House: Calling All Ears
Throughout the month of May, the House Ear Institute is celebrating Better Hearing Month by reaching out with myriad online programs to raise awareness for hearing loss.
Read MoreThroughout the month of May, the House Ear Institute is celebrating Better Hearing Month by reaching out with myriad online programs to raise awareness for hearing loss.
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Read MoreNearly 1,500 Washington, DC-area youngsters attended the Listen To Your Buds concert, put on by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Read MoreThe May 12 session addresses frequency compression, and the May 13 session highlights future developments in audiology and amplification. A roster of internationally respected speakers are scheduled.
Read MoreIn-ear dosimetry measures noise exposure in real time to help prevent workplace hearing loss
Read MoreSome three million children under the age of 18 have some hearing loss, and one factor is external noises.
Read MoreFeaturing all of AHAAs fundamental tools, instructions, and practices, associates can access a coordinated system that helps guide them to building more profitable hearing care practices.
Read MoreThe study underscores the importance of appropriate follow up of newborn hearing screens that determine whether a more detailed evaluation of a babys hearing by an audiologist is needed.
Read MoreNew audio-processor programming software for legacy patients.
Read MoreA new class of genes has been identified as genetic cause for this clinical picture.
Read MoreHard-of-hearing musicians have special needs that are not always met by hearing aid technology. This article illustrates how clinical choices, state-of-the-art digital signal processor (DSP) systems, and advanced DSP software engineering improved the music listening experience for three musicians. A continuation from HR’s special issues in February and March on Musicians and Hearing Aid Design co-edited by Marshall Chasin, AuD, and Larry Revit, MS.
Read MoreThere are few amplification-related topics that generate greater differences of opinion than the issue of the application of advanced signal processing, such as automatic directionality and digital noise reduction, to pediatric hearing aid fittings. It is not that these systems are inherently inappropriate in hearing aids; rather, the concern is that these systems may disrupt access to important speech information that the developing child needs. This article reviews the decision-making process in applying directionality and noise-reduction features.
Read MoreSimilar to hearing aids, the market penetration of cochlear implants is surprisingly low—the authors estimate it at around 10%. One of the key reasons is that many patients who fall within the current candidacy range are never referred for evaluation for a cochlear implant. And that can present problems for both the patient and for the dispensing professional. This article provides an update on the current expanded criteria for cochlear implant candidacy.
Read MoreInitiative will provide support for US-based audiologists in pediatric practice conducting research to optimize hearing care and solutions for the youngest members of the hearing-impaired population.
Read MoreOticon Inc, Somerset, NJ, has donated $50,000 to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation per the pledge underscoring the company’s recent Hearing with Our Hearts campaign.
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