VA HearAssist allows the hearing aid wearer to connect via smartphone to the audiologist’s fitting software via a secure internet connection. Using a Bluetooth link between the hearing aid and smartphone mobile app developed by Phonak, the audiologist can then directly access the hearing aids, without the use of an additional intermediary device.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that use of postmenopausal hormone therapy was associated with higher risk of hearing loss, and the risk tended to increase with longer duration of use.
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Otoharmonics, Portland, Ore.—a company that developed the Levo System to treat tinnitus—has announced that Dr Donna Grant has joined their team as Director of Business Development.
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MED-EL USA, Durham, NC, announced the availability of Automatic Sound Management (ASM) 2.0 features for the SONNET and SONNET EAS audio processors.
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In Part 2 of this 2-part article, Tammara Stender, Jennifer Groth, and David Fabry address how teleaudiology can provide better fit-to-preference and efficiency in hearing healthcare. Today’s wireless and hearing instrument technology affords HCPs even more opportunities to quickly meet hearing needs. The obvious solution to the “user fit-to-preference versus time constraints for both users and professionals” dilemma is a hearing fitting protocol that marries the personal and professional interactions so important for user satisfaction with the convenience of user-driven services, such as apps or secure cloud connections.
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An interactive website developed by health psychology and primary care researchers at the University of Southampton has been shown to reduce dizziness amongst adults aged 50 and above, the university announced on its website.
Read MoreDoris Wu, PhD, chief of the NIDCD Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the Section on Sensory Cell Regeneration and Development, will present the next talk in the NIDCD’s Beyond the Lab, Understanding Communication Disorders speaker series.
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The tech startup is marketing its earbuds to be sold to customers directly.
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The world’s first Internet-connected hearing aid earned top honors in the Consumer Electronics and Health & Pharmaceutical categories.
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Sonova recently opened the Global Hearing Institute in Suzhou, China, a state-of-the-art training center for current and future hearing care professionals.
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A study conducted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers found that over a 21-year period from 1990 through 2010, an estimated 263,000 children younger than 18 years of age were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for cotton tip applicator related-ear injuries.
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Syracuse University’s hearing lab seeks recruits for a two-week field trial to study how hearing technologies can improve hearing in noisy settings.
Read MoreThis three-day event was designed to help practice owners learn how to position the value of their services, innovate their strategies, and communicate their purpose in an ever-evolving industry.
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Aurex International Corporation (AIC), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Gama Research and Development LTD also known as Otifleks—a producer of advanced hearing protection devices—to jointly develop and manufacture proprietary tinnitus prevention earplugs and for AIC to also market and sell Otifleks’ current line of hearing protection devices.
Read MoreBeltone, Glenview, Ill.—a hearing aid company—and the Edison Awards announced that Beltone’s myPAL accessories were voted a Bronze Winner for innovation.
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