According to a new report by iData Research, the Chinese and Indian retail and wholesale markets for hearing devices is valued at over $1 billion and will almost double in value by 2017. Hearing device companies that focus on customer education will benefit most.
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A new patient-driven fitting tool called SoundPoint provides the patient with a means for fine-tuning a hearing aid by moving a pointer on a computer display or Apple iPad™ screen. Movement of the pointer to different areas of the screen results in instantaneous changes to the frequency shaping, gain, and compression parameters of the hearing aid.
Read MoreThe Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) and University of South Florida (USF) will co-host the Sixth International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference at the Sirata Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla from May 23 to May 25, 2011.
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A new client-driven fine-tuning system is designed to employ an intuitive, logical, and effective method of hearing aid optimization. Starkey’s SoundPoint system reportedly leverages the independent variability of the patient while allowing them to be involved in their own fitting.
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EuroTrak I—the industry’s first independent report on hearing loss and hearing aid use in Europe—draws many parallels to MarkeTrak data for the North American market. However, important differences also emerge in the European countries, including higher levels of hearing aid adoption, fewer “in the drawer” hearing aids, and lower binaural usage. Europeans’ overall satisfaction with hearing aids is relatively high (72% to 86%, depending on country) and comparable to US figures (74%), and satisfaction with newer generation devices is even higher (77% to 91%). As with data from North America, EuroTrak demonstrates hearing aids have a positive impact on the quality of lives of people who have a hearing loss.
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HR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at new product/service offerings and events in 2010, as well as what might be expected for 2011 and beyond.
Read MoreResearchers presenting findings at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) annual convention show that smoking does affect hearing. In another recent study, researchers show that second hand smoke can also damage hearing in non-smokers.
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TOP NEWS and HEADLINES in October Bidding War Over: Otix Chooses WDH JAMA: Newborn Hearing Screening Improves Developmental Outcomes Causal Link to Super Vision in Deaf Discovered President to Sign Technology and Access Bill into Law
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In applying wireless capabilities to hearing instruments, we’ve come a long way, baby—and in a relatively short time.
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In applying wireless capabilities to hearing instruments, we’ve come a long way, baby—and in a relatively short time.
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Marketing professionals and practitioners/dispensers wax about cerumen management and the otoscopic products they utilize and sell.
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Marketing professionals and practitioners/dispensers talk about the pediatric products they sell, utilize, and recommend.
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The performance of feedback suppression algorithms varies greatly between both manufacturers and patient fittings. Here is a way to find the added stable gain (ASG) and analyze these algorithms in your own practice.
Read MoreThe program featured speakers including Dave Fabry, PhD, Brad Stach, PhD, Patricia Kricos, PhD, Jason Galster, PhD, Terry Chisolm, PhD, Harvey Abrams, PhD, Sergei Kochkin, PhD, Ian Windmill, PhD, Dave Preves, PhD, Sheri Smith, PhD, and Brent Edwards, PhD.
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Revisiting a study that looks at real-world user preference for both slow-acting and fast-acting noise reduction systems, and an analysis of whether or not the degree of hearing loss had an impact on user preference.
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