The Art and Science of Keeping Kids Engaged During Audiology Testing
From building rapport to leveraging technology, HCPs share creative strategies to keep kids engaged for successful pediatric testing.
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Children with Developmental Disabilities Less Likely to Get Ideal Hearing Assessment
Children with developmental disabilities—1 in 6 children in the United States—are less likely to access a gold-standard hearing assessment in the first three months of hearing care, a recent paper reported.
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Inventis Launches E-commerce Platform
Inventis, a company that develops and manufactures audiology equipment, announced the launch of its US-wide e-commerce platform, www.inventis.shop. According to Inventis, the platform was built to make it “easier and faster for any customer to shop.”
Hearing Diagnostics Ltd Receives $926K Funding for Further Testing Before Market Launch
The Hearing Diagnostics test, according to the company, can also be administered successfully without a soundproof booth and by a store clerk rather than an audiologist, “thereby increasing accessibility and reducing cost.”
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Maico Diagnostics to Hold Free Webinar on Newborn Hearing Screening
The webinar will help inspire you to look at the hearing screening process in a positive light by providing information about how important the screening is to the future of a child with hearing loss; explain the methods used to perform the screening so you have a good understanding of the techniques you are using; and give practical recommendations for obtaining high-quality hearing screening results in the shortest possible time.
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ACI Alliance Awarded Grant to Evaluate Impact of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation
American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced that it was awarded a grant by Oberkotter Foundation to update the seminal Project HOPE study published in 2000 by Mohr, et al.
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Grason-Stadler Releases GSI Audera Pro Clinical EP/OAE Device
All test modules on the Audera Pro feature data organization designed with efficiency in mind, according to GSI. This includes multiple pages available in a single report to include ABR, ASSR, and OAE data.
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Researchers Study Sounds Used in Perception Experiments
The research team in the Music, Acoustics, Perception, and Learning (MAPLE) lab has repeatedly shown crucial differences in the processing of natural versus artificial sounds, raising questions about the degree to which tone beeps can actually properly test the auditory system.
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Rocky Mountain Mobile Hearing Testing Launches New Website
Rocky Mountain Mobile Hearing Testing announced the release of its new website in a bid to “better...
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Virginia Bill Would Mandate Hearing Coverage for Children
A new bill sponsored by Virginia Senator Bill DeSteph would require insurance companies to offer...
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Genedrive Pediatric Hearing Screening Test Receives CE Marking
The Genedrive MT-RNR1 ID kit will be used in critical care settings to screen babies for a genetic mutation, which if present, can cause lifelong deafness when they are given certain antibiotics.
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Children and the Development of Listening and Talking Skills: An Interview with Carol Flexer, PhD
Dr Flexer is an expert in the development and expansion of listening, speaking, and literacy skills in infants and children, including those with all degrees of hearing loss.
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Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Smartphone App to Detect Ear Infections Developed at University of Washington
Now researchers at the University of Washington have created a new smartphone app that can detect fluid behind the eardrum by simply using a piece of paper and a smartphone’s microphone and speaker.
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Boys Town Study Shows Improved Speech Understanding with Oticon OSN
The ability of OSN to preserve speech coming from different locations allows access to other talkers in the background, which is said to be fundamental to incidental learning in school-age children.
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Oticon Introduces Opn Play
Oticon announces Opn Play, a new child-friendly hearing solution, that is said to “improve speech understanding in simple and complex listening environments and provides access to multiple speakers, without reducing environmental sounds important to incidental learning and safety.”
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Center for Hearing and Speech and Texas Children’s to Collaborate on Pediatric Hearing Services Hub
A new building planned for the Texas Medical Center will unite The Center for Hearing and Speech and Texas Children’s Hospital under one roof for more robust services to thousands more children with hearing loss.
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New Bills in California, Nevada Aim to Make Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Mandatory
Legislators in both California and Nevada have introduced bills to make it mandatory for insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for children, according to articles in the “Santa Monica Daily Press” and “Las Vegas Review-Journal.”
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