University of Houston students in UHs engineering technology and industrial design programs developed the concept and prototype for MyVoice, a device that reads sign language and translates its motions into audible words. They are now seeking funding to bring the device to market.
Read More
I was about to publish an editorial about the binaural revolution and its impact on hearing care, but then the following came over the wire. This is an excerpt of a May 17 release from the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), Washington, DC.
Read MoreThanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers, doctors can now visualize areas behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infection.
Read MoreSteve Wiggs has joined Sycle.net as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Read More
A report on the results of a study designed to test the effectiveness of Widex SUPER440, a high-end hearing aid designed for people with severe-to-profound hearing loss.
Read MoreJune marks the fourth annual National Employee Wellness Month, and the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging employers to make hearing health a key aspect of their workplace wellness initiatives.
Read MoreWhat new products will you be featuring at the ADA and IHS trade shows? Let us know and get your new products featured in two ADA/IHS-themed Hearing Review Products issues. This FREE PR opportunity is available to all hearing health manufacturers and industry services. You do not necessarily have to be attending ADA or IHS.
Read More
Psychologist Michael Harvey provides guidelines for helping clinicians to assess when a patient’s repeated requests for hearing aid adjustments are potentially related to the need for psychological counseling.
Read More
Custom in-the-ear products have come such a long way in the past 5 to 10 years that it’s worth reviewing some of these changes and the potential benefits they provide to consumers.
Read More
Five common clinical challenges and potential solutions to help solve ABR and ASSR dilemmas.
Read More
Five common clinical challenges and potential solutions to help solve ABR and ASSR dilemmas.
Read MoreThe House Research Institute’s (HRI’s) 27th Annual Family Camp for children with hearing loss and their families is filled to capacity, setting an attendance record with families and counselors for the forth straight year.
Read MoreVirginia Commonwealth University has received a United States patent for technology developed by HR contributor Martin Lenhardt and his colleague Douglas Richards. The patent was awarded for “hearing device improvements using modulation of acoustically coupled signals at middle ear resonance.”
Read MorePatients with single-sided deafness experience unique listening difficulties. Among these are spatial orientation and masking effects of noise.
Read More
A thug named “John Smith” is looking for his lost C# and wants to find it—now. Just another night and case to solve—with some help from Hallowell Davis and the audiological literature.
Read More