The AD528 has a small footprint, low weight, and an optional carry bag making it ideal for traveling clinicians who provide outreach to patients in need of hearing services, the company says.
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The Genedrive MT-RNR1 ID kit will be used in critical care settings to screen babies for a genetic mutation, which if present, can cause lifelong deafness when they are given certain antibiotics.
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BlueWing and CounselEAR will collaborate to create customer profiles from CounselEAR’s breadth of client databases, utilizing BlueWing’s data science expertise to facilitate a more intuitive flow of information.
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These documents are said to provide an overview of relevant policy changes and calculate national average payment amounts for audiology and speech-language pathology services.
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The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is “a daunting challenge for anyone—and an inconceivable idea for many,” according to ReSound’s announcement.
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During the third trimester of pregnancy, babies start to hear the “prosody” or rhythm and melody of their mother’s voices, which becomes a early “guide” to interpreting sounds and speech rhythm as they learn to speak.
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Before becoming a Forum member, ASHA advised WHO on its Make Listening Safe campaign which, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)—a United Nations agency that facilitates international connectivity in communications networks—unveiled the “first-ever global standard” for safe listening to personal audio devices.
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“People with worse hearing use so much more brainpower to decode the words that are said, they don’t get to process the meaning of what was said, which is the intellectually stimulating part,” said Dr Justin Golub.
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The data of the research group showed that white noise significantly inhibited the activity of the nerve cells in the auditory cortex. Paradoxically, this suppression of the neuronal excitation led to a more precise perception of the pure tones.
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Smith’s legislation—the Veterans Hearing Benefit Act—would provide presumption for hearing loss and tinnitus to veterans who served in combat or in a military specialty where they were exposed to repeated loud noises, such as those who worked around heavy artillery, thus making it easier for veterans to establish service connection and get the benefits they’ve earned.
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Navilution Wi-Fi works on tour operators’ wireless networks and enables them to offer multiple audio sources to visitors so they can listen to tour narration in different languages, no Internet required.
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The competition invites children from the United States to create an invention to improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. The contest celebrates children’s creativity and aims to improve understanding of the challenges associated with hearing loss and deafness as well as the benefits of treatment.
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Pure Charge&Go X is a receiver-in-canal (RIC) device that includes “the world’s first acoustic-motion sensors,” according to the company’s announcement. Since a hearing aid wearer’s sound environment can change suddenly, this technology can reportedly adapt to changes in their soundscape and detect when the wearer is in motion, responding automatically to “deliver natural and personalized sound from any direction, in any situation—even when moving.”
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Of the 37,000 deaf veterans enrolled in college, they are older than typical college students, take more developmental courses, are more likely to be enrolled in online programs, and do not complete a bachelor’s degree at the same rate as hearing veterans.
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Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT), the developer of WattUp, a Wireless Charging 2.0 technology, announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 and provided an update on its operational progress.
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