As this edition of “Hearing Review” was heading to press, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or “COVID-19”) seized the public’s attention and caused widespread anxiety, cancellation of most events including the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) convention, Wall Street to crater, travel restrictions, and grocery stores to run short on (of all things, but perhaps somewhat illustrative of panic) toilet paper.
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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Hearing Review surveyed hearing care professionals during the past week regarding how the outbreak is impacting their business. Here are the results.
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If you are working from home or attending school remotely via online coursework, emergency or no emergency, you still have a right to meetings and online coursework that is accessible.
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Sorenson Communications, LLC—a company providing communication services that include video...
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Todays more competitive hearing care market makes it especially critical for practices to establish strong relationships with local physicians and heathcare providers.
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Though researchers don’t know how exactly hearing loss contributes to dementia, some think that people who are socially isolated as a result of their loss may not get much brain stimulation, hastening cognitive decline.
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A lot of the findings reinforce what we already know through direct observation: hearing health is an extremely important facet of general health.
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The results of a study investigating the connection between hearing loss and depression found that older adults with hearing loss were 47% more likely to also have depression symptoms, according to an article in “Reuters.”
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“Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids” by Victor Bray, PhD, is a comprehensive summary of what we know about this subject, and provides a strong case for the partnership of audiologists and mental health experts in the battle against chronic depression.
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“Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids” by audiologist and educator Victor Bray, PhD, is a PDF article, produced in April 2019 by The Hearing Review and sponsored by Hamilton® CapTel®, that presents a comprehensive overview of what we know about this subject, and provides a strong case for the partnership of audiologists and mental health experts in the battle against chronic depression.
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A new study compiled for Hear-It estimates that disabling hearing loss (≥35 dB HL) costs €216 billion per year in Europe. Applying the report’s same methodology to the United States, 14.6 million people in the USA live with an untreated, disabling hearing loss, with a cost of $133 billion each year. This amounts to $9,100 per person with an untreated disabling hearing loss.
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GSI Advance offers educational opportunities for audiologists that cover a range of content and learning mediums centered around core audiologic topics, including the latest technology.
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A new study found that elderly individuals with age-related hearing loss had more symptoms of depression; the greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having depressive symptoms.
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Last week, we showcased the most important news items in “The Hearing Review“ during 2018. This week, we present the Editor’s Picks for the 25 most important feature articles and digital media published in “Hearing Review” during the past year, listed in chronological order.
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DuLude founded AudiologyIS, an audiology-specific, national training company teaching survival skills to hearing health practitioners, including a step-by-step methodology that’s said to increase treatment rates and ASP and decrease returns.
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