Ear Gear Upgrades Presentation
Clamshell packaging and a new display stand enhance the look.
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AuD Students Vie for AFA Outstanding Student Award
Amid a slate of 19 nominees, one third-year residential AuD student will win the award through the program.
Read MoreMatt Davis Named Managing Director of Micro-Tech
Hearing industry veteran takes the helm.
Read MoreSurviving Dance Club Music (Noise) with Hearing Intact
By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn itself down contributes to protecting against permanent hearing loss. The report appears in PLoS Biology.
Read MoreObama says US can’t afford to wait on health care
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saying Americans cannot afford to put off an overhaul of health care, President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to break the political stalemate that has blocked past efforts and pass a comprehensive pl
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Experiences and Perspectives of Performing Musicians
Perspectives on the hearing aid design needs of performing musicians from performing musicians. A continuation from last month’s special issue on Musicians and Hearing Aid Design co-edited by Marshall Chasin, AuD, and Lawrence J. Revit, MA.
Read MoreSurprising Behavior Of Teens Shown In New IPod Listening Study
A new study involving iPods and teenagers indicates teens who receive pressure from their peers or others to turn down the volume of their iPods instead turn them up higher.
Read MoreMilitary Battling Hearing Loss
New equipment to protect hearing of American Navy personnel and Marines.
Read MoreSUNY Researchers Studying Underlying Mechanisms of Tinnitus
The scientists aim to identify the neurophysiologic changes when tinnitus is present and to test drugs that suppress the behavioral evidence of tinnitus.
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Ensuring High-fidelity in Hearing Aid Sound Processing
What is a hi-fi hearing aid? Here is a perspective on the considerations that affect the faithfulness in which a hearing aid reproduces original sounds while compensating for the hearing loss of its wearer, as well as related information on the new Widex Mind hearing aid.
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Hearing at the Speed of Life
A new hearing aid, Sonic Innovations’ Velocity 24, combines a sophisticated set of algorithms to allow the hearing aid to seamlessly and automatically react to any listening environment.
Read MoreOaktree Introduces iHearSafe Products, Helping to Blunt Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
The earbuds and headphones can be used with any audio device, and no matter how high the device volume is turned up, the volume level will always remain below 85 decibels.
Read MoreBabies Learn Music While Sleeping
Early screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some off-the-wall research.
Read MoreNew Devices Aid Deaf People By Translating Sound Waves To Vibrations
Researchers in MIT’s Sensory Communication Group are working on a new generation of such devices, which could be an important tool for deaf people who rely on lip reading and can’t use or can’t afford cochlear implants.
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Sound Quality Considerations of Hearing Instruments
A review of the scientific evidence regarding the importance of sound quality in hearing aid performance. Hearing aid manufacturers desire to maintain and increase sound quality through advanced technology, and spatiality and intelligent binaural processing have become commercially available to achieve high-quality outcomes.
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