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A hardworking hearing care professional from Austria has been presented with a leading industry award, after beating off stiff competition from audiologists across Europe.<\/p>\n

The coveted title of European Audiologist of the Year 2015<\/a> has been awarded to Herdis Menhardt, who works at H\u00f6r-Akustik D\u00f6bling, and comes just weeks after Herdis was announced as the Austrian Audiologist of the Year.<\/p>\n

Herdis was nominated for the prestigious competition by one of her patients, Susanne, who submitted her hearing story as testament to the superb treatment Herdis provided her hearing impaired son, and the impact this had on her family\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Now in its eighth year, the Audiologist of the Year competition \u2013 which is run in partnership between the leading hearing aid battery manufacturer, Rayovac<\/a>, (a division of Spectrum Brands Inc.<\/a>), Audio Infos Magazine and the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturer\u2019s Association (EHIMA) \u2013 celebrates the exceptional work of hearing care professionals across Europe. An independent judging panel of 17 industry professionals worked throughout the summer to whittle down the anonymous entries and find a worthy winner.<\/p>\n

Each nominee is scored on the dedication, commitment, knowledge and levels of care demonstrated in their patient\u2019s entry, with judges scoring entries from the UK, Ireland, Austria, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland. A winner is selected from each of the participating countries in September, with one of these going on to become European champion.<\/p>\n

Herdis was unveiled as the European Audiologist of the Year during Rayovac\u2019s annual Evening of Excellence, held during the EUHA congress in Nuremberg, Germany on October 14th.<\/p>\n

Herdis said: \u201cI\u2019m really thrilled that Susanne nominated me for Audiologist of the Year, it\u2019s been a pleasure to support her and her family through her son\u2019s hearing difficulties and I\u2019m delighted he is doing so well. Being an audiologist means I get to meet so many wonderful people every day and it really is a joy to see them thriving, winning this award is just the icing on the cake!\u201d<\/p>\n

In her nomination for Herdis, Suzanne described how her audiologist had supported her family after her baby son was born with a hearing situation. The life-changing effect that Herdis has had on the lives of Suzanne and her family, along with Herdis\u2019 commitment to the hearing community outside of her every day job, led the judges to select her as this year\u2019s worthy winner.<\/p>\n

Paula Brinson-Pyke, Marketing Director at Rayovac, said: \u201cThe Audiologist of the Year competition is the perfect way for patients to give something back to their hearing care professional, and thank them for their care and support. Every year we receive more and more hearing stories from across the continent, and it never ceases to amaze us how much of an impact these hearing doctors have on the lives of their patients \u2013 they are truly inspirational.<\/p>\n

\u201cReading Suzanne\u2019s hearing story was incredibly heart-warming, Herdis is a very worthy winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other country winners who were in the running for the European title were:<\/p>\n