The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced that it has published the account of Michael Goldsmith, a COVID-19 survivor who was implanted with a cochlear implant after experiencing sudden single-sided deafness, a form of hearing loss.
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Synchrony announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Allegro Credit, a provider of point-of-sale consumer financing for audiology products, dental services, and musical instruments.
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Applying DNNs to hearing aids represents an entirely new sound processing approach and technology. In our profession, with regard to hearing aids, DNNs offer the promise of higher sound quality, an improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), improved understanding of speech in noise, improved recall, and more.
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Dr Taylor talks about the new edition of “Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids” he wrote with Gus Mueller, and provides details on Best Practices and the fitting process, real-ear measurement, word recognition testing and the SPRINT tool, and more.
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Spreading the word about tinnitus care throughout the community can help hearing care professionals stand out from the crowd while developing a busy niche. This article looks using tinnitus remediation and financing options to help build your practice.
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Olive Pro helps customizes your hearing by “optimizing audio frequencies to your sound profile, while automatically cancelling background noises and feedback.”
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Veterans Day is an important opportunity to not only show our deep gratitude to those who have served our country, but to highlight the issues that impact them the most. Sara Burdak, AuD, explains why working with veterans with hearing loss and tinnitus is a privilege.
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Vickie has spent her entire career as a clinical audiologist working with children. From 1992 to 2019, she served as the state-level Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Coordinator for Colorado.
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DigiFocus could be programmed to each patient’s specific hearing needs and reprogrammed over time as the user’s hearing changed, Oticon says.
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How to provide your patients the opportunity to purchase important accessory items like remote mics, looping systems, and alarm/alerting devices—systems that can make a big difference in their outcomes.
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Researchers at Harvard’s Music Lab have determined that American infants relaxed when played lullabies that were unfamiliar and in a foreign language.
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Jacoti’s technology comes with a self-administered hearing test that prompts various tones and frequencies, to establish volume thresholds for the user’s level of hearing. Two audiograms are then created, tailored specifically to the user’s right and left ears, acting as the user’s individual hearing prescription based on their level of individual hearing, according to the company’s announcement.
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With the ear-mounted device, called C-Face, users could express emotions to online collaborators without holding cameras in front of their faces—an especially useful communication tool as much of the world engages in remote work or learning.
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With a theme of Communication Without Limits, CHC Gala 2020 will honor music director, arranger, orchestrator, and composer Alex Lacamoire with CHC’s Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. Tickets to the virtual gala are free and the show will be fully accessible to those with hearing loss through the use of a sign-language interpreter and real-time captioning.
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Surprisingly, 75% of countries polled included bird song in their top three—out of a total of 20—general sounds of value.
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