The Cochlear Implant Journey: Candidacy, Expectations, and Aural Rehabilitation
Many dispensing professionals are surprised to see that clients with thresholds in the severe range can make excellent candidates for cochlear implants.
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Earmolds and Hearing Aid Shells: A Tutorial Part 4: BTE Styles, Materials, and Acoustic Modifications
With the resurgence of BTE fittings, knowledge about how to select, create, and acoustically modify earmolds using horns, vents, and damping is more important than ever.
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A Tale of Two Feedback Cancellers
A comparison of a new-generation feedback cancellation algorithm with that of a recent-generation algorithm provides a look at how rapidly this technology is advancing.
Read MoreMP3 Players Increase Risk Early Hearing Loss
A new survey, carried out to mark the launch of a partnership between Specsavers Hearcare, Guernsey, United Kingdom, and Deafness Research UK, London, found that 14% of people spend up to 28 hours a week listening to their personal music player.
Read MoreSonomax, Hear Atlast to Launch One-Hour Hearing Care Centers in Canada
During its annual shareholders meeting, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc, Montreal, announced that it signed a development deal with Hear Atlast, Toronto, for the launch of hearing centers in large retail stores across Canada. The first hearing store is slated to open this fall.
Read MoreAG Bell Awards $40,460 in Financial Aid to Art, Science Students
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell), Washington, DC, has awarded $40,460 in arts and sciences awards to 54 students aged 6-19 who are deaf or hard of hearing and use spoken language to communicate.
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Taking the Guesswork Out of Hearing Instrument Fittings
A new visible speech system is designed to take much of the guesswork out of the fitting process. By moving from a subjective to an objective fitting approach and doing a better job of explaining the impact of hearing loss and hearing remediation, we have the potential to advance as counselors and encourage patients to take ownership of their hearing issues—and solutions.
Read MoreLaughter, Rock
The Starkey Hearing Foundation, a charitable organization known worldwide for its work of providing children in need with the tools to hear, is hosting its “So the World May Hear” Awards Gala on Saturday, June 17, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn.
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A Temporal Processing Primer
Temporal processing concepts have gained greater importance as advanced digitally programmable compression hearing aids have come to dominate the industry. This article examines the key definitions and test procedures related to temporal processing and amplification.
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Earmolds and Hearing Aid Shells: A Tutorial Part 2: Impression-Taking Techniques that Result in Fewer Remakes
A series of articles on one of the most critical, and problematic, parts of the hearing aid fitting process. In Part 2, techniques for making the perfect impression.
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Marketplace ’06
In this section, HR presents a glimpse of the various products and services out on the market today.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Feedback Cancellers in Hearing Aids
A study on the feedback cancellation of six high-end digital hearing instruments
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Improving Sound Quality with High-Resolution Hearing Instruments
A look at how sound processing algorithms and acoustic aspects of the fitting influence sound quality in a new digital hearing instrument that emphasizes high resolution.
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What Outsiders Tell Us About the Hearing Industry
By continuing to develop advanced technology, promoting advances to those outside our industry, supporting evidence-based practice and data-driven development—and acknowledging the success that we are achieving in our industry—we will be poised to be one of the most successful fields to work in among all of the medical device industries.
Read MoreAudio Players and Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implant users can listen to MP3 and CD players via several options, including audio headphones, direct patch cables, or FM systems.
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