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First-Ever Dual Fast Charging Power Bank


myCharge expands customer favorite Hub series with Hub Turbo, the first-ever power bank with dual fast charging capabilities.

When the low battery notification pops up on a smartphone or tablet the last thing anyone wants to do is sit around waiting for it to recharge, let alone search for the correct charging cords. The newest portable powerbank to join myCharge’s flagship Hub series line, Hub Turbo, is an all-in-one portable powerbank that solves both issues with built-in charging cords and technology that delivers a powerful, fast recharge. Hub Turbo chargers are now available at Best Buy and Amazon.

The anodized aluminum line of Hub portable powerbanks makes powering smartphones and tablets on-the-go incredibly convenient. The latest additions to the Hub series, the Hub Turbo 6700 mAh and Hub Turbo 10,050 mAh pair a Lightning cable with a USB-C cable that push both Power Delivery and Qualcomm Quick Charge for a fast recharge. The Hub Turbo is the first powerbank to hit the market with this feature and can recharge any Power Delivery or Quick Charge compatible device 75% faster than a traditional charger or power block. Both the 6700 and 10,050 mAh models also feature a USB-A port on their sides that can be used to charge another device with a separate charging cable as well as fold-out wall prongs on the back that can be plugged into a wall outlet to recharge the unit.

“The Hub series is everything you could need for mobile charging, plus the kitchen sink,” said myCharge President Jim Dara. “We’ve added new combinations of built-in charging cables so now Apple and Android device users can charge via older standards or the new C standard, and we’re also incorporating the latest fast charge technologies so your device battery will be at full capacity again in less time. There isn’t a charging convenience that we have overlooked in the Hub series, especially with the new Hub Turbo powerbanks.”

Racing to be the first-to-market with the latest charging technologies leads some companies to take shortcuts in design and manufacturing that can result in battery malfunction. myCharge always puts safety at the forefront, designing its batteries with 12 layers of protection including defense against overheating and overcharging. Batteries used in myCharge devices are certified and pass National Analysis Center (NAC) performance and safety standards.

The Hub Turbo 6700 mAh retails for $89.99 and the 10,050 mAh retails for $109.99. Both are available for purchase at Best Buy or Amazon. More information about the Hub chargers and the entire myCharge product line can be found at http://www.mycharge.com.

About myCharge

myCharge, innovators in portable power create the ultimate portable power solutions for anyone, anywhere who needs to stay charged. Incorporating the highest quality components, cutting-edge design, and smart technologies, myCharge responds to the latest technological advances by providing products dedicated to restoring everyday balance and fulfilling consumer needs in today’s on-the-go, always connected, digital society. Learn more at http://www.mycharge.com.

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Adage Technologies Wins Third Episerver Partner of the Year Award


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Adage Named Episerver Customer Success Partner of the Year

“We are extremely proud of our long-term customer relationships fostered with a hyper-focus on customer success throughout the Episerver community.” – Roy Chomko, President & CEO Adage Technologies

Adage Technologies, web strategy, design and development company in Chicago, IL has been recognized as the 2019 Episerver Customer Success Partner of the Year. The award recognizes Adage for its keen focus on customer success by consistently delivering on-time, on-budget and above-par experiences for its mutual customers with Episerver, the customer-centric digital experience company. Adage was honored at the annual Episerver Ascend conference, held last week in Miami.

An Episerver partner since 2009, Adage is the most experienced in North America with over 100 Episerver CMS and Commerce implementations. Adage collaborates with organizations to ensure shared goals are achieved and high standards of customer satisfaction are continually met.

Exceeding the expectations of all client-partners is what truly drives Adage. Roy Chomko, President & CEO of Adage explains, “This award means more to us than any other award we could have received. We are extremely proud of our long-term customer relationships fostered with a hyper-focus on customer success throughout the Episerver community. Everyone at Adage knows our commitment doesn’t stop with the completion of a project. We view our customers as partners with a joint mission to serve their customers online today and into the future.”

