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‘NY Times’ Article Breaks Down Hidden Hearing Loss

‘NY Times’ Article Breaks Down Hidden Hearing Loss

Dec 17, 2021 | | 0 |

The term “hidden hearing loss” can refer to a person’s inability to discern and understand conversation in a noisy setting, such as a bar or restaurant. Also known as the “cocktail party effect,” it can be difficult to diagnose as people who go to an audiologist complaining of hearing loss often score normally on an audiogram, the standard way of measuring hearing function. In a recent “New York Times” article, writer Emma Yasinski discusses the science behind hidden hearing loss as well as potential treatments.

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Healthy Hearing Wins Three Digital Health Awards

Healthy Hearing Wins Three Digital Health Awards

Dec 3, 2021 | | 0 |

Healthy Hearing received three awards: a silver award for an article on cognitive decline and hearing loss, a merit award for a column on musicians with tinnitus, and a bronze award in the directory/ratings/guides category for their consumer-reviewed directory of providers.

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Knowles Partners with Lucid Hearing

Knowles Partners with Lucid Hearing

Nov 30, 2021 | | 0 |

Knowles and Lucid Hearing, a hearing aid company, have partnered to bring the hearing health industry the Westone Audio High Fidelity DWT, a hearing aid with a Receiver in Canal (RIC) that delivers “exceptional sound quality for music listening.” 

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Singing Adult Men May Produce More Respiratory Aerosols

Singing Adult Men May Produce More Respiratory Aerosols

Nov 18, 2021 | | 1 |

Is singing worse than talking when it comes to how many particles are being emitted? Yes, according to the study. And the louder one talks or sings, the worse the emissions. A person’s age and whether they are male or female also affects their respiratory emissions, with males and adults emitting more airborne particles, on average, than females and minors.

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Widex Launches Moment BTE R D Hearing Aid

Widex Launches Moment BTE R D Hearing Aid

Nov 17, 2021 | | 0 |

Widex USA Inc announced its “first-ever rechargeable behind-the-ear hearing aid offering PureSound, LED indicator, telecoil, and direct streaming to iPhone and Android.” With the new Widex MOMENT BTE R D, patients with “hearing loss from minimal up to severe-to-profound can now benefit from Widex’s unique natural sound processing.”

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Oticon More MiniRITE T Now Available Through VA, DOD

Oticon More MiniRITE T Now Available Through VA, DOD

Nov 1, 2021 | | 0 |

Oticon, Inc announced the expansion of its Oticon More family to “enable even more veterans and active duty personnel to benefit from the innovative hearing solution’s superior sound quality.” Now available through the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies, the new Oticon More miniRITE T with disposable batteries and the portable SmartCharger allow VA and government audiologists to “better match each patient’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences.”

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HHF Releases New Video for ‘Protect Your Hearing Month’

HHF Releases New Video for ‘Protect Your Hearing Month’

Oct 18, 2021 | | 0 |

Marking October’s National Protect Your Hearing Month, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) announced that it is releasing the first of a new video series called “A Few Words About Hearing” that captures the stories of nine people—from all walks of life—who describe what it’s like to live with hearing damaged by loud noise.

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