Karl, Author at The Hearing Review

How Might the Brain Change When We Reintroduce Sound? Interview with Anu Sharma, PhD

Feb 27, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Research, Sensorineural | 0 |

New research shows that after wearing professionally fit quality hearing aids, a patient’s brain may “re-organize” its auditory processing centers back towards its original state prior to the hearing loss—with corresponding gains in auditory speech perception abilities and improvements in global cognitive function, executive function, processing speed, and visual working memory performance. Anu Sharma discusses the research findings with Douglas Beck.

A New Solution for Automated 3D Virtual Modeling of Custom Hearing Aid Shells

Feb 19, 2020 | Earmolds, In the Ear, Patient Fittings | 0 |

Chester Pirzanski, a long-time expert in earmold impression and manufacturing, proposes a new invention and automated process for designing custom hearing aid shells and earmolds from digitized ear impressions.

Hearing Aid Legislation: Evidence of a Burgeoning New Reality?

Feb 11, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Legislation, Medicare & Insurance, Regulation | 2 |

Are subtle but important distortions of audiological science being slipped into hearing-related legislation? H.R. 3’s current language promotes a bias—intended or not—that mild-to-moderate hearing loss and severe-to-profound hearing loss are two distinct categories, requiring two distinct legislative treatments. Says who?

Moving Past the First Fit Approach and Modernizing the Hearing Healthcare Space

Feb 10, 2020 | Patient Fittings, Sensorineural | 0 |

Adapting the “first fit” experience to be more reflective of a patient’s gradual hearing loss experience and providing for a gradual transition allows the auditory system to receive, process, and accept sounds that have been missing.

AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans: An Interview with Convention Chair A.U. Bankaitis Smith

Feb 4, 2020 | Events, Hearing Aids | 0 |

This year’s AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo will be held in New Orleans on April 1-4. We interviewed Convention Chair A.U. Bankaitis Smith to get the scoop on what you shouldn’t miss and how this year’s convention is shaping up to be the best ever.

Bose Closes 119 Retail Outlets

Jan 29, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Industry News, Over the Counter | 0 |

Following a trend in retail marketing, Bose announced the closure of all its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia—a total of 119 outlets.

Starkey Launches Livio Edge AI and Several Firsts at Hearing Innovations Expo

Jan 22, 2020 | Events, Health & Wellness, Hearing Aids, Vestibular Care, Vestibular Solutions | 1 |

Starkey unveiled its new Livio Edge AI hearing aid that comes in a 2.4 GHz custom Li-ion rechargeable option, connectivity to iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S10, and Google Pixel smartphones, voice and tap controls, and a new Edge Mode for an “extra boost” when listening in noise. The company also revealed some exciting features planned for the future of Livio Edge AI.

Hearing Aid Unit Sales Increase by 6.5% in 2019

Jan 14, 2020 | Hearing Aids, Industry News, Surveys & Statistics | 0 |

Hearing aid unit sales in the United States during 2019 increased by 6.5%—and officially broke the 4 million-unit mark for the first time, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association.

Blog: CES 2020 Kicks Off with Spotlight on Hearing

Jan 8, 2020 | Events, Hearing Loss, Over the Counter | 3 |

Here are some hearing-related items that have caught my eye since CES 2020 opened on Tuesday.

Letter: Concerns on “Competing in a New Era of Hearing Healthcare” from Dr Kim Cavitt

Jan 3, 2020 | Common Risk Factors, Evaluation, Health & Wellness, Medicare & Insurance, Testing & Diagnostics, Vestibular Testing | 1 |

Dr Kim Cavitt voices concerns about ideas in a November Hearing Review article that she says could be problematic for hearing care professionals relative to insurers, scope of practice, and medical costs. The authors, Drs Robert Traynor and Jay Hall, respond.

FDA Exempts Several Hearing Test Devices from Premarket Notification

Jan 2, 2020 | Regulation, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

The FDA has identified several Class II medical devices used in the hearing healthcare field that will no longer require 510(k) premarket clearance, including electronic noise generators in audiometry, master hearing aids, group auditory trainers, and middle earmolds.

HR 2019 News & Online Recap

Dec 31, 2019 | Industry News | 0 |

Here is a review of some of the top news items that influenced the hearing healthcare field in 2019.

‘HR’ Editor’s Picks: Feature Stories in 2019

Dec 23, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Patient Fittings, Research, Uncategorized | 1 |

Here is a list of the Hearing Review’s top-20 “must-read” features from 2019.

Walgreens Adds Nuheara PSAPs

Dec 18, 2019 | Industry News, Personal Sound Amplification | 0 |

Walgreens now offers NuHeara’s IQbuds BOOST and IQstream TV hearables, both in-store and online at www.walgreens.com.

Challenges of Instant-Fit Ear Tips: What Happens at the Eardrum?

Dec 18, 2019 | Behind the Ear, Patient Fittings, Research | 0 |

A variety of ear tips are now available for receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aids. But how might they influence a hearing aid fitting? Analyzing real-ear measurements and vent effects, this study looks at five different kinds of RIC ear tips and their effects on the sound reaching the eardrum and resulting sound quality.

Author: Karl

A New Solution for Automated 3D Virtual Modeling of Custom Hearing Aid Shells

Hearing Aid Legislation: Evidence of a Burgeoning New Reality?

Moving Past the First Fit Approach and Modernizing the Hearing Healthcare Space

AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans: An Interview with Convention Chair A.U. Bankaitis Smith

Bose Closes 119 Retail Outlets

Starkey Launches Livio Edge AI and Several Firsts at Hearing Innovations Expo

Hearing Aid Unit Sales Increase by 6.5% in 2019

Blog: CES 2020 Kicks Off with Spotlight on Hearing

Letter: Concerns on “Competing in a New Era of Hearing Healthcare” from Dr Kim Cavitt

FDA Exempts Several Hearing Test Devices from Premarket Notification

HR 2019 News & Online Recap

‘HR’ Editor’s Picks: Feature Stories in 2019

Walgreens Adds Nuheara PSAPs

Challenges of Instant-Fit Ear Tips: What Happens at the Eardrum?

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