HR Blog: Yup, That’s LOUD!
What are the 10 loudest noises humans have encountered? Here’s a list.
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Oticon Launches New Mid-Level Hearing Aid Line Based on Inium Platform
Oticon introduced a new mid-level hearing device, called Oticon Nera, today during a live-audience and virtual Internet launch from Oticon headquarters in both Somerset, NJ, and Kongebakken, Denmark.
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HR Blog Photo: E.A.R. Makes It Through Colorado Floods
Garry Gordon, audiologist and CEO of E.A.R. Inc, sent The Hearing Review this photo taken 2 miles from his home near Boulder, Colo.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 3PM: Oticon to Introduce New Product in Virtual Interactive Launch
Oticon is inviting guests to attend the company’s first-ever virtual launch of a new product family on Tuesday, September 17 at 3PM EST.
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Andy Bopp Named New Executive Director of HIA
Andy Bopp, the long-time Director of Government Relations for HIA, is the association’s new Executive Director. HIA’s Carole Rogin will continue in her role as association President.
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Sonic’s New Website Highlights Simplicity of Use and Style
Sonic has launched a new website designed with simplicity and easy access in mind.
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Williams Sound Donates Early Assistive Listening System to Museum
Williams Sound has donated a late-1970s Personal PA system originally designed by the company’s founder, Jerry Williams, to what will become a museum of vintage audio equipment.
Read MoreSynthetic Speech to Boost Announcements in Noisy Places
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have reportedly developed software that can alter speech before it is broadcast over speakers, making it more audible amid background noise—in some cases as much as the equivalent of lowering noise by 5 dB.
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Study Shows Fruit Fly Is Ideal Model to Study Hearing Loss in People
New University of Iowa study suggests that the molecular underpinnings of hearing in the common fruit fly are roughly the same as with people.
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Teleaudiology Initiative at Vanderbilt Allows Remote Hearing Tests for Newborns
A telemedicine initiative at Vanderbilt University is working to make follow-up hearing tests for newborns more accessible in rural areas of Tennessee, while teaching young pediatric audiologists how to treat patients via teleaudiology.
Read MoreInner-Ear Disorders May Cause Hyperactivity
The study provides the first evidence that a sensory impairment, such as inner-ear dysfunction, can induce specific molecular changes in the brain that cause maladaptive behaviors traditionally considered to originate exclusively in the brain.
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MED-EL’s Hochmair Among Trio of CI Developers Recognized by Lasker-DeBakey Research Award
Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, founder and CEO of MED-EL, Graeme M. Clark of the University of Melbourne, and Blake S. Wilson of Duke University will receive the prestigious Lasker Award for development of the modern cochlear implant.
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Positive Results in Phase II Clinical Trial for Auris Medical Tinnitus Treatment
Second phase II clinical trial confirms safety and efficacy trends for Auris Medical’s AM-101 in treatment of acute peripheral tinnitus.
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Events: IHS Preview
A sneak peek at this year’s 62nd annual meeting of the International Hearing Society to be held September 12-14 in Arlington, Va.
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Getting McGurked: Trouble in Separating Sound from Sight
University of Utah bioengineers discovered our understanding of language may depend more heavily on vision than previously thought: under the right conditions, what you see can override what you hear.
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