On May 4 in New York and May 12 in Los Angeles, the House Ear Institute will present “Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration,” a free live event to help educate teens about music and preserving their hearing.
Read MoreIn a University of Florida (UF) study of 56 college students who believed they had normal hearing, 25% did not have normal hearing sensitivity.
Read MoreEli Electronics Co Ltd has recently introduced the Nano Hearing Aid, inspired by Apple’s iPod MP3 players.
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A new client-driven fine-tuning system is designed to employ an intuitive, logical, and effective method of hearing aid optimization. Starkey’s SoundPoint system reportedly leverages the independent variability of the patient while allowing them to be involved in their own fitting.
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Research has shown in-situ audiometry to be both efficient and effective. However, this study shows why it may be important for either the manufacturer’s software or the clinician to convert dBHL to dBSPL when using instant-fit tips and domes.
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It has been said that “audition matters more as cognition declines, and cognition matters more as audition declines.” So what happens when an older person in cognitive decline or a young child with little cognitive/sensory experience is also faced with a hearing loss? This article reviews some of the fascinating links between hearing and cognition, and makes the important point that hearing and listening are two very different, and interconnected, things.
Read MoreResearchers from Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital are participating in a study evaluating whether individuals with partial hearing loss can benefit from hybrid cochlear implants.
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Automatic and adaptive acoustic feedback reduction is one of the most beneficial algorithms offered in today’s digital hearing aids. This article describes a new transient frequency-shifting technology, which is designed to provide an additional 7 dB of added stable gain, making the maximum added stable gain as high as 25 dB.
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Wallace Sabine’s principles of acoustics and rules for speech reception still apply—even if they are more than 100 years old. Amplified telephones specifically designed for hearing-impaired individuals should feature controls for gain, compression, low distortion, high frequency enhancement, and noise suppression.
Read MoreThe new earphone is designed for the audiophile and and video game enthusiasts.
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Admittedly, I have a huge bias in that I think every article in HR is exceptional. However, there are some over the course of the year that garner a wide amount of attention from hearing care professionals, the industry, and researchers. Here are
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HR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at new product/service offerings and events in 2010, as well as what might be expected for 2011 and beyond.
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Sound quality judgements in hearing aids have largely been studied using various groups of hearing-impaired individuals with specific losses who listen to different listening environments. This study looks at the sound quality of three premium hearing aids in their default settings using normal-hearing subjects and an independent laboratory, pointing out why this may be a suitable method, as well as noting some caveats for interpreting the data.
Read MoreThe HITEC Group is now offering The Sound Oasis Tinnitus & Sleep Therapy Sound Machine from FilterStream. The device is designed to mask tinnitus sounds while patients sleep.
Read MoreThe House Ear Institute is promoting a new online hearing loss prevention campaign targeting teenager audio listening habits, as well as teachers with school music programs.
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