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Perfect Storm: The Unraveling of Hearing Healthcare Delivery: Part II

Take a look at the tsunami of converging forces that have combined in exponential factors to affect our independent practices:

• The manufacturer’s quest for profits. There can be little doubt that even with the meager growth in hearing aid sales over the past decade, the profit margins for the “Big Six” major companies are nothing short of amazing. Their route to growth is to sell more units….period. Mergers have brought them bigger, stronger and better distribution systems. Every manufacturer is now a full-service vendor willing to provide every service one might need . The mergers have provided the surviving companies with reduced expenses, shared research…

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 What My Hearing Aid Taught Me About the Future of Wearables

As human-enhancing technology becomes tinier and more advanced, the price of progress is complexity.

 Why Did You Become an Audiologist?

I didn’t know about the existence of audiology until my friend in undergraduate school chose to pursue it. As I found out more and more about the profession, the more attractive it became. And I’m not the only one who thinks this is a great job

Articles of Interest

Just Don’t Call Them Hearing Aids

People who strain to hear conversations in noisy places sometimes shun hearing appliances as telltale signs of aging. But what if those devices looked like wireless phone receivers? Some companies are betting that the high-tech look of a new generation of sound amplifiers will tempt people to try them.

Loud headphones are making us prematurely deaf

Complaining about kids blasting loud music and wearing headphones is the epitome of crankiness. But loud music and headphones — along with the other sources of loud noise in modern society — are slowly driving us deaf.

Mirror, Mirror: Who Is Audiology’s Greatest Enemy of All?

Apathy, without a doubt, has been our greatest enemy for far too long.

Questions for Audiologists

As far back as I can remember, EVERY audiologist I’ve been to didn’t know how to sign. Even the audiologist that was at my School for the Deaf didn’t sign! One would think that there would be deaf and hard-of-hearing clients who use sign language in need of hearing tests, hearing aids, and repairs.

Resources

Audiology Worldnews

Welcome to Audiology Worldnews, the global website for hearing care dispensers and ENTs to find information and resources: Latest news and topics related to the profession, new implants and hearing aids on the market, last conferences, interviews…

Academy of Doctors of Audiology

Today, ADA offers programming and support to those audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in whatever setting they choose to practice. In particular, ADA's mission emphasizes practice ownership. ADA is focused on helping audiologists succeed in all aspects of practice, with a particular emphasis on the business of audiology.

American Journal of Audiology

American Journal of Audiology is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of clinical practice for audiologists and hearing researchers; topics are relevant to audiology professionals worldwide.

Audiology Practices

Audiology Practices is the official publication of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA).

Rick's Business of Audiology Blog

Blog for audiologists offering articles, class information, events, and hearing humor.

An Ear to the Ground

Environmental scan on the future of Audiology.

American Ear

We firmly believe in utilizing the very best equipment and technology the industry has to offer to provide our patients with the best possible care for their hearing problems. American Ear Hearing and Audiology also provides the latest technology training to all of our employees so they can better serve our patients.

Audiology Island

We believe your hearing problems are unique and that you deserve the best solutions the best specialists can provide. We are dedicated to practice a gold standard in hearing healthcare for infants, children and adults.

HearsayLW

The information and materials on HearSayLW.com are intended for use by Parents and Grandparents of children who are deaf/hard of hearing,