Once planted deep within the ear, the probe would be able to detect scarring from implants in the middle ear or detect the ravages of diseases such as Menieres, an inner-ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo.
Read MoreTinnitus is among the top medical complaints for soldiers; the company’s clinically proven treatment for civilians to be evaluated for the military.
Read MoreNew research warns partying MP3 generation theyre listening too loudly for too long.
Read MoreWorkplace satirists in song salute visiting in laws.
Read MoreThe Ear Card is an earplug system in a credit card-sized flat package.
Read MoreThe voice of a loved one is the sound most of us would miss more than any other if we lost our hearing.
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Nearly 9 million people with hearing loss have not sought out the services of a hearing care provider because they have tinnitus and believe that nothing can be done about it. This survey of 230 hearing care professionals suggests that six out of 10 patients (60%) experience minor to major relief of tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, and a total of one in five (22%) receive major relief. Less than 2% of patients experience a worsening of their tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, while 39% receive no benefit.
Read MoreFoundation to provide bionic ears to needy hearing-impaired people through Placido Domingo’s Hear the World Foundation.
Read MoreHear the World, a global initiative raising awareness of hearing and hearing loss created by Phonak, Stafa, Switzerland, has donated $18,000 to The Bryan Adams Foundation to help families of children with hearing loss.
Read MoreSome 10 million people in the United States suffer from impairing noise-induced hearing loss, a trend researchers and physicians are hoping to reverse with a vitamin and mineral cocktail that shows promise for prevent hearing loss caused by loud noises.
Read MoreNeuromonics Inc, Bethlehem, Pa, reports the publication of the largest private-practice study evaluating the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment, which comprehensively targets the condition’s neurological processes.
Read MoreThe first known case of someone born without the ability to recognize voices has been reported in a research paper, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia.
Read MoreDaniel Levitin, PhD, an internationally known neuroscientist, was featured as keynote speaker at two recent Human Link Conferences in Atlanta and Denver hosted by Oticon Inc, Somerset, NJ.
Read MoreThe new, fully automatic Motion line of hearing instruments from Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc, Piscataway, NJ, include a feedback reduction algorithm, advanced localization, automatic learning, and a speech and noise management system.
Read MoreA sampling of the available product brochures, catalogues, and other technical literature available to guide professionals through the experience of finding the right products for their patients’ individual needs.
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