Sonova is reporting record sales of CHF 1.249 billion (USD $1.124 billion) and further expanded its market share on the back of organic growth of 7.8% in local currencies and 3.0% growth from acquisitions. Profitability was maintained at a high level, with an Earnings Before Interest, Tax and Amortisation (EBITA) margin of 26.6%. Income after [...]

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. is proud to introduce S SeriesTM with Drive ArchitectureTM, the extraordinary new family of hearing aids that combines art and science to create unparalleled levels of performance, comfort and personalization. S Series, developed using Starkey’s evidence-based design approach, is available in custom and a first-ever full line of receiver-in-canal (RIC) options. At [...]

usnews.com has put together what is considers to be the 30 best careers in 2009 that offer a good outlook for the future and high job satisfaction.
They’ve selected Audiologist in their list and go on to say:
An advantage is that audiology is an under-the-radar career—few people consider it, so competition isn’t as keen as it [...]

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.