Soundwave Hearing announced the launch of its new smart hearing aid and mobile app. The Sontro Hearing Aids (Model AI) are wireless, self-programming hearing aids that have been developed to amplify sound for individuals 18 years or older with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing impairment.
Olsen, who has been with the Demant Group since 1985 and has spearheaded Oticon Medical since the establishment of the company in 2008, will continue in an advisory role for Oticon Medical to ensure a smooth transition.
A recent study published in the “European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology” examined the effect of cochlear implantation on quality of life and cognitive decline on young (under 60) and older (over 60) participants with severe-to-profound hearing loss.
Medical device company, Neuromod Devices Ltd, announced that it has launched Ótologie, a “specialist telehealth service for tinnitus.” This new service will provide tinnitus patients, throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, with a private care option to avoid waiting lists and give them immediate access to treatment from its telehealth service.
Among all workers exposed to noise in 2014, NIOSH researchers found the majority (53%) did not wear hearing protection consistently. Industries with the highest HPD non-use among noise-exposed workers included accommodation and food services (90%), health care and social assistance (83%), and education services (82%). Additionally, some of the industries where noise is a well-recognized hazard, were found to have high prevalences of HPD non-use, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (74%), and construction (52%).
With this year’s return of cicadas, many will view the mostly harmless insects as an annoyance. However, the bugs’ high-pitched buzzing sound — which can be loud enough to drown out a jet plane flying overhead — could potentially worsen tinnitus.
Practice differentiation is one of the most effective defensive methods available to the independent practitioner, and offering custom hearing aids, earmolds, and plugs is probably the one of the easiest and most effective ways to further differentiate your hearing care practice. Here’s how you can easily do this.
In Part 2, Suzanne Carr Levy, PhD, and Drew Dundas, PhD, discuss the perceptual benefits to naturalness and overall sound quality of the direct drive approach used in the Earlens system.
Sonde Health, an enterprise vocal biomarker company, and GN Group announced that they have signed a multi-year strategic partnership to research and develop commercial vocal biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment.