM Hearing System is the world’s first non-surgical and removable hearing device to use the well-established principle of bone conduction to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth. SoundBite allows patients with single sided deafness or conductive hearing loss to rejoin the conversation of life. San Mateo, California (PRWEB) October 21, 2011 Sonitus Medical...
