EPIC Hearing Healthcare announced that its hearing health plan has been awarded the Health Network Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare industry.
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Oticon continues its campaign to protect the hearing health of football fans nationwide by warning them of noise hazards in sports arenas and sports bars during the Super Bowl season.
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ZPower announced Sara Sable-Antry as its vice president of sales. Before joining the company, Sable-Antry worked in hearing care for 16 years in multiple roles, including licensed hearing care provider, manufacturer sales representative, and business consultant.
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A book that was first published in hardcopy through The Oticon Foundation, Fading Sounds: About Hearing and Hearing Aids, by Kirsten Worsoe and Claus Elberling, has become available as a free download in PDF format.
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A practical textbook, Basic Fundamentals in Hearing Science, has been released by Plural Publishing for college undergraduates preparing for graduate programs in speech-language pathology or audiology.
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“Assessing Listening and Spoken Language in Children with Hearing Loss” by Tamala Bradham and Todd Houston is designed as a comprehensive guide to assessments for infants and children with hearing loss.
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Audioscan has announced that co-founder Jim Jonkman will assume the presidency of the company, replacing William Cole, who is retiring.
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The Ida Institute conducted a survey of more than 450 hearing health professionals and found that those who use the Institute’s “Ida Tools” can deliver more patient-centered care.
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A Smithsonian article reports how researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) have developed a special oral retainer prototype that delivers sound signals to your tongue, which your brain can learn to interpret as a sort of “braille.”
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In his monthly column, Dr Chasin discusses the echolocation abilities of Mexican free-tailed bats and the sound-wave masking capabilities of the moths they hunt—and how this relates to the upward spread of masking and other hearing concepts.
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Streaming speech to hearing instruments was found in a study to provide a significant speech intelligibility benefit, as did adding visual information through FaceTime and extended frequency bandwidth.
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Dr Van Vliet illustrates how providing better opportunities for patient follow-up can help make the journey to hearing treatment easier and more expedient.
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Etymotic Research offers a Quiet Sound Amplification (QSA) device called “The Bean,” which is intended to provide high fidelity sound amplification at a relatively low cost.
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IHS has announced that a bipartisan federal bill (HR 353) that aims to improve veterans’ access to hearing healthcare services was introduced this week in Washington, DC.
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A discussion of recent findings regarding the value of CROS/BiCROS systems and wireless accessories, and how a Mini Microphone to stream sound from the poorer to the better ear may provide benefit.
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