Beethoven’s Hearing Loss
This article details a thorough reasoning of what likely caused Ludwig van Beethoven to lose his hearing based on what we know about him.
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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.
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New Study Maps Hearing Loss Across the U.S.
A new study finds that rates of hearing loss are higher among men, non-Hispanic Whites, and residents of rural areas.
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Professional Hearing Services in the OTC Era
Even in the era of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, all healthcare professionals know diagnosis first, treatment second.
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2023: Perspectives & Review in Cognition/Audition
This special edition was guest-edited by Douglas Beck AuD, and provides an exploration into the history of cognition and the rapidly evolving research linking cognition and audition. Five industry experts will share insights into the HHCP’s changing role as a front-line caregiver uniquely situated to provide screening services to those suspected of suffering from cognitive decline.
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Cognivue Appoints Douglas Beck as VP, Clinical Sciences
Neuroscience company Cognivue, Inc announced that it has hired Dr Douglas Beck as Vice President of Clinical Sciences. Beck brings four decades of experience in audiology and communications disorders and sciences to Cognivue and consults, lectures, teaches, volunteers, and writes for multiple audiology, science, medical, and health-related professional organizations globally.
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Hear and Beyond: An Interview with Gael Hannan
Gael Hannan is an advocate, author, and speaker who grew up with a progressive hearing loss that is now severe-to-profound. She is a past director on the national board of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) and has served as a speechreading instructor and volunteer for many hearing-related programs. She developed the Hearing Foundation of Canada’s “Sound Sense” hearing awareness program which is delivered to elementary students across Canada, and created a national awareness campaign on infant hearing screening for the same organization.
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The LMH Pediatric Screener to Assure Appropriate Amplification: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Pediatric audiologists Jane Madell, PhD, and Joan Hewitt, AuD, have recently modified the Ling Six Sound Test—which is widely used to ensure children hear all the sounds they need to with hearing aids and cochlear implants—so it now includes more information in the important speech mid-frequencies. Douglas Beck, AuD, interviews Dr Madell about this new test and its use.
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Oticon Donates $30K to AAA Foundation Scholarship Fund
Oticon, Inc announced that it will again partner with the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Foundation Empowering Students Scholarship Program to fund scholarships for graduate students earning AuD or PhD degrees in audiology.
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Douglas Beck, AuD, Announces Retirement from Oticon
Douglas L. Beck, AuD, Vice President of Academic Sciences for Oticon, Inc, has announced he will retire in March 2022. Beck is a global presence in the world of hearing care. In more than 17 years of contributions to Oticon’s academic, clinical, and education efforts in the US and around the world, he developed into one of the hearing industry’s most in-demand speakers.
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Aging, Hearing, Cognition, and Neuropsychology: Interview with Boaz M. Ben-David, PhD
A discussion with Dr Ben-David who is researching the link between aspects of cognition and the ability to process speech in complex listening environments. More recently, he and his colleagues have been looking into how cognitive training might improve speech processing.
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Diabetes, The Audiology Project, Hearing Screenings, and More: An Interview with Kathy Dowd, AuD
Kathy Dowd, AuD, provides an update on what we know about diabetes and hearing loss, as well as her and colleagues’ advocacy efforts to inform consumers, hearing care professionals, and medical professionals about this important topic.
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Empowering Students Scholarship Winners Announced
With its vision to support advancements in hearing and balance science that enhance the experiences of life, the AAA Foundation is committed to supporting audiology doctoral students as they continue their academic careers, learn exceptional clinical skills, and explore contemporary avenues of research.To support the students, the AAA Foundation offers a variety of scholarship programs each year and announced the recipients of the 2021 Empowering Students Scholarship Program.
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Looking Back and to the Future: An Interview with Arlene Pietranton, PhD, Retiring CEO of ASHA
Retiring ASHA CEO Arlene Pientranton, PhD, shares her perspectives with Douglas Beck, AuD, about the evolution of ASHA, new legislation like MAASA and OTC regulations, and the use of cognitive screening tools for audiologists and SLPs.
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Age May Not Affect ‘Speech-to-Song Illusion,’ Study Shows
A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song. This phenomenon, called the “speech-to-song illusion,” can offer a window into how the mind operates and give insight into conditions that affect people’s ability to communicate, like aphasia and aging people’s decreased ability to recall words.
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