iHear Medical, a direct-to-consumer hearing aid solution company, announced that it has partnered with FSAstore.com to offer the iHearTest, reportedly “the first and only” FDA-cleared home hearing screener, with reimbursement eligibility through flexible spending account (FSA) programs.
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The company intends to expand distribution into more retailers, as well as launch an entire ear care line in 2018.
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SHOEBOX, according to Clearwater, is reportedly “the world’s first CE-Marked” iPad-based audiometer. The device is also listed as a Class II medical device with US FDA and Health Canada.
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Originally created by the Wisconsin Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the updated card seeks to help people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing communicate with police officers during a traffic stop or road emergency situation.
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The new research into hearing loss in the UK reveals that 21% of respondents experience tinnitus symptoms such as ringing, buzzing, or persistent noise in their ears.
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A key theme of the weekend, set by speakers at the Audiology Hub, was collaboration between professionals and across sectors.
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In order to be able to continue the success of former Congresses, the EUHA invites future attendees to take an active part in preparing and arranging the event.
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Combining technology from its hearing aid and headset divisions, the Denmark-based manufacturer plans to produce the devices—which provide 360° sound identification and integration with military radio technology—at their Minnesota manufacturing site.
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Lim’s work has a strong focus on the improvement of invasive and non-invasive neurostimulation approaches for treating unmet medical needs in hearing and other therapeutic areas.
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CSD Works Job Club is a virtual career readiness program that will provide deaf and hard-of-hearing job seekers with the necessary skills to succeed in long-term employment.
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sound level recordings at a London Underground station showed public transit trips that peaked at 109 dB, according to an article on BBC.com.
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Microson will introduce its new Personal Sound Amplifier (PSA), an auditory solution that is designed to amplify sound and reduce high volume background noise.
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To benefit from the increasing number of properly installed loops, worldwide (one that meet IEC 60118-4), consumers need access to a vertical telecoil with a frequency response that closely matches the microphone sensitivity at equal input levels for the speech frequencies (70 dB SPL vs 100 mA/m inputs)—something called transparency.
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Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States grew by 3.4% in 2017, with a 4.0% growth rate for the commercial/private sector and 0.92% for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA), Washington, DC.
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The issue is that in perception we rarely need to hear the exact frequency (or frequency spectrum) of speech or of music. However, we do need to hear the relative differences in spectral cues.
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