Phonak's Hear the World initiative got so much attention from its announcement that vuvuzela horns were damaging World Cup attendees' hearing that the hearing aid company's product designers sprung into action to adapt Phonak's popular Serenity industrial hearing-protection products with a new line of consumer devices for fans who need to protect their hearing at stadium events … [Read more...] about Phonak Uses World Cup Vuvuzela Noise As Design Laboratory For New Hearing Protection Products
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Vuvuzela Or No Vuvuzela, Ear Plugs Are A Must To Protect Your Hearing At Any Stadium Sporting Event
Phonak's Hear The World Foundation touched a nerve when it warned World Cup fans of the damage stadium noise can cause to your hearing, especially if you're in the midst of a chorus of vuvuzela horns. It turns out that, at 127 decibels (dB), a vuvuzela is louder than an air horn. On top of normal cheering in a heated match, the sound can quickly do permanent damage to your … [Read more...] about Vuvuzela Or No Vuvuzela, Ear Plugs Are A Must To Protect Your Hearing At Any Stadium Sporting Event
Hearing Aid Technology Is Finally Going To Work In Hearing Protection Market
For a long time, the standard in hearing protection for the military, police and workers in noisy industrial environments was little more than a set of ill-fitting ear plugs. But blocking your hearing is often more dangerous than potentially losing it in noisy environments where inability to hear your colleague's voices or failure to hear warnings of an imminent threat can put … [Read more...] about Hearing Aid Technology Is Finally Going To Work In Hearing Protection Market
Why Don’t Hearing-Aid Companies Caption Their YouTube Videos?
My blogger friend Dr. Tom Goyne has several interesting posts with links to videos that Phonak, Widex, Oticon and other major hearing-aid companies are putting on the web. Great, but....Why aren't any of the hearing-aid manufacturers' videos captioned?!??! … [Read more...] about Why Don’t Hearing-Aid Companies Caption Their YouTube Videos?
Sonova Undaunted By Collapse Of GN Resound Hearing-Aid Acquisition
Valentin Chapero is telling Wall Street that Sonova, led by its Phonak brand of hearing aids, will still vie to become the world's number one hearing-aid company even after the collapse of its bid to acquire GN Resound from GN Store Nord. … [Read more...] about Sonova Undaunted By Collapse Of GN Resound Hearing-Aid Acquisition