In the past several years.

In the past several years, there has been a substantial increase in hires of audiologists on hearing aid manufacturers. Companies of the like kind as Starkey, Widex, and Oticon one time saw audiologists primarily in the part of dispenser. Now hearing aid manufacturers turn the thoughts to the audiology community as a source of uniquely qualified employee who can perform a variety of services, including in-house research and unravelling sales, and training.

"For years, hearing aids were simple devices--a microphone with an amplifier," explains Don Schum vice president for audiology and

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