By the Time We Got to Woodstock . . .
Stephen Stills Stays In Tune with His Music and His Life
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Enhancing Temporal Resolution and Sound Quality: A Novel Approach to Compression
For more than a decade, hearing loss has been recognized as the loss of a fast-acting compression mechanism. Likewise, existing technology has been recognized as being slow for effective compensation. Bernafon’s ChannelFree system has been designed to tackle this problem, offering effective compression for consecutive phonemes in speech, while taking the necessary steps to preserve sound quality.
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Is the Hearing Instrument to Blame When Things Get Really Noisy?
This study suggests that more than 80% of both aided hearing-impaired and normal-hearing mature adults experience loudness discomfort in real life—despite the aided population being fitted with acceptable/conservative gain and output levels. While it is important to ensure that hearing instruments do not cause loudness discomfort, it may be impossible to completely avoid experiences of infrequent loudness discomfort without compromising the sound quality of speech.
Read MoreHouse Ear Institute, Sennheiser Campaign for Healthy Hearing, Top Sound Quality
The Sennheiser Sound Tour “Guys Team” and EarBud join forces, offering healthy hearing tips and sound advice on headphone use, says the Institute.
Read MoreAvada’s Direct Link Fosters Wireless TV Viewing, Phone Use
Using the accessory in conjunction with Blulink or Arris PHD Plus, patients can stream TV and landline phones directly into both of their hearing instruments simultaneously, says the company.
Read MoreAdvanced Bionics Debuts Pediatric Accessories Kit
Kits were distributed to audiologists and clinicians at more than 200 centers nationwide.
Read MoreNew HearPlugz-DF Hearing Protection From EAR Inc
The new HearPlugz-DF multifunctional dual-filtered hearing protectors from EAR Inc, Boulder, Colo, help people hear speech better in noise or loud sound, and can be hooked up to radio communications, says the company.
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New Research Shows Humans’ Right Ear Preference for Listening
In a series of three studies, looking at ear preference in communication between humans, researchers show that a natural side bias, depending on hemispheric asymmetry in the brain, manifests itself in everyday human behavior.
Read MorePan-Oston’s Plug-and-Play Kits Provide Ambient Noise-Free Communication in Retail, Service Outlets
The kits combine electronic induction loop circuitry along with the amplifier, microphone(s), power and connecting cables, and signage to convert service and checkout counters to a friendly point of communication for people who are hearing-impaired.
Read MoreASHA Campaign Honored By ASAE For Third Straight Year
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership for its “Listen To Your Buds” public education campaign.
Read MoreTopics Announced for Summit at Jackson
Hearing wellness event co-sponsored by Sonic Innovations.
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Taking the Bill to the Hill
Hearing industry leaders go to Washington to drum up support for the Hearing Aid Tax Credit, and they need your help!
Read MorePerception is in Ear of the Beholder
The researchers found that subjects in worse physical shape gave themselves a greater margin of safety, according to a study.
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Notes from a Grumpy Old Guy
I fear that I’ve finally passed the threshold test for being “a grumpy old guy.” For example, upon seeing a young person’s tattoo, I never think this might be his/her statement as an individual or even “Gee, that’s a cool tattoo.” Instead,
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