Oaktree Offers UniVox Home Looping System
The compact yet powerful loop amplifier enabling wireless listening for t-coil equipped hearing instrument wearers.
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FDA, FCC to Streamline Wireless Health Device Regulation
They would do so by coordinating their overlapping jurisdictions in this area.
Read MoreMED-EL Receives FDA Approval for Amade Audio Processor
For use with the Vibrant Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant System, which is designed to treat people with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss.
Read MoreFDA Considers Changes to 510(k) Program
Reports focus on the need for FDA to ensure public safety while creating a predictable regulatory environment that fosters innovation.
Read MoreBHI Launches Discussion Forum
The forum aims to be the go-to place for people with mild-to-severe hearing loss who are looking for a peer support community where they can chat and exchange information on hearing loss, treatments, tinnitus, hearing loss prevention, and other related topics.
Read MoreHow Music Training Primes Nervous System, Boosts Learning
An active engagement with musical sounds not only enhances neuroplasticity, but also enables the nervous system to provide the stable scaffolding of meaningful patterns so important to learning, say researchers.
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Q2 Sales Up…Slightly
According to Hearing Industries Association (HIA) statistics, US net hearing instrument sales increased by 2.93% to 686,165 units during the second quarter of 2010; however, private sector sales (ie, disregarding VA activity represented by red
Read MoreWelch Allyn Debuts LED Replacement Lamps for Physical Assessment Instruments
New lamps provide the familiarity of halogen illumination with the performance benefits of LEDs.
Read MoreHSI Sensing Recognized with Partners for Progress Award
The award recognizes businesses and industries that have made outstanding contributions to the improvement, promotion, development, and progress of career and technology centers in Oklahoma.
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Evidence of the Effectiveness of a Spatial Noise Management System
Binaural wireless technology that uses spatial information shared between ears to amplify speech in one ear while attenuating noise on the opposite ear is known as Spatial Noise Management. Research is reported from two studies on real-world and laboratory user preference for this system.
Read MoreHelping Heroes Hear: Williams Sound Unveils New RALD Web Site
The RALD program provides ongoing access to assistive listening devices (ALDs) at a reduced cost, along with free personalized telephone support for retired and active-duty military service members and their families.
Read MoreTexas Event to Rally Support for Hearing Aid Tax Credit
The Hearing Industries Association is partnering with the Texas AG Bell and Hearing Loss Association of America chapters to host a dinner event for Rep Pete Olson (R-Tex) near Houston on August 20.
Read MoreNew White Paper Examines Features of Hybrid Push In-Style Ear Plug
Aims to help hearing conservation and occupational safety professionals better understand the hybrid push-in style of ear plugs that combine the use of foam for comfort with an insertion stem for ease-of-use.
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Real-World Listening Preference for an Optimized Digital Noise Reduction Algorithm
Revisiting a study that looks at real-world user preference for both slow-acting and fast-acting noise reduction systems, and an analysis of whether or not the degree of hearing loss had an impact on user preference.
Read MoreStarkey’s Abrams Honored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for Article
Harvey Abrams, PhD, director of audiology research at Starkey Laboratories Inc, was recognized for his article titled Audiologic Management of the Older Patient.
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