Category: Patient Care

Patient Care

Adopting AI in Audiology: Are HCPs Ready?

AI seems to be everywhere now, but are hearing care professionals ready to accept this new technology?

Patient Care

Regeneron’s Gene Therapy DB-OTO Trial Shows Promising Hearing Improvement

Investigational gene therapy DB-OTO showed promising improvements in hearing and speech development in children with otoferlin-related genetic hearing loss.

Pediatric Care

Shape-Based Nouns Aid Language Growth in Children with Cochlear Implants

Children with cochlear implants show improved language development when their early vocabularies include more shape-based nouns.

Counseling & Education

Eargym Launches Auditory Training Study, Recruiting Participants

The goal is to attract at least 10,000 participants to explore how hearing training affects skills like speech comprehension and sound localization.

Evaluation

Beyond Hearing Screening: The Importance of Holistic Hearing Care and Audiometric Analysis

For patients to get the most out of hearing screenings, the service should ensure a path to further diagnosis and appropriate follow-up care.

Patient Fittings

Oticon and Henry Ford Health Collaborate to Enhance Hearing Aid Fittings

Oticon and Henry Ford Health's Division of Audiology launched a clinical research partnership to improve hearing aid fittings.

Pediatric Care

UnitedHealthcare to Expand Cochlear Implant Coverage for Children

UnitedHealthcare has expanded its coverage of cochlear implants to include children as young as 6 months effective Sept. 1, 2024.