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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
Even the best hearing care professionals make mistakes or find themselves in unexpected situations. Here are some humorous and poignant stories from “the trenches” of audiology.
Read More
Enchant is reportedly the first Sonic hearing aid built on the revolutionary new SoundDNA platform, offering the company’s most automatic, adaptive, and flexible technology to date.
Read More
An ongoing study at the Science of Music, Auditory Research, and Technology Lab—SMART Lab—at Ryerson University in Toronto, is exposing older adults to music—both through listening and participation in a choir—and then testing to see if these experiences change the way their brains process speech in noisy environments, according to an ‘NPR’ article.
Read More
An ongoing study at the Science of Music, Auditory Research, and Technology Lab—SMART Lab—at Ryerson University in Toronto, is exposing older adults to music—both through listening and participation in a choir—and then testing to see if these experiences change the way their brains process speech in noisy environments, according to an ‘NPR’ article.
Read More
Following last month’s interview with Richard Tyler, PhD, we turn our attention to another world expert in tinnitus, James A. Henry, PhD, a research career scientist at the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, and recipient of the 2016 Paul B. Magnuson Award for his innovative work on the treatment and management of tinnitus—the highest honor for VA rehabilitation investigators.
Read More
Exploration of domains related to the emotional experiences of the patient and family will act to sensitize our clientele to the topic of emotion, and possibly address underlying motivations for their visit. At a minimum, the evidence suggests that conversations about the emotional impact of hearing loss will provide a better understanding of the patient’s and family’s disability experience, foster a stronger therapeutic alliance, and likely lead to more positive practice outcomes, such as greater treatment adherence, more open and honest communication with patients, and greater patient satisfaction.
Read More
After seeing a movie over the holiday season, I was almost chased out of the movie theater…NEVER TAKE PICTURES IN THE MEN’S WASHROOM!
Read More
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has issued a position paper in response to what the organization sees as several inaccurate statements made at the recent April 18 FTC Workshop titled, “Now Hear This.”
Read More
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) announces that each show of its 2017 Nutmeg Summer Series, ‘1776’, ‘Noises Off,’ and ‘Disney’s Newsies’, will have performances interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) through a partnership with the University of Connecticut Interpreting Services (UCIS), a division of the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD).
Read More
Consumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.
Read More