This year’s partner’s awards ceremony recognized partners in nine separate categories with common judging criteria including proof of customer success through partner expertise, platform implementation and project innovation with Episerver solutions. As Episerver Digital Customer Success Partner of the Year, Adage leveraged best-in-class design and development methodologies to deliver exceptional experiences for their customers’ customers, attaining continuity between what customers expect when they interact with brands online and what they actually get.

“As Episerver grows, so does its partner network and the competitiveness of the partner awards,” said Dom Citino, VP of worldwide partnerships at Episerver. “It’s getting more and more difficult for our teams to choose just one winner in each category which speaks to the diversity and depth of the Episerver partner network. Our focus is the customer and the experience they are able to provide their customers, and Adage shows us time and again that we share the same focus.”

Adage and Episerver share a common goal to ensure customers, and their customers meet their meaningful goals. Through a frictionless buyer journey, personalized experiences, accessibility considerations, and easy-to-find content, products or services, Adage and Episerver strive to improve the entire audience lifecycle from discovery to retention.

About Adage

Adage Technologies is a web strategy, design, development and ecommerce firm in downtown Chicago. We work with mission-based organizations to increase member and future member satisfaction through digital initiatives from web conversion optimization and member research to full-scale digital transformations. We implement solutions to tackle your organizations unique challenges. Learn more at adagetech.com.

About Episerver

Episerver empowers businesses to scale through the most customer-centric approach to digital experiences. Its Customer-Centric Digital Experience Platform™ features best-in-class content management, robust commerce, and intuitive data and personalization solutions. The platform has consistently earned industry, analyst and media recognition for its vision, capabilities and customer commitment. Episerver’s 900+ partners and 700+ employees in offices around the globe are proud to help more than 8,000 customers enrich their customer lifetime value, increase revenue and grow their brands. Learn more at episerver.com.

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Novio Hires Industry Veteran Eric Solomon as Their First CMO in Residence


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“I was immediately drawn to Novio because of its people, philosophy, and unique approach to solving not just brand, but also business problems.”

Novio, Inc., a creative consultancy that works directly with the CEOs, Founders, and CMOs to help transform their business through brand design and storytelling, announced today that Eric Solomon has joined the agency in the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer in Residence.

“One of our core values at Novio is empathy—the ability to understand the feelings and attitudes of others. It’s essential to creating truly meaningful brand work,” said Leigh Pyle, Novio Managing Partner. “In our ongoing quest to keep creating emotional, foundational, transformational work for CMOs, we figured we should hire one of our own. So we brought in Eric.”

Solomon joins Novio after serving as a marketing leader at some of the most well-known technology companies in the world—including YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. He’s also held senior brand strategist roles at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and Venables Bell & Partners. Prior to entering the advertising world, Eric worked in academia, earning his Ph.D. in psychology at Northeastern University and working as a researcher at UCSF. He is based in New York.

“I was immediately drawn to Novio because of its people, philosophy, and unique approach to solving not just brand, but also business problems,” says Solomon. “I am thrilled to be here as Novio continues in its mission to help brands be in the market for hearts and not just chase wallets.”

For the last eight years, Novio, founded by Creative Directors, Jay Rendon and Paul Curtin (both Eleven and Goodby veterans), has partnered with some of the most compelling brands including UCSF, XOJet, Personal Capital, HP, and Ventana Big Sur. The agency serves as strategic thinkers and creative consiglieres, and collaborates on everything from global branding initiatives and unique digital experiences to traditional advertising campaigns and thought-provoking content.

For more information on Novio, please visit novio.com.

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Stowell Associates Welcomes New Branch Manager


Stowell Associates is excited to announce Amy Mlot as Branch Manager for Stowell’s Racine and Kenosha offices. Mlot will oversee the day to day operations of the branches as well as oversee Stowell’s legislative initiatives and advocacy.

With nearly 30 years of experience in the long-term care field, Mlot’s expertise includes case management, policy development, quality improvement, human resources, and public relations. Before joining Stowell, she served as Director of Home Care Operations for Society’s Assets, Inc. and worked with the Center for Aging and Long-Term Care in Kenosha (now ADRC).

