Audiology News

Hearing loss is just part of the gig. At least thats what many professional musicians believe. Its been that way for a long time, and many have been willing to trade their hearing for the success that top musicians achieve. But it doesnt have to be that…

Michael Chorost has always had a hearing problem. Hes worn two hearing aids all of his life, which enabled him to live within the hearing world and even earn a Ph.D. That all changed in the Reno airport in 2001. The sounds around him suddenly stopped. He…

Not all people are good candidates for a hearing aid and up until now, it’s been a hit-or-miss proposition. Sure, lots of wearers swear by their hearing devices. Some consider them a necessary nuisance, and some...

To kick-off Better Hearing Month, the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a world leader in promoting hearing health awareness, will nationally promote its new "Don’t Say What?" initiative beginning Friday, May 4, in USA Today. Starkey is partnering…

FM products from Phonak are the most popular in the world and are used by an increasing number of hearing-impaired adults. Many of them also have visual impairments, and it was for them that Phonak has prepared a set of specially adapted user…

April 23rd and 24th will mark 2 days of activities in North Texas bringing hope and sound to hundreds of children & adults. On April 23rd. the AMI Semiconductor and the NFL Alumni Association are sponsoring a mission in Grapevine where an estimated…

Stfa, Switzerland, April 2007 – Phonak’s new Audo Personal Communication Assistant (PCA) is set to change the perception of hearing instruments forever. Developed to address the enormous potential of a virtually untapped market of first-time users, co…...

Mr. Austin has been on a quest to to help poor children around the world to hear for years now and lives by the slogan of the Starkey Hearing Foundation So The World May Hear. As he said to PEOPLE Magazine, If I don’t do this, who’s going to help these…

Hear the World committed to giving the JNA 30 on the proceeds of each hearing aid sold on March 15th, National Hearing Day in France. 24.03.2007, Paris, France – As part of its awareness and education mission about the importance of hearing, Hear the…

22.03.2007, Paris, France – Within the scope of the Hear the World initiative that aims to raise awareness for the importance of hearing and the consequences of hearing loss, Phonak a leading manufacturer of high-tech hearing systems supports work o…...

03.03.2007, New York, USA – From March 2nd to 4th, the Vienna Philharmonic’s concert tour took the Hear the World ambassadors to Carnegie Hall in New York. Hear the World used this extraordinary event to further create awareness for the topic of hearing…

Stfa, Switzerland (January 10, 2007) – Hear the World, a global initiative by Phonak created to raise awareness about the importance of hearing, is launching an international magazine of the same name.Utilizing a culture and lifestyle platform, the Hear…

What: "The Young and the Restless" character Devon Hamilton (Bryton McClure) will soon hear the world in a whole new way. Today, Devon received a cochlear implant, an implanted medical device that will functionally restore his hearing. Photos…

Savia Art introduces a new level of performance and intelligence with world-first technologyStfa, Switzerland (October, 2006) Built on the industrys most powerful and versatile chipset, Phonak is introducing Savia Art, a new high-end…

Lift Up America was established in 2004 to provide gifts of sight, hearing, and food to the nations underprivileged population. This past September, The Starkey Hearing Foundation participated in Lift Up Americas Fall kick-off in New York City. In sp…...