In hearing healthcare, we tend to look for dramatic moments which bring a person to appreciate their need for hearing aids and audiologic services. However, in large part, it’s the more trivial, everyday activities that can define the immense impact of better hearing.
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Sonic announced the expansion of its Radiant family to “benefit even more patients with the introduction of new styles, personalization, and fitting options.”
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More options — from the new miniRITE T with disposable batteries, and the portable SmartCharger, to new fitting options, and a music-oriented signal processing program — help allow hearing care professionals to “better match each patient’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences.” For patients with single-sided deafness, Oticon also extends the Oticon CROS family with a new rechargeable Oticon CROS PX transmitter that is compatible with Oticon More.
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Though much of the discussion related to hearables has centered around over-the-counter devices designed to help improve hearing or to make connecting to other wireless devices like smartphones easy and convenient, they could also be game-changing in an educational setting, says Rory McGreal, author of an article in “The Conversation” and an “expert in educational technology.”
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A recent article on the “CNET” website discusses the way in which the movie “CODA” (Child of Deaf Adults) has been considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a deaf family and their communication via American Sign Language (ASL).
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GN announced the extension of its Jabra Enhance line of hearing enhancement solutions designed to “help users hear more from life.” GN “brings together the convenience of true wireless earbuds with advanced hearing technology to alleviate unaddressed user needs and enable millions of people to take a first step on their hearing health journey,” according to the company’s announcement.
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Bose announced the new SoundControl Hearing Aids — the “first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aid developed for adults with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss.”
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A study using the MUSHRA protocol comparing Oticon More™ to two other premium hearing aids, combined with a recent UBS Evidence Lab report, suggests Oticon More offers top sound quality—a key element in customer satisfaction.
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Research shows that prolonged exposure to loud noise exceeding 85 dB can degrade hearing over time, and can occur in places that you might not expect, according to an article on the AARP website.
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For professional triathlete Lorcan Redmond, high performance is the name of the game. In a schedule that sees him training 30 hours a week, hearing is imperative – knowing exactly what his coaches and teammates are saying takes the stress and guesswork out of mastering three separate disciplines: swimming, running, and cycling.
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Canadian Hearing Services announced that it has been awarded Qmentum Accreditation with Commendation by Accreditation Canada with a 97% rating, becoming “the first national organization serving deaf and hard-of-hearing Canadians to achieve that accreditation distinction.”
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Redux is a professional in-office drying system to proactively treat and prevent moisture damage to hearing aids and implants.
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Eargo 5 is Eargo’s fifth-generation device and is a medical-grade, FDA Class II exempt hearing device designed to be “customizable by the user to their hearing preferences through all new Sound Match technology,” according to Eargo’s announcement. Through Sound Match, Eargo 5 “helps enable custom tuning with no clinic visits or waiting rooms.”
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Early in Dr Michael McKee’s career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led him to study how to prevent it from happening to others. That tragic event might not have happened, he said, if there had been “accessible community health education programs to allow for deaf individuals to learn ways to improve their health and to recognize common danger signs of serious health conditions.”
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Aerosol generated by playing woodwind and brass instruments is less than that produced during vocalization (speaking and singing) and is no different than a person breathing, new research has found.
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