Around 3.6 million Australians are affected by hearing loss, costing the Australian economy an estimated $15.9 billion (approximately $12.4 billion USD), with more than a third (37%) of cases being preventable.
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Although there was an increase in the percentage of US youth ages 12 to 19 reporting exposure to loud music through headphones from 1988-2010, researchers did not find significant changes in the prevalence of hearing loss among this group
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The Nucleus Cochlear implant will allow users direct streaming of music, calls, and movies, similar to the features that modern hearing aids are equipped with.
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The areas of speech mapping, probe-microphone measurements, and the verification of prescriptive targets continue to be important topics in hearing aid dispensing and hearing healthcare.
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Researchers showed that limiting the supply or the function of the neuromodulator adenosine in a brain structure called the auditory thalamus preserved the ability of adult mice to learn from passive exposure to sound.
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#HearTogether, launched in mid-May, has already amassed wearer stories on both the website and social media. What was first designed as a one-month feature to celebrate Better Hearing Month has now turned into a year-long event due to its success.
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This year’s Sound Reinforcement Conference offers abundant opportunities for attendees across five days of workshops, demonstrations, paper presentations, engineering briefs, tutorials, and social events.
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The Hear the World Charity Gala on June 24, 2017 raised over CHF 375,000 (approximately USD $389,731) in donations.
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Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, according to a paper published in the June 23 online edition of The Laryngoscope. The research also suggests that the best surgical approach for cochlear implant procedures did not involve drilling into the bone around the ear (cochleostomy).
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As we continue to support the needs of the tinnitus patient and practitioner—from sound generators to therapy approaches—it is important to maintain flexibility in treatment. This article looks at the three most-common tinnitus treatment approaches used within a clinic or with an individual patient. Recent evidence suggests the therapist is 9 to 10 times more important to the outcome of therapy than the specific treatment approaches, and new tools like Oticon’s Tinnitus SoundSupport are providing better options in the treatment of tinnitus patients with hearing aids.
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Hearing care professionals can now fit teens with a discreet Opn hearing solution that offers the benefits of Oticon’s open sound experience, direct streaming to iPhone®, and Internet connectivity via the If This Then That (IFTTT.com) network.
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The June 9 Dissemination Meeting featured a wide menu of possible regulations for a new OTC category of hearing devices, and the meeting concentrated on safety and quality control, as well as packaging and labeling requirements. The NASEM meeting’s proposals are not part of the FDA’s formal rule-making process, but they could serve as a starting point for considerations by FDA and discussions with stakeholders in hearing hearing healthcare when formulating a possible new OTC hearing device category.
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Sonova, Stäfa, Switzerland—a manufacturer of global hearing care solutions—is inviting Chinese dancer Tianjiao Zhang to make appearances at Sonova’s annual general shareholders’ meeting in Zurich on June 13 and another at a charity event near Munich on June 16, Sonova announced.
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The AudiologyNOW! 2017 convention theme, “Connect, Reconnect, and Innovate in INDY!” reflected the Academy’s desire for its members to forge new relationships, strengthen existing ties, and learn about new technology during the 4-day conference in Indianapolis. However, talk about over-the-counter hearing aids and potential changes in hearing healthcare dominated discussion at the event.
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Custom hearing aids—whether they are in-the-ear (ITE), in-the-canal (ITC), completely-in-the-canal (CIC), or invisible-in-the-canal (IIC)—have acoustic pathways between the receiver and the end of the bore that are on the order of 10 mm or less. This is also the case with occluding RIC style hearing aids. And this is also the case with in-ear monitors that musicians use.
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