“Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids” by audiologist and educator Victor Bray, PhD, is a PDF article, produced in April 2019 by The Hearing Review and sponsored by Hamilton® CapTel®, that presents a comprehensive overview of what we know about this subject, and provides a strong case for the partnership of audiologists and mental health experts in the battle against chronic depression.
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In its tradition of launching “revolutionary” products on April 1 of each year, Sensaphonics, a technology leader in custom in-ear monitors (IEM) and hearing protection, has announced its latest advance: the Magic-Grow AudioFoam™ IEMs. Before each performance, just dip the two capsules in water and insert them into the ears, and the AudioFoam polymer gently expands to fill the ear canal, creating a perfect fit!
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The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) will hold its 2019 Annual Convention at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on March 27-30. Here is an abbreviated schedule of events, followed by an alphabetical list of exhibitors and their booth numbers.
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A new study compiled for Hear-It estimates that disabling hearing loss (≥35 dB HL) costs €216 billion per year in Europe. Applying the report’s same methodology to the United States, 14.6 million people in the USA live with an untreated, disabling hearing loss, with a cost of $133 billion each year. This amounts to $9,100 per person with an untreated disabling hearing loss.
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Mead Killion, PhD, provides his perspective on the audiograms used in two studies that look at the suitability of personal sound amplification products (PSAPS) for people with hearing loss in various delivery models.
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EQT funds, owners of Sivantos, and the Tøpholm and Westermann families, owners of Widex, have announced the successful completion of the business combination between Sivantos and Widex. The newly created company will operate under the name WS Audiology and be headquartered in Lynge, Denmark, and Singapore.
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According to a new study by Bridget Shield and Mark Atherton on behalf of the non-profit organization Hear-it, around 22.6 million people in the EU live with an untreated, disabling hearing loss. The report estimates that untreated, disabling hearing loss in the EU costs 185 billion Euros (US$211 billion) each year—25 billion Euros more than the EU budget for 2018. The costs are related to lower quality of life and higher unemployment among people with a disabling hearing loss.
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The International Hearing Society (IHS) and National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) are bringing each organization’s expertise under one roof in Livonia, Mich. While each organization maintains itself as a separate entity with individual governance and budgetary structures, they say affiliation and co-location will allow for greater collaboration and exploring synergies that help support hearing aid specialists in their professional journey.
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IntriCon, a major value-based hearing device and PSAP developer and manufacturer, announced revenues of $116.5 million in 2018, up 28.5% from $90.6 million in 2017. The company sees continued growth ahead, as its President and CEO Mark Gorder predicts FDA guidance on over-the-counter hearing devices by the end of this year, with final OTC regulations by the first half of 2020.
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This article describes how hearing-impaired persons and their partners experience and manage hearing loss in the context of their conjugal relationships. Based on in-depth interviews and being together with hearing-impaired persons and their partners, it argues that the social implications of hearing loss are associated with the temporal aspects of conversational exchange. A more nuanced understanding of the strategies hearing-impaired people and their partners employ to manage interactional complications can help to improve care and support for people affected by hearing loss.
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Hearing care practice owners often get sweaty palms this time of year due to a drop in business and hearing aid units sold. However, industry statistics show that, if that’s the case in your business, maybe you should relax a little; historically, January and February are probably the worst months for hearing aid sales in the private sector.
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A multinational survey of hearing aid users shows substantial advantages and high satisfaction rates for the new Widex EVOKE hearing aid. Additionally, the device’s SoundSense Learn feature was shown to provide real-time personal sound customization that would not have been achievable via a conventional fitting rationale.
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Do you have trouble coming up with ideas for original social media posts? When you have a lot of things on your plate, it’s easy to feel uninspired or struggle to come up with fresh content ideas. In this blog, Michele Ahlman provides 10 ideas to help inspire your social media posts.
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An online article in Bloomberg Law provides a perspective on the increasingly popular legal strategy of attacking the victim’s character, using the recent Starkey trial as its prime example.
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US hearing aid unit sales increased by 5.3% in 2018, falling just 30,000 units short of the 4 million mark, according to HIA fourth quarter statistics. For the year, the commercial sector experienced unit sales gains of 5.95%, while the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dispensing activity increased by 2.4%.
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