Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is competing in the Revlon LOVE IS ON 2016 Million Dollar Challenge for a portion of the $1.4 million in cash prizes from Revlon that will go toward awareness, education, support, and advocacy for hearing loss.
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Hear the World Foundation welcomes support from two supermodels: Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista, who are championing the cause of the non-profit, whose vision is a world in which everyone can enjoy good hearing.
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The traditional model for serving patients allows for little differentiation for factors such as severe hearing loss, cognitive decline, physical limitations, and dexterity problems, which may end up being unfair to both the consumer and the clinician.
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Understanding how cells of the cochlear nucleus compute with temporal precision has implications for understanding the evolution of the auditory system. Researchers have developed a precise model for studies in auditory neuroscience.
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Researchers have linked difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, or “hidden hearing loss,” in college students with normal hearing sensitivity.
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As the hearing care field finds its way in the consumer-driven, integrated healthcare system, interventional audiology is likely to become a guiding principle of our profession.
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What physical parameters constitute a good sounding musical venue? To find the answer, Dr Chasin refers back to Wallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919) — a physicist and Harvard Professor who was arguably the most famous name in architectural acoustics.
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Hearing care professionals will be increasingly involved in general healthcare and working more closely with doctors as healthcare economics change how primary care physicians are compensated by insurers.
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In this blog post, Drs Holly Hosford-Dunn and Amyn Amlani analyze the influence of price on the hearing aid market–specifically, the connection between price and hearing aid adoption rates.
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Audiology Professor Kevin J. Munro, PhD, University of Manchester, has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Hear the World Foundation. He joins audiology expert-advisors Drs Richard Seewald, Orozimbo Costa, Beatriz Noaves, and Jerry L. Northern.
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We may be better able to help patients when we listen not only to their direct statements, but also to the offhand remarks they make that can offer insight into their deeper thoughts, which can often guide us on the path to better communication and a better treatment plan.
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In the October 2016 edition of The Hearing Review, Guest Editor Brian Taylor, AuD, outlines how offering interventional audiology services is a way forward for hearing healthcare professionals who wish to innovate and improve the industry.
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Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found that using sign language combined with intensive speech therapy may be an effective treatment for children with a rare speech disorder called apraxia of speech. They saw positive results using several therapies together in early diagnosis.
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“We need your help!” announces ASHA this week. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) reports that additional Senate co-sponsors are needed on legislation to reauthorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act (S. 2424). Online link provided.
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According to an article in US News & World Report’s Health Care/Patient Advice column, unsafe earbud use can potentially lead to irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss. Nearly half of teens and young adults in middle- to high-income countries don’t practice safe listening with personal audio devices.
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