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A leading industry competition is once again open for entries as the 2016 Audiologist of the Year<\/a> launches to the public.<\/p>\n

The competition invites patients from across the UK and Ireland to nominate their hearing practitioner by describing the difference they have made to their lives. These heartfelt stories highlight the hard work of the country\u2019s best audiologists and why they deserve to be rewarded on an international stage.<\/p>\n

Audiologist of the Year is run by Rayovac, the world\u2019s number one hearing aid battery manufacturer<\/a> and a division of Spectrum Brands Inc.<\/a>, Audio Infos, a leading international hearing publication for the audiology industry, and the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturer\u2019s Association (EHIMA), which represents Europe\u2019s major hearing instrument manufacturers and promotes ongoing research related to hearing instruments. Each year, the three organisations come together to support Audiologist of the Year in 10 countries across Europe.<\/p>\n

2016 is the competition\u2019s ninth year, and with another impressive batch of entries submitted in 2015, the judges are gearing up for a bumper crop of stories from across the globe.<\/p>\n

The competition celebrates and rewards audiologists who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide their patients with an exceptional level of care. It\u2019s the perfect way for grateful patients to say \u2018thank you\u2019 to the practitioners that have made a difference to their lives through dedication to their field. Not only that, but the winning audiologist and the patient that nominated them will scoop an incredible prize bundle.<\/p>\n

The winning audiologist will receive \u00a3250 plus a generous PR package to help them promote their practice or department. The patient who wrote the winning entry is also eligible for a cash prize and a gift bundle worth almost \u00a3500.<\/p>\n

After a summer of reading and scoring patient entries, a panel of industry judges will decide on a winner from each of the 10 participating countries in September. Once these winners are announced, the top audiologists from the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland will battle it out for the title of European Audiologist of the Year, announced at Rayovac\u2019s Celebration of Excellence during the EUHA congress in Germany in October.<\/p>\n

The 2016 European Audiologist of the Year winner will sit with the great company of the previous winners. In 2015 Herdis Menhardt from Austria was crowned as European winner after an emotional nomination from her patient, Susanne. Susanne\u2019s son was treated by Herdis shortly after he was born.<\/p>\n

Paula Brinson-Pyke, Marketing Director at Rayovac, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to be launching our Audiologist of the Year competition once again in 2016. Each year we are excited to receive a high volume of entries, and reading stories from patients whose lives have truly been changed by their practitioner just further reinforces what we already know \u2013 that the hearing industry contains some truly outstanding, dedicated professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secretary General of the EHIMA, S\u00f8ren Hougaard, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been supporting the competition for the past few years and it\u2019s been really rewarding for both us and our members. We\u2019re thrilled to be supporting Audiologist of the Year once again, and hope for even more entries than ever before this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Audiologist of the Year competition, which first ran in 2008, is the leading industry award for hearing professionals, and is judged by a panel of independent industry experts. All nominations are scored anonymously, with judges looking for audiologists who demonstrate:<\/p>\n