Changes In the Brain During From Hearing to Listening
What happens in the brain when simply hearing becomes listening? To answer this question,...
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Author: Stefani Kim
RIT/NTID Platform Wins 2022 Zero Project Award
World Around You, a multilingual platform created by a team at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, (RIT/NTID) is a Zero Project 2022 award recipient for its work to improve accessibility, the school announced on its website.
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Arab Health ENT Conference to take Place Jan 31-Feb 3, 2022
The 47th edition of the Arab Health Congress will take place from January 24-27, 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and from January 31-February 10, online. The Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) portion of the conference will take place from January 31-February 3, 2022 online.
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Perfecting Pitch Perception
In a study reported December 14 in the journal “Nature Communications,” researchers led by McGovern Institute for Brain Research associate investigator Josh McDermott used computational modeling to explore factors that influence how humans hear pitch.
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Signia Publishes Life Cycle Assessment Study
Signia is reportedly “the first company in the hearing aid industry to have undergone a comprehensive and scientific life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the lifetime environmental impact of the rechargeable and non-rechargeable hearing aids.”
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Marianne Wiinholt Appointed Group CFO of WS Audiology
Wiinholt will join WS Audiology from Ørsted, Denmark’s “largest and the world’s most sustainable energy company” where she has been CFO since 2013 and acted as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance since 2004. Prior to that she worked in senior roles at Borealis and Arthur Andersen.
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Researchers Find Causative Gene for Otosclerosis
Canadian researchers recently published their discovery of FOXL1, the first causative gene for otosclerosis, a common cause of conductive and mixed hearing loss in adults. This discovery was the result of a 10-year collaboration between Western University (London, Ontario) and Memorial University (St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador) and was funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Genome Canada.
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Understanding One Speaker in a Crowded Room
In a crowded room where many people are talking, such as a family birthday party or busy restaurant, our brains have the ability to focus our attention on a single speaker. Understanding this scenario and how the brain processes stimuli like speech, language, and music has been the research focus of Edmund Lalor, PhD, associate professor of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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ReSound Donates $25K to HLAA
To recognize hearing care professionals for their work in 2021, as well as in the spirit of the holiday season, ReSound announced it is donating $25,000 to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA).
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Starkey Announces Three Executive Team Promotions
Starkey has announced three executive team promotions that emphasize “a renewed commitment to serving its customers and providing the world class service and innovations they have come to expect.”
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MedRx Inc Releases First Desktop Tympanometer
MedRx Inc announced the release of its newest products; the Otowave 302 and 302+ Tympanometers. The Otowave 302 and 302+ Tympanometer models were released for sale at the end of November and are currently available in the United States and select countries.
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Mimi Closes $25 Million in Series B Funding
Mimi has announced the closing of $25 million in Series B funding. The funding round is led by MIG Capital in a consortium with a larger Munich-based family office and Salvia, the family office of Helmut Jeggle, along with additional German family offices and existing shareholders.
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Demant Issues Update on Neuro Zti Cochlear Implants
While uncertainties still exist, the company announced that it believes it has now identified the root cause of the issue, which is related to the manufacturing process and not the design of the implants. The company is currently working on implementing and verifying a solution to the issue to ensure high and consistent process quality, according to its latest announcement.
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OTC Rules Commentary Deadline Looming: Starkey Exec Outlines Major Points
The FDA is now months away from finalizing the OTC hearing aid regulation. That’s why it has never been more important for hearing healthcare professionals to act – and act quickly – to have their voices heard by the decisionmakers in Washington, DC.
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Which Mask Is Easier on the Ears?
To determine how masks affected a person’s ability to be understood while speaking, a researcher spoke to participants in four different mask styles: a surgical mask, a cloth mask with a filter, a cloth mask without a filter inserted, and a mask with a clear plastic insert.
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