A Field Study on the Effect of Relative Humidity on Hearing Aid Receivers
Results from this study suggest that relative humidity of a patient’s ear is highly correlated to the potential for hearing aid receiver problems and failures.
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Author: Hearing Review Staff
Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss
The research suggests that hearing loss may arise from a faulty pathway that translates sound waves into electrical impulses the brain can understand
Read MoreNew Hearing Savings Program Available to AlwaysCare Members
Through a partnership with EPIC Hearing Healthcare, the hearing savings plan helps members save 30 to 60% off MSRP on all major name brand hearing instruments and accessories, according to the company.
Read MoreTV Ears to Unveil Senior-Friendly HDTV at Upcoming Consumer Electronics Show
New 32-inch LCD TV includes built-in wireless transmitter, headset for better listening, user-friendly remote control, and automatic shut-off service.
Read MoreEar Technology Debuts Clik High Performance Hearing Aid
A variety of acoustic algorithms are loaded onto the chip in Cliks processor. Programs are selected by clicking through sound-coded options using a selector button on the BTE processor.
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A Phone Call That Speaks Volumes
At my desk last month I answered the phone to find someone yelling at me. Now, I’m used to getting the occasional earful from people in the industry, but this guy wasn’t in the industry and he wasn’t yelling at me because of something done
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Focus On: Tinnitus Devices & Treatments
We tap our readers into what marketing professionals and practitioners/dispensers are saying about the tinnitus devices and treatments they sell and utilize.
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Pediatric Amplification
Is today’s advancing functionality a case of too much of a good thing?
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RIC/RITE Hearing Aids
Our biggest survey ever profiles receiver-in-canal/ receiver-in-the-ear instruments from 14 of the industry’s leading manufacturers.
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Acceptable Processing Delay in Digital Hearing Aids
A perspective on acceptable and unacceptable delays in advanced hearing instruments, and a look at processing types and special features that contribute to delays in hearing aid processing.
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Shifting Paradigms: Bone Anchored Hearing Systems
Evidence suggests that, for some patient populations, bone anchored hearing systems are the primary or preferred treatment of choice over other options.
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Invisible Hearing Loss Among Obvious Multiple Disabilities, Part 1: Ensuring Auditory Care
Two case studies that suggest a critical need for audiological follow-up in children whose parents might be overwhelmed by other obvious visible disabilities and thus may pay insufficient attention to hearing loss and hearing aids.
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Testing for Cochlear Dead Regions: Audiometer Implementation of the TEN(HL) Test
This article, by one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, describes what is meant by a “dead region” in the cochlea, the basis of the TEN(HL) test for diagnosing dead regions, new implementation of this test in audiometers, and the clinical value of understanding dead regions in the recommendation and application of hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Read MoreApple wins appeal over alleged iPod hearing loss
A federal appeals court has rejected a class-action lawsuit seeking to hold Apple Inc responsible for possible hearing loss caused by using its popular iPod music player.
Read MoreStudy says tailored music therapy can ease tinnitus
Researchers designed musical treatments adapted to the musical tastes of patients with ear-ringing and then stripped out sound frequencies that matched the individual’s tinnitus frequency.
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