2006 Literature review
A review of product literature and promotional materials available from hearing-related manufacturers and distributors.
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Month: November 2006
Adult Hearing Loss
A sampling of some of the important research that generally did not make its way to hearing care professionals during 2006.
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Hal-Hen & Widex USA Celebrate Landmarks
Hal-Hen and Widex USA celebrated their 60th and 50th anniversaries, respectively. Here is a look back at the companies’ origins, its leaders, and the important role the company has played in the hearing health care field.
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In One Ear and Synchronized with the Other: Automatic Hearing Instruments Under Scrutiny
Is it more important to synchronize the classification environment across ears, or allow the classification of the environment to vary depending on the listening situation? As hearing aid technology progresses, combining laboratory data with real-world experience to find the most appropriate evaluation strategies for predicting patient benefits becomes more challenging.
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How Do Volume Controls Work, and Do Hearing-Impaired Consumers Really Need Them?
To paraphrase Mark Twain: Rumors of the death of VCs are greatly exaggerated. For several reasons, hearing aids will still offer a VC option. As signal processing algorithms continue to improve, it is clear that the future for VCs greatly depends on the component manufacturers.
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Basic Tympanometry in the Dispensing Office
Tympanometry is one of the greatest tools we have at our disposal. It has a high level of reliability and repeatability, it gives us important information quickly, and it provides us with fairly easy-to-interpret results. However, only about half of dispensing professionals routinely conduct tympanometry.
Read MoreCochlear Implants and Speech Skills Following Meningitis
A major research study funded by national charity Meningitis Research Foundation conducted at the Nottingham Cochlear Implant Programme has reported in Pediatrics—the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics—on the remarkable achievements of children deafened by meningitis.
Read MoreStudy Of NYC Transit System Finds Noise Levels Often Exceed Recommended Exposure Guidelines
In a survey of noise levels of the New York City transit system, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure to noise levels in subways have the potential to exceed recommended guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Read MoreNeurotechnology Industry Organization Launched to Advance Treatments for Brain and Nervous System Illnesses
More than 20 leading pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies, along with major academic brain research centers and patient advocacy groups, have joined together to form a new trade association called the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO).
Read MoreClarity Launches New Product Line, Teams with NorthStar Studios for Direct Response TV Campaign
Clarity®, a division of Plantronics Inc, Chattanooga, Tenn, has teamed up with NorthStar Studios, Nashville, Tenn, to make a new product line, called Personix™, available to consumers through a direct response television campaign.
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Wanted: Younger Users
Historically, the hearing industry has a poor record of reaching younger potential hearing aid users. For example, according to the HR 2006 Dispenser Survey, more than half (55%) of all new hearing aid purchasers in
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