On the April 3 episode of NBCs reality show, The Celebrity Apprentice, Marlee Matlin led a team of female celebrity apprentices to raise $986,000 for the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Matlin has been a long-time Foundation supporter.
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A look at one of the world’s largest hearing aid company’s new headquarters and new outlookw.
Read MoreAmplicom USA, a manufacturer and distributor of hearing telecommunication products and accessories, will stream digital video content about its products via the Hearing News Network (HNN), a patient waiting room information service.
Read MoreA court action enjoins Siemens from declaring HearUSA to be in default under a credit agreement and from making any efforts to seize assets or take control of HearUSA.
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A panel of expert hearing care professionals was convened to discuss the results of a consumer survey about the changing marketplace dynamics in hearing health care, as well as the opportunities presented by these changes. Here are the results.
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A new patient-driven fitting tool called SoundPoint provides the patient with a means for fine-tuning a hearing aid by moving a pointer on a computer display or Apple iPad™ screen. Movement of the pointer to different areas of the screen results in instantaneous changes to the frequency shaping, gain, and compression parameters of the hearing aid.
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A high frequency boost occurs when the hearing aid microphone is moved from the top of the ear (as in BTEs) to somewhere inside the auricle (as in ITEs)—with potential benefits in directivity and localization. A new microphone and receiver in the canal (MaRiC) design incorporates a small canal-worn module that contains both the microphone and receiver to take maximum advantage of the high frequency focusing ability of the auricle.
Read MoreThe Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and AARP are participating in a new hearing education and awareness effort for those over 50 who are at risk of hearing loss. HLAA will serve as an adviser to AARP along with other hearing associations.
Read MoreRobert W. Peters, PhD, founder of the speech and hearing sciences program at the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill (UNC), has died.
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Verification and validation (V & V) are clinical tools to ensure functionality of hearing aids as well as individual patient benefit. However, they are not always employed by clinicians, even though they have been found to be correlated with user satisfaction. Rationale and research into the benefits of verification and validation measures are discussed, in addition to ways to implement them into clinical practice.
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