AAA 2018 Convention Heads to Nashville
The AAA 2018 Convention—the world’s largest gathering of audiologists—will be held April 18-21 in Nashville, where the Academy will celebrate its 30th Anniversary.
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Huey Lewis Cancels 2018 Performances Because of Hearing Loss
According to a note posted on the band’s Twitter account, Lewis said he lost “most of his hearing” two months prior, before a show that was scheduled in Dallas.
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Sonic to Present Enchant Hearing Aid Family at AAA 2018
In a side-by-side listening demo, hearing care professionals can discover for themselves how Enchant compares to the competition in noisy environments.
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Bruce Springsteen becomes an Ambassador for Hear the World Foundation
The new ambassador for conscious hearing supports the nonprofit’s hearing loss prevention campaign.
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New Hearing Devices in Development May Expand Range of Human Hearing
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’ able to receive and transmit signals across a radio frequency range far greater than what we can hear with the human ear.
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Hayley Schultz Announced as 2018-19 Judith Gravel Fellow in Pediatric Audiology
Schultz was selected for participation in a federally funded grant that allowed her to complete additional pediatric coursework, clinical experiences with children, and the opportunity to create parent-focused learning modules.
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Six Points of Audiological Consensus on Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD)
As with any branch of auditory science, research on CAPD continues to be pursued in many different areas. However, there is robust scientific evidence pertaining to the clinical existence, diagnosis, and treatment of CAPD. This short article provides a literature review for what might be viewed as six key tenets related to CAPD.
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These Hearing Aids Make Everything Sound Digital!
It is conceivable that the modern digitization process reduces the extraneous hearing aid (microphone) noise too much and a clinical strategy would be to reprogram the hearing aid with minimal expansion implemented in the hearing aid software.
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Real-life Applications of Machine Learning in Hearing Aids
A look into the present and future of hearing aid processing and post-fitting adjustments for patients.
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Etymotic Research Merges with Lucid Hearing/Lucid Audio
Two well-known names and company owners in hearing device manufacturing are joining forces. Etymotic Research Founder Mead Killion announced that his company has merged with Lucid Hearing/Lucid Audio, a prominent hearing aid and PSAP manufacturer owned by Henry Smith, founder of Authorized Hearing Systems (AHS), America Hears, and more recently Liberty Hearing Aids and Lucid Audio.
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Real-ear, Cognition, Speech-in-Noise, and More: An Interview with Todd Ricketts, PhD
This month, Dr Beck interviews Todd Ricketts, PhD, of Vanderbilt University about a wide range of topics including how many people are actually purchasing hearing aids each year, what we can and cannot say about hearing loss and dementia, the effective hearing range of humans, RECD and speech in noise measures, and more.
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A Comparison of Feedback Cancellation Systems in Premier Hearing Aids
This study, which replicates earlier research on feedback cancellation (FBC) systems, uses three tests to evaluate the various aspects of hearing aid performance directly affected by the FBC: AGBF, Max-REIG, and a sound quality evaluation using Multi-Stimulus Test with Hidden Reference and Anchor (MUSHRA).
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CTA President Gary Shapiro to Deliver Keynote at HLAA2018 Convention
Shapiro has helped direct policymakers and business leaders on the importance of innovation in the US economy and helped ensure that technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
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AAA Convention to Be Held in Nashville, April 18-21
AAA 2018 is almost a month away. The world’s largest gathering of audiologists will be held April 18-21 at the Music City Center in Nashville, where the Academy will celebrate its 30th Anniversary.
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Changes in Thinking About TTS: Pre- and Post-2000
As the name suggests, temporary threshold shift (TTS) is a temporary loss in sensitivity to certain sounds following an exposure to a loud noise or music. Marshall Chasin, AuD, explains how our thinking about TTS has changed over the years.
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