Mlot states “I am proud to help Stowell Associates expand their services into my hometown, to foster their caring and empathetic culture, and to create an exceptional client experience for every family we serve throughout the Southeast Wisconsin area.”

Ms. Mlot earned a BS in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She serves on the boards of the Wisconsin Personal Services Association, the Wisconsin Long-Term Care Workforce Alliance, and the Kenosha Long-Term Care Workforce Alliance. She is also a member of the Southeast Wisconsin Workforce Development Executive Board. As an active member of her community, Mlot serves on the Oak Creek-Franklin School District School Board and volunteers with the Oak Creek Franklin Foundation for Education.

Chip Measells, Stowell Associates CEO, states, “We are honored an executive of Amy’s stature would join our company. Her leadership will be invaluable as we expand our footprint and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients and their families.”

Stowell Associates has been serving Milwaukee-area seniors since 1983 and was the first private professional care management company in Wisconsin. Stowell’s unique care model tightly integrates care management with home care to help clients and their families with the challenges associated with aging and to help clients remain independent for as long as possible.

For more information about Stowell Associates, visit http://www.stowellassociates.com, or call 414-963-2600.

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Radiant Vision Systems Honored by Global SMT & Packaging Magazine’s GLOBAL Technology Awards 2019


Radiant Vision Systems Honored by Global SMT & Packaging Magazine’s GLOBAL Technology Awards 2019

For manufacturers of electronics with NIR-based sensing features, the speed and efficiency provided by the NIR Intensity Lens solution enables light source metrology that meets electronics production demands.

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of automated visual test and inspection solutions for light sources and display devices, announces that it has been awarded a GLOBAL Technology Award for its NIR (Near-Infrared) Intensity Lens in the category of “Metrology.” The GLOBAL Technology Awards have been bringing together the global SMT and advanced packaging industry in a celebration of the companies and people that are achieving the highest standards and driving industry forward. The awards are designed to promote best practice in key areas including manufacturing quality, customer service, sales growth, innovation, and employee motivation. The awards are held annually by Global SMT & Packaging magazine at events rotating between productronica, Germany, and SMTAi, USA.

Radiant Vision Systems engineers high-resolution imaging systems that precisely evaluate the spatial distribution of light and color, including photometric systems for visible wavelengths of light and radiometric systems for evaluation of near-infrared light. Released on January 7, 2019, Radiant’s Near-Infrared (NIR) Intensity Lens is designed to measure the radiant intensity of angular light distributions and patterns produce by NIR LED and laser sources (VCSELs) used in non-visible 3D sensing applications, such as facial recognition. Radiant’s NIR Intensity Lens is mounted directly to a Radiant ProMetric® Y16 (16-megapixel) Imaging Radiometer and employs Fourier optics to enable single-image analysis of the full angular distribution of a NIR light source to ±70 degrees.

The GLOBAL Technology Award for the Radiant NIR Intensity Lens was presented at the 15th annual awards ceremony on November 12, 2019, at productronica taking place at the Messe München in Munich, Germany.

“We are honored to accept the GLOBAL Technology Award for the NIR Intensity Lens,” said Radiant Executive Vice President and Chief Solutions Officer, Doug Kreysar. “The integration of near-infrared light sources into consumer electronics and other devices is enabling new touch-free device security and operation, controlled by facial recognition and gestures. The accuracy of these light sources is increasingly important for device performance. Because NIR wavelengths of light are invisible to the human eye, automated inspection equipment must be used to measure these light sources for desired output. Traditionally, goniometric systems have been required for measuring light in angular space to ensure accurate emission intensity and scope. However, these systems can take hours to complete an analysis of a single light source, and are therefore not viable metrology solutions for volume production applications like those in the consumer electronics industry. Radiant’s NIR Intensity Lens significantly reduces the time and complexity to measure radiant intensity and angular distribution of NIR light sources. The system captures the three-dimensional distribution of an NIR light source in a two-dimensional image for complete analysis in less than a second, enabling production-level analysis. For manufacturers of electronics with NIR-based sensing features, the speed and efficiency provided by the NIR Intensity Lens solution enables light source metrology that meets electronics production demands.”

