CROS and BiCROS hearing aids are not the only treatment options for those with unilateral hearing loss. This article reviews other options and potential future avenues for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and single-sided deafness, as well as for unilateral conductive hearing loss.
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The transition from a traditional, paternalistic, and provider-focused system to a model that considers patients as active partners in their own care is the next big challenge. Ida Institute Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen explains how this might be set into action in hearing healthcare.
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Dr Cox was known as one of the most brilliant hearing aid researchers of her generation, revolutionizing fitting approaches by creating many of the outcome measures used in assessing hearing aid effectiveness and patient benefit, including coauthoring the widely used Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB).
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The Academy of Doctors of Audiology will hold its 2019 AuDACITY Convention on November 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in National Harbor, Md. This year’s theme, “Move the Needle,” relects the need for practices to respond to the hearing health needs of older adults with quality hearing healthcare.
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Douglas Beck & Virginia Ramachandran examine the various forms of unilateral hearing loss and review the various treatment methods with particular emphasis on the effectiveness of CROS and BiCROS hearing aid fittings.
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It is now indisputable that we have sufficient data from academic and laboratory settings, parents, teachers, and children with UHL themselves to support the concept that these losses put children at risk for psychoeducational and related difficulties. However, we still cannot predict which children with UHL will have such problems, or which management approaches might best assist them with their listening and learning problems. Anne Marie Tharpe presents current perspectives on UHL in children.
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Hearing professionals, global visionaries, business leaders, and industry experts from more than 30 countries will experience the speed of innovation and learn how to embrace approaching disruption. The 2020 Starkey Hearing Innovations Expo is scheduled to feature keynotes from Starkey CEO Bill Austin, actor Matthew McConaughey, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, General Colin Powell, and many more.
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About 25 industry journalists and bloggers who report on the hearing industry were provided with Sonova’s view of the future during a special Global Media Day event held in late June at the company’s headquarters in Stäfa, Switzerland. The 1-day tour of the facility and presentations by Sonova executives showcased the company’s commitment to “creating hearing solutions that change people’s lives so they can thrive socially and emotionally.”
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This special report reviews the demographics and special considerations that hearing care professionals should keep in mind when treating hearing loss and tinnitus in this patient population. Featuring comments and research from leading experts like James Jerger, PhD, Richard Danielson, PhD, Colonel LaKeisha Henry,
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The 68th International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention was held September 19-21 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, with its theme “setting the stage” for the future of quality hearing healthcare.
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Paul Willoughby Jr, a hearing aid specialist and expert in ENT and audiological issues, died on Saturday, September 14, due to complications following heart surgery. He was 78.
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About 650 audiologists, hearing aid specialists, and ENT physicians attended the inaugural Empower Conference in Orlando, hosted by Your Hearing Network (YHN). The conference featured almost 100 educational sessions and participation from over 40 companies and organizations in the hearing healthcare field.
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Signia has launched Signia Xperience, a new platform that features a combination of advanced acoustic sensors with a built-in motion sensor, as well as 80% more transistors and 7 times the memory of the previous Signia Nx chip. Signia Xperience hearing aids are designed to provide a complete analysis of the wearer’s dynamic soundscape, allowing for automatic adjustments between sounds in front of and all around the wearer for a personalized listening experience.
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Thomas McDonald, MD, former chair of Mayo Clinic’s ENT Department died on Tuesday, September 10. He was 79. Dr McDonald amassed an impressive bibliography approaching 400 publications, and he had a tremendous positive influence over the lives and careers of countless healthcare professionals, including audiologists, from around the world.
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Companies in the Demant Group, which include Oticon, Sonic Innovations, and Bernafon, were the victims of a cyber attack that affected their IT infrastructure on September 3. The group was forced to shut down its IT systems across multiple sites and business units to contain the issue last week.
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