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October 12, 2021

Update On FDA Regulations Regarding OTC Hearing Aids

In a letter sent out today by Brandon Sawalich, President and CEO of Starkey, it was announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluded […]
July 16, 2021

A Response to Geoffrey Cooling’s Recent Linkedin Post entitled “Are Professionals Over Medicalising Sensorneural Hearing Loss To Justify a Business Model”

Remaining a fan of Geoff Cooling’s never dull and often provocative posts, I’ll take the bait and formulate a response to his recent observational challenge. First, […]
July 10, 2021

A Comment On Biden’s Recent Executive Order Regarding Hearing Care

Yesterday, Good Morning America (ABC) aired a story about a recent announcement from the Biden administration regarding hearing aids.  According to the story, the Biden administration […]
March 4, 2021

Treating Excessive Ear Wax in a COVID-19 Environment

On March 3rd, 2021, Dave Smriga (VP of Corporate Communications for AUDNET Hearing Group) published a guest blog on aubankaitis.com describing the impact COVID-19 is having […]
October 27, 2020

If You Provide Hearing Care, The Hits May Just Keep Coming In 2021

by David Smriga, VP Corporate Communications, AUDNET Hearing Group The second most important date on the November calendar is November 10.  That is the day the […]
September 15, 2020

Witnessing The Extraordinary

by Grant Smith SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 – The second quarter of 2020 will be remembered as one of the most extraordinary periods in the history of […]
July 31, 2020

Signia Unveils New “Mask Mode” Feature

App Feature Helps Hearing Aid Users Understand People Who Wear a Face Mask As of July 20, 2020, a new Mask Mode in the Signia app enables hearing aid […]
July 29, 2020

COVID-19 In The Ear: Have You Heard About The Risk For HCP’s?

“The jury is now in” on potential for transmission during otolaryngology procedures by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today, July 23, 2020 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that […]
May 4, 2020

PPP: Second Round of Funding Appears More Appropriately Managed

The Trump administration announced on Sunday that 2.2 million small business loans worth $175 billion have been made in the second round of the Paycheck Protection […]
April 19, 2020

PPP: So Far, Another Example Of The Rich Getting Richer?

Small Business Hearing Health Care Likely To Be Left Out In The Cold On Thursday, April 16, literally 14 days after the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) […]