Hearing Industries Association has released its quarterly statistical report of U.S. hearing instrument sales for the third quarter of 2008. Based on this survey of 21 member companies, the commercial (non-Veteran’s Administration) market was down 16,345 units from the previous quarter, and down 3% when compared to the same period. VA dispensing activity continued to [...]

This is cool. A company called Good Morning Design have produced hearing aid packaging for Widex that produces what looks like a moving sound wave when the box is opened. Not only that, apparently the sound wave represents someone saying Widex’s “High Definition Hearing” slogan.

Italian hearing aid retailer Amplifon is undertaking a major expansion in the UK and a £10m rebranding exercise.
The company currently trades under the Ultratone, SieTech and Hearing Health names, these will be replaced with the single Amplifon brand - the new branding is being handled by the London-based Saatchi group this July.
The company, which is [...]

Rayovac batteries and Audio Infos are looking for the Audiologist Of The Year 2008.
From their site:
Good service, sound advice and excellent care are what you expect from your audiologist or dispenser. When they deliver, it can make a tremendous difference to your life – so why not help your audiologist or dispenser get the recognition [...]

The Sonova Holding AG (previously Phonak Holding AG) have posted their 2007/2008 financial report.
Sales across all brands, including Phonak and Unitron reached a new record of US$1.16 billion (1.2 billion CHF) - with 59% of hearing system sales being generated from products launched less than 2 years ago.
New product releases in the last year have [...]