Brain Waves in Older Adults Compound Hearing Problems
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences have discovered that changes in brain waves compound hearing problems in older adults.
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EEG Tests May Help Retrain Schizophrenia Patients’ Auditory Brain Circuits
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have published findings from two studies of EEG testing, showing that certain types of EEG tests may help clinicians understand and treat schizophrenia with new approaches related to auditory processing.
Read MoreEEGs Could Improve Autism Diagnosis and Classification
A study of 43 children with autism spectrum disorder indicated that, the more time required for an ASD individual to process auditory signals, the more severe that person’s autistic symptoms. “This is a first step toward developing a biomarker of autism severity—an objective way to assess someone’s place on the ASD spectrum,” said co-author Sophie Molholm. “Using EEG recordings in this way might also prove useful for objectively evaluating the effectiveness of ASD therapies.”
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Sonus and Starkey Help Hearing Impaired Family Reconnect
As a mechanic for more than 14 years, Tony uses power and impact tools that generate considerable noise. His hearing was gradually affected though he did not realize.
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Young Baby Brains Rehearse Sounds
Infants can tell the difference between sounds of all languages until about 8 months of age when their brains start to focus only on the sounds they hear around them.
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Hearing Technologies Could Play Important Role in Delaying Dementia
New research into understanding how the brain adapts and improves its hearing abilities through the use of hearing technologies could play an important role in the future management of dementia.
Read MoreNew York Times: MFi Hearing Aids Conjuring Images of a Cool Bionic Future
“…I was floored,” writes Farhad Manjoo in the April 23 New York Times. “Wearing these hearing aids was like giving my ears a software upgrade.”
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What’s New? An ADA Preview & Year-End Review of Hearing Care Products and Services
Here is Hearing Review Products annual product review, as well as a look at featured products and services at this week’s ADA Convention in Bonita Springs, Fla.
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MEG to Offer New Insight Into Cochlear Implants
Researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are now using the well-established brain imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG) to measure brain function in recipients of cochlear implants, including young children.
Read MoreMoving to a Beat Linked to Brain’s Response to Speech
New study by Adam Tierney and Nina Kraus at Northwestern suggests musical training could possibly sharpen language processing.
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It’s Sync or Stream! The Differences Between Wireless Hearing Aid Features
This paper explores some of the differences and user benefits from digital wireless technology that enable hearing aids to connect to each other.
Read MoreMusical Tinnitus After Cochlear Implantation
Although rare, musical tinnitus has been reported in the literature. This article presents a case study of a 56-year-old woman whose musical tinnitus began days after receiving a cochlear implant and having it activated.
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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study
When fitting compression circuitry hearing aids to patients with ANSD, slowing down the compression attack/ release time may have a positive impact on speech production.
Read MoreSyllable Dependencies Are Learned Early, Says New Study
Infants as young as 3 months of age are able to automatically detect and learn complex dependencies between syllables in spoken language. By contrast, adults only recognized the same dependencies when asked to actively search for them.
Read MoreA Rural Community Tests Teleaudiology for Newborns
A new teleaudiology pilot program, funded by a grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau, is enabling pediatric audiologists to remotely follow up with rural families and their newborns who fail initial hearing screenings.
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