Perspectives on the hearing aid design needs of performing musicians from performing musicians. A continuation from last month’s special issue on Musicians and Hearing Aid Design co-edited by Marshall Chasin, AuD, and Lawrence J. Revit, MA.
Read MoreA new study involving iPods and teenagers indicates teens who receive pressure from their peers or others to turn down the volume of their iPods instead turn them up higher.
Read MoreNew equipment to protect hearing of American Navy personnel and Marines.
Read MoreThe scientists aim to identify the neurophysiologic changes when tinnitus is present and to test drugs that suppress the behavioral evidence of tinnitus.
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What is a hi-fi hearing aid? Here is a perspective on the considerations that affect the faithfulness in which a hearing aid reproduces original sounds while compensating for the hearing loss of its wearer, as well as related information on the new Widex Mind hearing aid.
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A new hearing aid, Sonic Innovations’ Velocity 24, combines a sophisticated set of algorithms to allow the hearing aid to seamlessly and automatically react to any listening environment.
Read MoreThe earbuds and headphones can be used with any audio device, and no matter how high the device volume is turned up, the volume level will always remain below 85 decibels.
Read MoreEarly screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some off-the-wall research.
Read MoreResearchers in MIT’s Sensory Communication Group are working on a new generation of such devices, which could be an important tool for deaf people who rely on lip reading and can’t use or can’t afford cochlear implants.
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A review of the scientific evidence regarding the importance of sound quality in hearing aid performance. Hearing aid manufacturers desire to maintain and increase sound quality through advanced technology, and spatiality and intelligent binaural processing have become commercially available to achieve high-quality outcomes.
Read MoreThe C4220 and C4230 cordless amplified telephones and Walker handsets from Clarity, comply with the TIA-1083 standard, designed by the Telecommunications Industry Association in conjunction with the Hearing Loss Association of American.
Read MoreStudy shows that general anesthesia can be tolerated by patients older than 65.
Read MoreOaktree Products Inc introduces the potentially lifesaving Lifetone HL bedside fire alarm and clock, which helps awaken hearing-impaired people in the event of an emergency.
Read MoreFive individuals and five offices from among a nationwide network of 280-plus offices were named.
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Given the profound impact of telephones on modern life, it is important to better understand how wearers of hearing aids use telephones, and to improve their experiences with these communication tools. This survey investigates how recent technological advances have affected phone use by hearing aid wearers.
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