Finding Optimum Gain, Compression, and Frequency Shape in Different Listening Situations
Trainable hearing aids are getting smarter about optimizing loudness, audibility, and comfort for speech, noise, and music.
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After Starkey Foundation Event, Whoopi Goldberg Reveals She Wears Hearing Aids
After attending the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s “So the World May Hear” awards gala on July 24, 2011, Whoopi Goldberg later revealed that she is another Baby Boomer celebrity who wears hearing aids.
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Digital Wireless Hearing Aids, Part 3: Audiological Benefits
The benefits of binaural data exchange between hearing aids and to external audio/communication devices.
Read MoreNeuromonics Provides Relief for Veterans Suffering from Tinnitus
Neuromonics reports that its treatment for tinnitus has restored a sense of normalcy in the lives of more than 1,100 veterans who have been successfully treated with its technology.
Read MoreClinical Trial for Pill to Prevent Hearing Loss From MP3 Players
Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) will begin recruiting teenagers for a new clinical trial that tests the oral drug SPI-1005 to see if can prevent hearing loss from loud music.
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A Voice-activated, Inflatable, Self-regulating Balloon Ear Coupler
Work is continuing to further qualify the fundamental working principles of a voice-activated expandable balloon-type “earmold.” The ADEL system is designed to harvest sound energy, inflating and self-regulating a balloon-like coupler with a minimum of attenuation and distortion.
Read MoreSongbird Consumer Survey: Cost, Education, and Fitting Convenience Highlighted
Hearing aid developer and manufacturer Songbird Hearing Inc has announced the results of its consumer survey, which examined consumer knowledge and perception of hearing issues and technology. The survey of 526 consumers reveals that cost is the leading factor affecting hearing aid use.
Read MoreStarkey Hearing Foundation and Miley Cyrus Launch “Listen Carefully” Campaign
The Starkey Hearing Foundation is joining forces with recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus to promote the “Listen Carefully” campaign for May’s “Better Hearing and Speech Month.”
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New Computer-aided Measurement System for Hearing Aid Fitting
The ACAM 5 audiological measurement system from Acousticon is designed to provide advanced fitting solutions via integrated percentile analysis. In particular, the percentile analysis function analyzes real speech, music, or any sound—as well as the output of the hearing device over every frequency and loudness level—for objective, data-driven, target gain settings.
Read MoreEtymotic Expands CUSTOM*FIT Network
Etymotic Research has announced the addition of Microsonic to its list of partners, expanding its CUSTOM*FIT network of authorized custom ear impression centers.
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Dos and Don’ts of Open Fittings
Much of the sea change in BTE hearing aids—a style that increased in usage from about 20% in 2000 to over 60% today—is due to open-fit and feedback suppression technology. What have we learned relative to fitting methods since the widespread introduction of open-fit devices in 2003? Here are some dos and don’ts to keep in mind…
Read MoreReSound Introduces DFS Ultra Feedback Suppression Technology
ReSound has announced the release of Digital Feedback Suppression (DFS) Ultra technology, a new approach to feedback cancellation.
Read MoreEight Hearing Industry Veterans Launch New Blog
Eight prominent hearing professionals have launched a unique new blog, hearinghealthmatters.org. The blog’s editor, Holly Hosford-Dunn, PhD, reports that the new site is designed to be interactive and that it will feature posts from hearing care providers, researchers, manufacturers, educators, as well as consumers and their family members.
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Widex Builds for Future with a New “Green” Home and a “Clear” Route in Products and Research
A look at one of the world’s largest hearing aid company’s new headquarters and new outlookw.
Read MoreNIH Research Shows Light Can Activate Ear Cells
University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery may lead to improved cochlear implants for deafness and the invention of devices to restore vision, maintain balance, and treat movement disorders.
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