Should We Stop Using Sound Level Meters?
With the advent of smartphone apps, free or inexpensive sound level meters are now within the reach of virtually anyone. Marshall Chasin, AuD, asks “Are sound level meters a thing of the past?”
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Coping with Tinnitus
While there is no cure for tinnitus, numerous treatment options continue to emerge, including tinnitus management programs administered by hearing care professionals, hearing aids including those with tinnitus remediation features, sound therapy systems, and tinnitus coaching apps.
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Improved Hearing with Optical Cochlear Implants
The scientists want to use genetic engineering methods to make the nerve cells in the ear sensitive to light so that they can then be stimulated with light instead of electricity, as is currently the case.
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May Is National Better Hearing and Speech Month
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) is reminding people that the month of May is National Better Hearing Month. That means it’s time to gather our forces and encourage people to get their hearing tested and take action on their hearing loss.
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Tribute: Maurice H. Miller, PhD, Audiology Educator and Pioneer of Occupational Hearing Conservation
Murray Miller, PhD, passed away on January 10, 2021 at age 90. Dr Miller was a pioneer in the field of occupational hearing conservation and a respected expert in numerous areas of audiology, including sudden hearing loss, hearing disorders, and tinnitus.
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Comparing MPOs from Six Different Hearing Aid Manufacturers: Headroom Considerations
Using 2-cc coupler measures, MPO values for different programmed settings were compared for the premier hearing aid products from six major manufacturers. Large differences were observed, and these differences were not directly associated with the product’s OSPL90. In general, at least for the sample audiogram used, it appears that the MPO is limited by the gain setting and the aggressiveness of the wide dynamic range compression (WDRC), often restricting useable headroom.
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Minuendo Enters N.A. Distribution Deal With E.A.R. Inc
Minuendo, a manufacturer of adjustable ear plugs, announced that it will supply its Minuendo Lossless earplugs to E.A.R. Customized Hearing, a distributor of hearing protection products and systems in North America.
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Rutgers Engineers Turn ‘Dumb’ Headphones ‘Smart’
How do you turn “dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into smartphones, identify their users, monitor their heart rates, and perform other services, according to an article published on the university’s website.
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Apple Shares Results of Hearing Study
The Apple Hearing Study is sharing new data from thousands of participants across the US in an effort to help people better understand their hearing health, according to an announcement on the company’s website.
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Infants Use Prosodic Cues to Recognize Language
Earlier studies have shown that even newborns are able to distinguish different languages, like German or French, using prosodic cues, particularly melody. With the help of these musical elements, infants recognize the respective language long before they are able to perceive its special features such as consonants, vowels, or syllables, according to an article on the Würzburg University website.
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Phonak Donates Sky Marvel Hearing Aids
Phonak announced that Joseph Brisco from Hastings, Michigan was recently fitted with Sky Marvel hearing aids at no cost to his family through a HearStrong and Lemon(aids) 4 Hearing Aids partnership.
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Sound May Affect Fetus In Earlier Stage, Research Says
In experiments in newborn mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins report that sounds appear to change “wiring” patterns in areas of the brain that process sound earlier then scientists assumed and even before the ear canal opens.
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Pure Tinnitus Offers Remote Group Coaching Sessions
California-based telehealth startup Pure Tinnitus announced that it has developed Pure Tinnitus Group Coaching as a way to provide evidence-based tinnitus management techniques via Zoom video.
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A Smooth Frequency Response May Not Necessarily Be a Golden Rule in Sound Quality
In the fields of audiology, sound recording, and engineering audio design, a commonly held adage or golden rule is that the frequency response should be as flat or as “smooth” as possible.
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Sound Quality in Real Life–Not Just for Experts
Sound quality plays a key feature for overall hearing aid satisfaction as well as in everyday moments of real-life hearing. A large international survey of hearing aid users confirms the importance of sound quality, showing higher satisfaction with the WIDEX MOMENT™ hearing aids for overall sound quality, for specific situations of real-life use and for hearing aid users’ ability to participate in daily life.
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