Patients presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) may be thought of as one of the few true “emergencies of the ear” presented to hearing care professionals. Here is a case study that highlights the importance of the MRI when evaluating SSNHL.
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This study supports the idea that modern hearing aid technology improves patients’ quality of life to a greater extent than shown in previous studies. While it is not possible to determine the degree of the direct relationship, it appears that own voice processing leads to talking more in important communication situations, and, in turn, helps lead to this improvement.
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Listen EVERYWHERE can be utilized in houses of worship and classroom settings where ambient noise and distance can make it difficult for congregants and students to hear audio clearly. The product also can be used in indoor arenas and airports and in combination with other ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) systems such as ListenRF, ListenIR, or ListenLOOP for assistive listening.
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This new offering follows years of investment in GN’s dedicated in-house AI research center, investments in AudEERING, and extensive collaboration with other partners and academic research institutes.
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During recent studies by researchers in Japan, histamine improved people’s long-term memory test scores depending on the strength of the original memory and could temporarily extend mice memories by as much as 25 days longer than normal. Clarifying the role of histamine in memory may help alleviate symptoms of memory disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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The BiometRIC measures key vital signs and activity levels and will help address the documented comorbidities associated with hearing loss, including cognitive impairment, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, arthritis, and cancer. In addition, BiometRIC will provide a platform for Valencell and Sonion to deliver future innovations in hearing aids, such as measuring blood pressure and blood oxygenation.
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For the first time, Eargo is launching the Neo with a new form factor and a companion mobile app (available on iOS and Android in late January) that allows users to personalize their Eargo Neo experience through various new sound settings.
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For people with hearing loss it can be very difficult to understand and separate voices in noisy environments. This problem may soon be history thanks to a new algorithm that is designed to recognize and separate voices efficiently in unknown sound environments
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Using a mobile app, Nuheara’s EarID technology is designed to enable a user to assess their own hearing and then helps to calibrate IQbuds MAX to their personal hearing profile.
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The researchers, whose analysis is based on Medicare survey data and appears in the January issue of “Health Affairs,” suggest that the federal government expand Medicare and/or Medicaid coverage of hearing care services.
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The authors note a strong connection between auditory dysfunction and autism, suggesting that hearing issues identified at birth can be a clue to monitor the child for autism. Uncovering hearing issues would also improve outcomes for all children because the finding would trigger early interventions.
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GN researchers are working on the next generations of products and software releases that will set new milestones in the space of AI-enhanced product offerings benefiting from GN’s group-wide investments in technology research, product development, and strategic partnerships over the past several years.
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Building on the recent launch of the “world’s first Healthable hearing technology,” Livio AI, Starkey Hearing Technologies announced the “first-ever” Fall Detection and Alert capability within a hearing aid, as well as Heart Rate Measurement and built-in Virtual Assistant, on the eve of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11.
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WIDEX EVOKE featuring WIDEX ENERGY CELL technology will debut at CES as “the world’s first battery-free hearing aid” at the Sands Expo. The fuel cell reportedly powers the hearing aid through a safe electrochemical reaction using oxygen and methanol, with the only waste from this reaction being a small amount of water and carbon dioxide.
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UConn otolaryngologist Kourosh Parham and his colleagues report in “Hearing Research” that levels of prestin, a protein found only in cells in the inner ear, rise sharply when those cells are damaged and start to die.
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