In Part 5 of this 5-part series, The Hearing Review’s roundtable of hearing care professionals discusses alternate dispensing channels, personal sound amplification products (PSAPs), Internet and mail-order hearing aids, and how to advise consumers and clients about these products.
Read MoreAre infants born with knowledge about what human words sound like? Are infants biased to consider certain sound sequences as more word-like than others? A new study suggests that, indeed, this is the case.
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Brandon Sawalich, senior vice president at Starkey Hearing Technologies, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Minnesota.
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Researchers in Munich have found that, depending on the input signal, neurons generate action potentials either near or far away from the cell body. This flexibility improves our ability to localize sound sources, say the scientists.
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More than a dozen employees from Audigy’s family of companies extended an invitation to 69 teenagers to enjoy an afternoon of bowling and relaxation at a local bowling alley.
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US hearing aid unit sales in the first quarter of 2014 increased by less than a percentage point (0.95%) for the total market, and by one-tenth of a percent (0.12%) for the commercial (non-VA) sector compared to the same period last year, according to recently released HIA statistics.
Read MoreIn Part 4 of this 5-part series, our roundtable takes on the topics of marketing and outreach to physicians, changing attitudes about hearing aids in younger patients, and a greater willingness to try new technology.
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Starkey Hearing Technologies announces that Halo™, its new Made for iPhone® hearing aid, has been honored with a red dot award.
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Oticon seeks nominations of outstanding individuals with any degree of hearing loss, as well as a special hearing care professional who goes “above and beyond,” for its 2014 Oticon Focus on People Awards. Deadline for nominations is May 15.
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Researchers uncover why there is a mapping between pitch and elevation.
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School hearing tests cannot effectively detect adolescent high-frequency hearing loss, which is typically caused by loud noise exposure, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
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Recent evidence has demonstrated that, although noise and aging play large roles in hearing loss, cardiovascular health and fitness also influence hearing acuity. Part 2 of this 2-part article looks at body composition and hearing loss, as well as other contributing factors.
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A new treatment for BTE and RIC/RITE receiver tubing and wire covers is designed to dye the hearing aid plumbing for an even more invisible, personalized match to the individual’s skin color.
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The literature shows that there is a significant group of individuals with mild hearing loss who do experience reduced speech understanding in everyday listening situations. If these clients demonstrate a positive attitude to hearing aids, there is no reason to suggest that their benefit from amplification will be any less than those with greater hearing loss.
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As providers of care, we are likely going to need to adapt to a changing landscape by giving up some of our role as the exclusive source of information for individuals, and work more as guides to help them through the jungle of good and bad advice offered by various sources.
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