For more information about the GLOBAL Technology Awards, visit globalsmt.net/global-technology-awards. Capabilities of the NIR Intensity Lens system can be found at http://www.RadiantVisionSystems.com.

About Radiant Vision Systems

Radiant Vision Systems works with world-class brands and manufacturers to deliver creative visual inspection solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. Radiant’s legacy of technology innovation in photometric imaging and worldwide install base date back more than 25 years and address applications from consumer electronics to automotive manufacturing. Radiant Vision Systems product lines include TrueTest™ automated visual inspection software for quality control, and ProMetric® imaging colorimeters, photometers, and light source measurement systems. Radiant is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with strategic offices in California, Michigan, China, and South Korea. Radiant has been a part of Konica Minolta’s Sensing Business Unit since August 2015. For more information, visit http://www.RadiantVisionSystems.com.

About the GLOBAL Technology Awards

The GLOBAL Technology Awards have recognized the very best new innovations in the printed circuit assembly and packaging industries since 2005. The GLOBAL Technology Awards have been bringing together the global SMT and advanced packaging industry in a celebration of the companies and people that are achieving the highest standards and driving our industry forward. The awards are designed to promote best practice in key areas including manufacturing quality, customer service, sales growth, innovation and employee motivation. For more information, visit globalsmt.net/global-technology-awards.

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MedShift Launches New Website, Cements Digital Footprint with New Modern Website


“The company has expanded rapidly since its inception and we needed a digital platform that could convey what we do in its totality,” says Victoria Olszowy, Vice President of Communications & Marketing.

Leading med-tech firm MedShift is proud to announce the launch of its reconceptualized website http://www.medshift.com. The new site features a modern design, enhanced functionality, and streamlined access to essential information to help medical practices and device developers navigate service offerings.

“The company has expanded rapidly since its inception and we needed a digital platform that could convey what we do in its totality,” says Victoria Olszowy, Vice President of Communications & Marketing. “We are excited to debut the new site to our clients and partners who are seeking to appreciate the full breadth of MedShift’s extensive portfolio.”

The launch solidifies MedShift’s brand and visual identity, clearly signaling the company’s steps to scale up its business. The user-friendly design showcases a range of services across its satellites in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. For practices, the company features 12 leading aesthetic medical devices from eight manufacturers, an aesthetic eCommerce and subscription platform, in-house communications and marketing services, and inbound lead generation. For manufacturers, MedShift delivers a highly secure IoT platform consisting of both hardware and software assets allowing for real time visibility, remote management, and big data modeling of entire medical device lineups.

MedShift CEO Brian Phillips remarks, “We view the new platform as just another way we’re adding value across the manufacturer and provider spectrum. Our team thoroughly enjoyed thinking through how to communicate and implement the firm’s story and we’re excited to share the product of that work with our stakeholders.”

As of today, the new site is fully operational and mobile-responsive. It will be continuously updated with the latest releases MedShift brings to the market. Visitors are encouraged to visit regularly to keep up with news of brand launches, product acquisitions and corporate milestones.

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Gary Ludden Joins Ver-Tex Construction as Chief Operating Officer


Ver-Tex Construction (Ver-Tex) recently announced that Gary Ludden, a proven leader in the construction industry, will join the company as Chief Operating Officer. At Ver-Tex, Ludden will oversee the Operations Division and will assume a strategic role in the overall management of the company.

Ludden brings with him over 30 years of progressive experience in the construction industry, having previously worked as President at Woodmeister Master Builders, a reputable and highly successful high-end residential and commercial millwork and general contracting company. Ludden’s success at Woodmeister includes growing the revenue of his former company significantly during the course of his tenure there and creating a unique management training tool, called the Next Level Leadership Program, which provides individual employees with leadership coaching, personal and professional development, as well as team-building skills at all levels in the company. He has also served as an active advisor at the Worcester Vocational Technical High School and has completed numerous professional development courses including Harvard Business School’s prestigious Owners, Presidents, and Managers Program and the Smaller Business Association of New England’s Executive Management Program.

