Stefani Kim, Author at The Hearing Review

Amplivox Releases Model 270 + Audiometer

Feb 17, 2020 | Evaluation, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

This diagnostic audiometer’s specifications includes air, bone, and speech testing, along with several special tests such as Stenger, SISI, Master Hearing Aid, and more.

Babies May Try to Imitate Singing, Study Shows

Feb 17, 2020 | Research | 0 |

By Laura Arenschield, Senior Science Writer, Ohio State University Researchers — and parents —...

Clinical trial for ‘World’s Cheapest Cochlear Implant’ to Take Place in India

Feb 14, 2020 | Cochlear Implants | 1 |

India’s Defence Research and Development Orginastion (DRDO) was tasked with developing a lower cost version of the implant, whose imported parts were initially deemed to be cost prohibitive.

Evaluation Of Probe Guide: Software-assisted Probe Tube Placement In Hearing Aid Fittings

Feb 13, 2020 | Testing & Monitoring | 0 |

A new software-assisted system for placement of the probe tube in real-ear measurement (REM) has been developed by Audioscan. This article describes the new Probe Guide tool and compares its performance with traditional methods for probe tube placement.

Livio AI Now Compatible with Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Smartphones

Feb 13, 2020 | In the Ear | 0 |

Starkey announced that Livio AI is now compatible with “more devices than ever before,” including direct streaming support from the latest in Samsung’s smartphones.

Oblato Acquires Rights to Hearing Loss Drug

Feb 12, 2020 | Research | 0 |

Hough Ear Institute (HEI), a nonprofit based in Oklahoma City, announced that its pharmaceutical...

Communication Service for the Deaf Expands SignVote Campaign

Feb 12, 2020 | Organizations | 0 |

SignVote is a “nonpartisan platform that spotlights and features accessible voter content and resources made available in American Sign Language (ASL).”

Cochlear Cuts Full-year Profit Forecast

Feb 11, 2020 | Cochlear Implants | 0 |

Cochlear, Ltd cut its full-year profit forecast due to a delay in surgeries at hospitals in China...

A Questionnaire to Assess the Subjective Benefit of Extended Bandwidth Amplification Hearing Aids

Feb 11, 2020 | Assistive Devices, Personal Sound Amplification | 0 |

The Earlens Contact Hearing Solution has been shown to deliver greater audibility across an extended frequency range than conventional aids, but do patients notice the difference? A pilot study using a new questionnaire was run with experienced hearing aids users to evaluate the subjective sound quality they had when fit with the Earlens Contact Hearing Solution versus when they were switched back to their own acoustic hearing aids.