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Read MoreThis weekend I watched Super 8, the J.J. Abrams a la Spielberg horror film that pits a group of teenagers against a spooky, massively powerful, unknown entity and the seemingly capricious rules of adults. Without spoiling it for you, the
Read MoreResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear. In humans, this gene, known as FGF20, is located in a portion of the genome that has been associated with inherited deafness in otherwise healthy families.
Read MoreOtometrics has signed an agreement with Attainia, an online health care equipment supplier. The agreement places all of Otometrics’ medical equipment on Attainia’s web portal.
Read MoreA perspective on the bankruptcy of one of the hearing industry’s pioneering hearing care networks.
Read MoreOticon Medical recently sponsored a Masterclass on bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) systems at Stockholms Karolinska University Hospital. The Masterclass was initiated and organized by Professor Malou Hultcrantz of Karolinska Hospital’s Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
Read MoreAccording to new Tel Aviv University (TAU) research, one in four teens may be in danger of early hearing loss as a direct result of MP3 listening habits. The research was published in the International Journal of Audiology and demonstrated clearly that teens have harmful music-listening habits when it comes to iPods and other MP3 devices.
Read MoreA look at some of the best commercial hearing-related Web sites available for hearing care professionals.
Read Morehi HealthInnovations, a new division of UnitedHealth Group offering its own brand of hearing aids to consumers, has named Jerry L. Yanz, PhD, as vice president of hearing health. Yanz will lead the companys growing team of hearing health professionals.
Read MoreC. Scot Frink, recently selected by Rayovac as the 2011 Hearing Professional of the Year in the United States, has joined Hearinghealthmatters.org blog as a contributing editor. He will focus his blog posts about the rewards and challenges of running a private practice.
Read MoreSimulating hearing loss using normal-hearing people is of interest for both patient education and for research and development uses. This article reviews the challenges in simulating hearing loss and reports findings from a study that recommends individual testing to evaluate benefit from various noise suppressing algorithms to ensure the selection of the best noise suppressing strategy for each patient.
Read MoreWhat new products will you be featuring at AAA in 2012? Let us know and get your new products featured in two AAA-themed Hearing Review Products issues. This free PR opportunity is available to all hearing health manufacturers and industry services exhibiting at AAA 2012 in Boston.
Read MorePanasonic Hearing Instruments has introduced the R1-W series, a new line of open fit receiver-in-canal (RIC) digital hearing instruments with Bluetooth functionality, designed for people with mild to severe hearing loss.
Read MoreIn their roughly 30-year history, rechargeable hearing instruments have yet to become the chosen alternative for most hearing aid wearers. This article details two new hearing systems designed to bring rechargeable hearing instruments out of the niche market and into the mainstream.
Read MoreDetails about the Clinic and Home versions of the hi HealthInnovations/UnitedHealth Group methods for obtaining AC thresholds and online gain prescription, respectively, and data are presented on the reliability and accuracy of these new approaches.
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