William (Bill) Austin celebrated his 60th year in the hearing healthcare field in February. As the founder of Starkey, one of the “Big 6” hearing aid manufacturers, he is probably among less than a handful of people who have continuously helmed a global hearing aid company from the 1970s to the present.
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Using 2-cc coupler measures, MPO values for different programmed settings were compared for the premier hearing aid products from six major manufacturers. Large differences were observed, and these differences were not directly associated with the product’s OSPL90. In general, at least for the sample audiogram used, it appears that the MPO is limited by the gain setting and the aggressiveness of the wide dynamic range compression (WDRC), often restricting useable headroom.
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As an official supplier of hearing devices to the Veterans Administration (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies, Oticon has “the privilege of bringing life-saving technology to many US veterans and active-duty military service personnel.”
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The mass tort case against the Maplewood, Minnesota-based 3M from claimants alleging that its earplugs were “knowingly defective” and caused them to have hearing loss and tinnitus, will begin March 29, according to an article in the ‘Star Tribune.’
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In January, the American Hearing Research Fund (AHRF) awarded seven grants to investigators who are exploring hearing, and hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear.
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Help is also much more widely available than previously for people with hearing difficulties, thanks to recent technology advances in “environment-controlling and mind-controlled hearing aids, with cochlear implants accounting for nearly half of patent filings.”
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New research involving neuroimaging and AI, describes the complex network within the brain that comprehends the meaning of a spoken sentence.
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Envoy Medical Corporation, a hearing health company focused on providing innovative technologies across the hearing loss spectrum, announced an independent study that was published online in ‘The Journal of Laryngology & Otology.’ The study found that the fully implanted Esteem osseointegrated active middle ear implant (AMEI) showed “statistically significant improvements in post-operative hearing results,” according to Envoy.
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The new functionality “can make it easier for interpreters using ListenTALK to listen to audio in one language and speak the words in another language without having to carry additional equipment.”
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With the offshore wind industry expanding in the United States and elsewhere, a new study raises questions about how the noise from impact pile driving to install turbine supports can affect feeding behaviors of longfin squid, a commercially and ecologically important cephalopod.
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The final recommendation—unchanged from the September version—concludes that there is insufficient evidence to recommend screening by doctors for hearing loss in asymptomatic adults aged 50 or older.
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Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with COVID-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence.
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Minuendo, a manufacturer of adjustable ear plugs, announced that it will supply its Minuendo Lossless earplugs to E.A.R. Customized Hearing, a distributor of hearing protection products and systems in North America.
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More patients than previously reported may experience hearing symptoms such as hearing loss or muffled hearing from a new treatment for thyroid eye disease, teprotumumab (Tepezza), according to a small study presented virtually at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting.
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Starkey announced a three-part fitting series for hearing healthcare professionals, that is intended to help them “build upon their extensive knowledge and help them continue to provide the best care for their patients.”
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