“I am excited to join the Ver-Tex team and look forward to bringing my years of expertise to the company to help Ver-Tex continue to grow and expand as an industry leader,” said Ludden. He continued, “I will use my years of experience to cultivate leadership skills at all levels of the company and to empower all team members in their personal and professional growth and development.”

“I am extremely enthusiastic about Gary joining the Ver-Tex team. His track record of exemplary performance, mentorship, and dedication to helping others achieve their own personal growth and success will prove monumental to the continued growth and expansion of Ver-Tex. Welcome to the team, Gary!” said Brianna Goodwin, President and CEO of Ver-Tex Construction.

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Primary Care Physician, Dr. Brent Michael, Announces the Launch of New Website for his Well-Respected Practice


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I am pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We have been working hard to create a useful, informative and easy to navigate site to help us continue to provide excellence in medical care,” says Dr. Brent Michael

Primary care doctor, Dr. Brent Michael, serves families in the Santa Monica, California, area. Dr. Michael and his skilled team provide high-quality, patient-centric care for the entire family and he has recently launched a new comprehensive website. The new user-friendly website makes it easy to find information in one place and educates patients on the services offered at the practice. The site offers patients an optimized, easy-to-navigate experience, allowing patients to quickly request appointments, ask questions and connect to an informational blog.

“I am pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We have been working hard to create a useful, informative and easy to navigate site to help us continue to provide excellence in medical care,” says Dr. Brent Michael

Dr. Brent Michael’s office includes a full laboratory, radiology, echocardiography and bone densitometry all on-site. Having a “one-stop” medical office saves patients time and makes same-day patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment possible. The comprehensive, wide range of services at Dr. Brent Michael’s practice includes routine well-exams, sports physicals, acute care, cardiovascular care, urgent office visits, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia’s, pneumonia and much more. He also provides geriatric health care services, in which he is specially trained. Patients from every age group always receive personalized attention and treatment in a professional and friendly environment. Dr. Michael and his staff strive to meet the needs of his patients and provide individualized concierge care, which is detailed on the website.

This cutting-edge practice makes doctor’s visits convenient for patients. Dr. Michael’s office also helps patients with insurance verification and once a patient has been diagnosed, if a referral to a specialist is needed, Dr. Michael works with the best specialists in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica to ensure continuity of care.

More about Dr. Brent Michael

Dr. Brent James Michael graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed his internship at the University of Miami and residency at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Michael began his private practice and affiliation with St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica in 2004. Dr. Michael is also a professor at UCLA in the Department of Family Medicine and has been affiliated with UCLA since 2004.

Dr. Michael has deep ties with the community serving on many local boards including the American Red Cross, UCLA, St. John of God as well as other important local committees. Dr. Michael has demonstrated a commitment to the local community and has also demonstrated extensive knowledge in internal medicine, family medicine and helping patients get the care and treatment needed to restore their health.

Dr. Michael believes strongly is giving back to the community and has been volunteering at the St. John of God Senior Community since 2014. In 2017 Dr. Michael was recognized for his outstanding work with seniors when he won the prestigious St. John of God Healing award.

Dr. Brent Michael’s practice is located at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1260W, Santa Monica, California. Most major insurance plans are accepted at his office, including Medicare. For more information about the primary care practice of Dr. Brent Michael please visit http://www.brentmichaelmd.com or call the office directly at (310) 829-7777.

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ServerMonkey to Attend SC19 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage & Analysis


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We’re excited about the opportunity to showcase ServerMonkey’s cost-effective, high-performance solutions and network with attendees while exhibiting at SC19.

ServerMonkey, a full-service information technology company specializing in new and refurbished enterprise IT hardware, in addition to asset disposition and recycling services, is set to attend SC19.

