The bipartisan “Delivering Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Now Act” follows the FDA’s proposed rule implementing over-the-counter hearing aids in October 2021, which was issued more than a year after the statutory deadline and over four years after the law’s passage.
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This study uses the electroencephalogram (EEG) and synchronous “alpha” activity over the parietal lobe of the brain to assess listening effort. The researchers find that the intelligibility advantages offered by Signia Augmented Focus hearing aids lead to less effortful listening across a range of SNRs typical of difficult listening environments.
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The next-gen Olive Max features “cutting-edge adaptable sound settings and a sleek wraparound design that resembles today’s popular consumer earbuds rather than traditional hearing aids,” according to the company’s announcement.
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During this time of Covid, we haven’t been able to attend live concerts, symphonies, or opera events. While musicians are just now beginning to perform live for the first time in months, if not years, the question arises about the dynamics (loud/soft features) of loud music.
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Gael Hannan is an advocate, author, and speaker who grew up with a progressive hearing loss that is now severe-to-profound. She is a past director on the national board of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) and has served as a speechreading instructor and volunteer for many hearing-related programs. She developed the Hearing Foundation of Canada’s “Sound Sense” hearing awareness program which is delivered to elementary students across Canada, and created a national awareness campaign on infant hearing screening for the same organization.
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Why person-centered care is the answer to OTC hearing aids…and much more.
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For two decades, Roger Wiens has built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars – and now he’s helping add ears as well. Wiens, a professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences in the College of Science at Purdue University, and an expert in Mars robotics technology, led the team that built SuperCam, a device on the Perseverance Mars rover that includes a laser for zapping rocks as well as the microphone that brought the first recordings of Mars to Earth.
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Publishing in the open-access journal “PLOS Biology” on April 5, the study shows that greater left-brain asymmetry can predict both better performance and average performance on a foundational measure of reading ability, depending on whether analysis is conducted over the whole brain or in specific regions.
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Neuromod Devices Ltd has announced the formation of a global commercial leadership team to direct the commercialization of its Lenire tinnitus treatment device through key partnerships.
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Access to screening for hearing loss and timely referrals for treatment can reduce hearing loss and lead to improved quality of life. To meet this important need, NYU Langone Health, in a collaboration between its Institute for Excellence in Health Equity and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, has launched the Hearing Loss Awareness and Screening Program for Low-Income Immigrant Families.
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This buildup of fluid, called a middle ear effusion, can put them at risk for ear infections, hearing loss, and delays in speech and language development.
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Bone Anchored Awareness Day was established in 2021 as a non-branded day to raise awareness, celebrate bone anchored hearing as a treatment, and give voice to users around the globe.
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In “Hearing to the Max,” a new book by John Greer Clark, PhD, aims to improve communication in challenging listening situations.
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Sorenson (or “the Company”), a communications provider for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, announced that private investment firm Ariel Alternatives, LLC has completed an acquisition of 52.5% of the Company’s common equity from existing shareholders, including Blackstone Credit, a fund managed by Franklin Mutual Advisers, and private credit accounts managed by KKR at an enterprise valuation of $1.3 billion.
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The first accolade was given to Starkey’s manufacturing lean management team for operational excellence, and the second was awarded to Nathanael Aguilar Quintero, Starkey’s Regional Director of American Operations, for next-generation leadership. The awards, presented by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, are said to honor companies and individual manufacturing leaders that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.
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