The findings, made by a University of Michigan team using data from nearly 115,000 people over age 66 with hearing loss and insurance coverage through a Medicare HMO between 2008 and 2016, are published in the “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.”
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The team, led by James Booth, PhD, will examine how brain regions are engaged in order to provide a deeper understanding of how some DHH children attain high levels of reading skill.
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This study suggests that not properly treating infections or other conditions that chronically affect the middle ear may lead to neural deficits and increased difficulties hearing in noisy environments.
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For some years, audiology has had a close relationship with optometry, with an increasing number of optical practices electing to offer their patients audiology services as a part of their clinical offering.
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The new technology is based on a recent hearing aid specification, Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) on Bluetooth Low Energy Connection-Oriented Channels, which Google has developed in collaboration with GN Hearing and Cochlear.
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Eric Bernard will succeed Jørgen Jensen as CEO of WS Audiology A/S, and Henrik Skak Bender has been named CFO as part of the company’s planned transition following the Widex-Sivantos merger approved in March.
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In partnership with the United Way “Stuff the Bus” program, Oticon employees led a company-wide drive for donations of much needed backpacks and school supplies for local youngsters.
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New Jersey has established a Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights that gives students, “access to direct instruction in their preferred communication mode, which might be through speaking and listening or it might be through American Sign Language.”
Read MoreThese funds will enable Strekin to conclude its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of STR001 in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, the RESTORE trial, and to prepare for a European filing.
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The Hearing Aid Distribution Program (HADP)—which received $100,000 in state funding this year according to the report—will cover up to $3,900 per pair and $1,950 per hearing aid for people living at or below the federal poverty line.
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The new otoscope featuring a Fraunhofer CMUT is currently at the prototype stage with market launch anticipated within a few years.
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The Victorian Childhood Hearing Impairment Longitudinal Databank, which has collected information for eight years, is featured in the latest ”International Journal of Epidemiology.”
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The initial findings found that a child’s motivation increased when technology was part of the activity, specifically when rewards in the form of virtual trophies were offered.
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The new portfolio is said to package ReSound LiNX Quattro technology with “brilliant sound and excellent streaming into discreet custom-crafted hearing aids,” according to GN’s announcement.
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Authored by three ENTs and two audiologists, the new textbook offers “an easy-to-read and comprehensive overview of vestibular testing,” according to Plural Publishing.
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