SC19, a yearly series of conferences, continues to inspire students and attendees alike with knowledge from the HPC (high-performance computing) community.

With its first conference on supercomputing in 1988, and later integrating with SCinet in 1991, the HPC community continues to evolve and draw in the largest network of high-performance networking experts. SCinet’s mission since the beginning is to “bring new technologies and capabilities to bear.”

This year, ServerMonkey jumps back into the limelight ready to showcase its latest enterprise IT hardware.

Charlotte Boman, ServerMonkey’s Marketing Manager, is set to represent the IT company and provide knowledgeable insights about ServerMonkey, their mission and what they hope to achieve.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to showcase ServerMonkey’s cost-effective, high-performance solutions and network with attendees while exhibiting at SC19,” says Boman. “We encourage you to stop by our booth and find out how ServerMonkey’s custom solutions can help meet your business needs.”

ServerMonkey’s exhibit will be held at booth 1394 from November 18-21, 2019.

About ServerMonkey

ServerMonkey partners with businesses of all sizes and across industries to deliver new and pre-owned IT hardware, services, and maintenance. From small businesses to large enterprises, ServerMonkey’s team of experts offers efficient and flexible procurement solutions from the company’s extensive inventory of servers, storage, and networking products.

ServerMonkey’s value-added data center services provide responsible, secure ITAD solutions that remove risks, protect data, and ensure the highest return on customers’ investments. With service that is backed by industry-leading certifications, including ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 for quality and environmental management systems, OHSAS 18001:2007 for safety, and e-Stewards and R2:2013 for electronics recycling, ServerMonkey is an optimal partner to help global and local partners alike achieve any IT needs. Please visit https://www.servermonkey.com/ or call +1 866.330.6929 to learn more.

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ASHA Becomes Part Of New Global Forum Focused On Hearing Loss


The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has been accepted as a member of the new World Hearing Forum, a global network of stakeholders established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote ear and hearing care worldwide.

A major Forum task will be facilitating the implementation of World Health Assembly resolution WHA70.13 on “Prevention of deafness and hearing loss” http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA70/A70_R13-en.pdf?ua=1 and supporting member states in that regard.

“We thank WHO for accepting ASHA as a Forum member and as such, we look forward to being active and collaborative,” ASHA President Shari Robertson, PhD, said. “Ample challenges to hearing health exist worldwide that warrant attention and action. It is exciting and encouraging to think they stand to be met by Forum members’ collective commitment and expertise.”

According to WHO, approximately 466 million people globally live with disabling hearing loss, 34 million of whom are children. The health agency also says 1.1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to exposure to noise in recreational settings and the use of personal audio devices—a number that is expected to grow considerably “unless action is taken to prevent and treat hearing loss” in WHO’s estimation.

Before becoming a Forum member, ASHA advised WHO on its Make Listening Safe campaign which, in concert with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency that facilitates international connectivity in communications networks, unveiled recently the first ever global standard for safe listening to personal audio devices:

https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Noise-and-Hearing-Loss-Prevention/

Known as the WHO-ITU Global Standard for safe listening devices and systems, it recommends 80 decibels as the maximum safe level for adults using a personal audio device for 40 hours weekly, and 75 decibels as the safe maximum for children for the same amount of usage time. The standard stems from several years of research, input, and discussion by a cross-section of stakeholders from around the world.

Since the 1970s, hearing experts in the United States have cited 85 decibels as the maximum safe listening level, a limit that originated from what was considered safe for workers in occupational settings.

“ASHA recommends adhering to the new WHO-ITU safe listening standard when it comes to personal audio device use,” ASHA President Robertson said. “Among other things, it was developed with the use of such a device in mind instead of the experience of exposure to noise in an occupational setting.”

The World Hearing Forum opening Membership Assembly will be held December 4-5, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 204,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems, including swallowing disorders. http://www.asha.org

View all ASHA press releases at http://www.asha.org/about/news.

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