Starkey Halo Hearing Aid Wins 2015 Edison Award
Starkey Hearing Technologies has earned an Edison Award for its Halo Made for iPhone hearing aid.
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Author: Christa Nuber
International Noise Awareness Day: How Noisy Is Your World?
April 29th is International Noise Awareness Day, a good opportunity to raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and also to assess the noises you are exposed to on a daily basis. How noisy is your world?
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Advances and Perspectives on the ABI
Experts and patients alike provide perspectives on the ABI, or auditory brainstem implant, considered by many to be a miracle hearing device for people with profound hearing loss who cannot benefit from hearing aids or cochlear implants.
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How Humans Hear Time within Sound
A scientist at University College London has conducted a study that explores how our auditory system can hear time within sound.
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Scientists Determine How Eardrum Evolved in Mammals
Researchers in Japan have determined that the middle ear and eardrum evolved independently in mammals vs reptiles and birds, answering questions that have long mystified paleontologists.
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Scientists Map Tinnitus in Human Brain during Surgery
Researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to record and map tinnitus in the brain of a patient undergoing surgery, with the goal of finding the brain networks responsible for this condition characterized by “phantom noise.”
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Insect-inspired Microphone May Advance Hearing Aids
An insect-inspired microphone that can tackle the problem of locating sounds and eliminating background noise may advance modern-day hearing aid systems.
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Earprint Technology Adapted for New YotaPhone 2
Psyx Research Inc has been tapped by Yota Devices to include its adaptive Earprint technology in the new YotaPhone 2, a “two-front” smartphone.
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Binaural Beamforming: The Natural Evolution
This study reports that the Siemens binaural beamformer Narrow Directionality in a new 2-microphone device is as effective as in the RIC form factor.
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The Final Word: Looking Back and Looking Ahead 25 Years
Van Vliet looks at how the world is changing, noting that today we are busy trying to understand noise reduction options and how to program optimally as technology advances. What will we be doing in 25 years?
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Maybe the Professional Is the One “in Denial”!
Author Von Hansen uses a case example to illustrate how a hearing care professional can insert 4 objectives into a patient history consult to transform it into a vital component of the counseling protocol.
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Back to Basics: Less May Be More for Music
Dr Chasin examines how less change may be more beneficial for hearing aid users who want to hear music clearly, with a special look at classical vs rock music.
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Van den Bergh to Helm Clarity
Clarity has named Jamie van den Bergh as the company’s new president. Van den Bergh succeeds Carsten Trads, who is retiring after more than a decade at the helm of Clarity.
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Proprietary Hearing Aid Gain Prescriptions: Changes Over Time
Both generic and proprietary prescriptions have over time decreased their prescribed gain, and the reduction has been largest in a fairly broad frequency range around 1 kHz.
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Auris Medical Publishes on New Tinnitus Drug
Auris Medical, a Switzerland-based clinical-stage company developing therapeutics for hearing conditions, announced publications in two peer-reviewed journals related to AM-101, the company’s drug developed for treating acute inner ear tinnitus.
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