BlogPage: TK Control, WDRC, and Expansion: Distinctions
A brief review of these three often-confusing, but pivotal, concepts in hearing aid fitting.
Read MoreA brief review of these three often-confusing, but pivotal, concepts in hearing aid fitting.
Read MoreA new survey of AARP members reveals that nearly half of respondents say that their hearing is getting worse. At the same time, the survey shows that over half of the same AARP survey respondents with hearing difficulties dont believe they need treatment.
Read MoreMelmedtronics has announced that the Veterans Administrations National Acquisition Center has awarded a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract for the company’s The Inhibitor tinnitus treatment device.
Read MoreHR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at the new product and service offerings and events in 2011, as well as what might be expected for 2012 and beyond.
Read MoreTribute to the acoustic engineer who invented the acoustic suspension loudspeaker, dome tweeter, and multiband compression hearing aids, and brought about fundamental and permanent change in two different fields.
Read MoreWith the wide array of high-tech gadgets in use today, it is inevitable that interference will pose challenges for hearing aids. Very often it can be difficult to determine the exact source of interference, but it is helpful if the patient can describe the environment where interference is noted. This article explains the various forms and routes of interference, and provides practical advice about mitigating interference problems in digital wireless hearing aids.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics (AB) announced that it has received approval in the United States and Canada for the Neptune cochlear implant (CI) sound processor. The company says that Neptune is the world’s first and only swimmable, waterproof CI sound processor, as well as the first to offer freestyle wearable design.
Read MorePanasonic Healthcare Group has launched the JZ Power WH-105JZ hearing instrument with binaural audio headset, designed for mild to severe hearing loss.
Read MoreThis study looks at several factors related to first-time use of hearing aids using a device that employs a system of gradual gain increases during the first month of use until it reaches full prescriptive gain. Some benefits derived from the use of help systems are realized almost immediately and grow as the hearing aid increases the amplification, while others provide benefit over time, as the auditory system learns to use new speech and spatial cues .
Read MoreA doctor of audiology student at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is now investigating whether dentists are at a higher risk of hearing loss due to excessive drilling noise.
Read MoreThe American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has released an analysis and summary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2012 Outpatient Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for Part B services.
Read MoreEvidence is presented that suggests price is not the primary barrier to hearing aid adoption. Findings from this study do, however, indicate that lack of hearing aid adoption is correlated with at least two factors: benefit-deprived marketing and pricing strategies (bundling of product features and services).
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