Two PSAPs are evaluated vs. a hearing aid for listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. For speech intelligibility, the hearing aid performed significantly better than both PSAPs, and was preferred for sound quality.
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How important is the wired earphone jack on a smartphone? Dr Chasin finds that current wireless earphones don’t protect our ears from excessive sound levels as many wired earphones do, and hopes wireless earphone technology catches up to smartphones soon.
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Sonic introduced a wireless invisible-in-the-canal (IICW) custom hearing aid for patients who want the out-of-sight style of an IIC and the capabilities and convenience of wireless Bluetooth® connections.
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Call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017), which will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif. The CI2017 Symposium is considered the premier cochlear implant meeting in 2017.
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GN Audio reports that its acquisition of VXi strengthens its presence in the North American market and enables access to new market segments. It plans to leverage VXi’s expertise with headsets and communication in high noise environments.
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Neuromonics, which released its downloadable Tinnitus Alleviator for iOS-enabled devices in March 2016, is now introducing the product for Android mobile devices. Tinnitus Alleviator spectrally modifies music to retrain the brain to ignore the ringing sounds.
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The 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards celebrates 12 remarkable individuals whose courage, vision and commitment are helping to change the perception of hearing loss. First place winners in 4 categories were recognized at an awards ceremony at Oticon US headquarters.
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Researchers conducted a literature review and meta-analysis that showed an association between hearing loss and some mental health conditions, such as hallucinations, delusions, and delirium.
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In this commentary post on Hearing Review’s blog, ASHA President Jaynee Handelsman, PhD, CCC-A, explains why recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and PCAST are off the mark, and could lead to increased problems in hearing health.
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At the upcoming AES Convention in Los Angeles, Michael Santucci, AuD, will join legendary sound engineer Mark Frink for a presentation on “Safe Sound & IEM Fundamentals.” The session takes place Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM on the Live Sound Events stage.
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The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic & Assistance Foundation (NOMAF) has been “keeping New Orleans music alive” since 2005, after Hurricane Katrina. NOMAF provides hearing health information as part of its wellness program for New Orleans musicians.
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Hear the World Foundation welcomes support from two supermodels: Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista, who are championing the cause of the non-profit, whose vision is a world in which everyone can enjoy good hearing.
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Researchers have linked difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, or “hidden hearing loss,” in college students with normal hearing sensitivity.
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As the hearing care field finds its way in the consumer-driven, integrated healthcare system, interventional audiology is likely to become a guiding principle of our profession.
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In the October 2016 edition of The Hearing Review, Guest Editor Brian Taylor, AuD, outlines how offering interventional audiology services is a way forward for hearing healthcare professionals who wish to innovate and improve the industry.
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