To help shed some light and raise awareness on the growing epidemic of hearing loss and ear health problems, the Audiology Awareness Campaign (AAC) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare have partnered to educate consumers whoop may be slowly losing their hearing and think there is nothing they can do to prevent or treat it.
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Virtual reality systems provide dispensing professionals with an opportunity to place the client/patient in various acoustical settings without leaving the office.
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The widespread use of digital technology is making another huge impact: multimedia tools that support the entire hearing care process, from diagnosis to counseling, to ongoing aural rehabilitation.
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A summary of hearing industry statistics and speculation on what they may portend.
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Temporal processing concepts have gained greater importance as advanced digitally programmable compression hearing aids have come to dominate the industry. This article examines the key definitions and test procedures related to temporal processing and amplification.
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A series of articles on one of the most critical, and problematic, parts of the hearing aid fitting process. In Part 2, techniques for making the perfect impression.
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The American Academy of Audiology, Reston, Va, presented the 2006 Academy Honors during an evening reception at the April AAA Convention in Minneapolis. The Acade
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Things you need to consider when preparing to purchase and set up a modern testing room, as well as speculation on what the sound rooms of the future may look like.
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Separating truth from fiction in open fittings. The popularity of open-fit hearing aids has increased dramatically, in large part due to digital features, feedback phase-inversion systems, and cosmetically appealing, instant-fit “slim” tubing. Although the magnitude of the effect is slightly less than with occluded shells or earmolds, open-fit devices equipped with directional microphones—contrary to popular belief—do provide improved speech recognition in noise compared to the unaided or omni-directional conditions.
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How to get your established customers to update their hearing aid technology.
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In this section, HR presents a glimpse of the various products and services out on the market today.
Read MoreA hearing aid that focuses on providing speech understanding in difficult listening situations, and is suitable for younger users who have good low-frequency hearing and moderate high-frequency loss.
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A study on the feedback cancellation of six high-end digital hearing instruments
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A look at how sound processing algorithms and acoustic aspects of the fitting influence sound quality in a new digital hearing instrument that emphasizes high resolution.
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A perspective on systematically generating customer satisfaction with hearing aids by: 1) Mandatory evidence-based processes, and 2) Personal Interaction between the patient and the professional.
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