NJAHHP Announces 2015 Conference for Hearing Health
The New Jersey Association of Hearing Health Professionals (NJAHHP) announced its 2015 Conference, “New Frontiers in Hearing Healthcare,” to be held April 23-24, 2015.
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Ears May Have Special Pain Pathway, Study Finds
Research scientists at Northwestern University have discovered that ears have a special pain pathway that serves as a warning system, sending signals to the brain to help protect us against damaging noise.
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Do Tinnitus Patients Continue to Use Amplification and Sound Therapy Post Habilitation?
A look at the long-term effectiveness of an integrated tinnitus management approach (WZT) and the pattern of therapy use among primary tinnitus patients once successful remediation of symptoms is achieved.
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Back to Basics: What Is Soft Speech and How Is It Dependent on the Language Being Spoken?
Dr Chasin explains how the use of soft speech changes depending on the language being spoken, which affects hearing aid fittings for bilingual patients.
Read MoreWilliams Sound Names Erikson Commercial as Canadian Distributor
Williams Sound named Erikson Commercial as its exclusive commercial sound distributor in Canada. Erikson, a division of JAM Industries, has been a distributor of audio and music equipment for more than 25 years.
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Capitalizing on Opportunities in Hearing Care: An Interview with Garry Gordon
Audiologist Garry G. Gordon, owner of EAR Inc, discusses how to recognize and capitalize on opportunities for business and career success in hearing healthcare.
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Singing on Pitch Improves with Practice, Research Shows
According to new research from Northwestern University, singing on pitch or carrying a tune is a learned skill that can improve with practice, and can also decline over time if not used.
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Starkey, Audigy Group Donate Hearing Aids in Cabo San Lucas
Audigy Group, Vancouver, Wash, has announced that it joined Starkey Hearing Foundation on a January 2015 trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to bring hearing care and hearing aids to people in need.
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Cochlear Releases Wireless and Automated Features for CI
Cochlear Limited has announced the release of its SmartSound iQ and true wireless features for use with the company’s Nucleus 6 Sound Processor for cochlear implants.
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Does Current Hearing Aid Technology Meet the Needs of Healthy Aging?
This article challenges some basic assumptions about the occurrence of hearing loss among the healthy aging population, and seniors’ listening needs and variability.
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ASL Version of Disney’s “Let It Go” Gets YouTube Release
Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) co-sponsored an ASL music video of the Disney song “Let It Go,” which will be featured on YouTube via D-PAN.
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Back to Basics: Getting a Little Batty for Audiology
In his monthly column, Dr Chasin discusses the echolocation abilities of Mexican free-tailed bats and the sound-wave masking capabilities of the moths they hunt—and how this relates to the upward spread of masking and other hearing concepts.
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Etymotic’s “Bean” Offers Amplification without a Prescription
Etymotic Research offers a Quiet Sound Amplification (QSA) device called “The Bean,” which is intended to provide high fidelity sound amplification at a relatively low cost.
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Another Win for Wireless Accessories: Hearing Aid and Remote Microphone Combination for SSD
A discussion of recent findings regarding the value of CROS/BiCROS systems and wireless accessories, and how a Mini Microphone to stream sound from the poorer to the better ear may provide benefit.
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Brain Study Explores Gift of Perfect Pitch
Neuroscientists researching the neuronal basis of perfect pitch or “absolute pitch” have discovered this rare gift may be due to a functional link between the brain’s auditory cortex and frontal lobe.
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