Hear 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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When the right candidates are chosen and when they are fit following specific guidelines, frequency transposition provides a viable solution for adults and children with an unaidable hearing loss in the high frequencies.
Read MoreThe scientific and human sides of communication and communication disorders will be featured on October 23 when the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health, holds a symposium to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Read MoreDuring the 3-day Audio Engineering Society convention in San Francisco, a record-breaking 674 people visited the House Ear Institutes booth to have their hearing tested.
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The continuing legacy of Mead Killion and Etymotic.
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Made deaf by disease, a 3-year-old girl from the islands can hear again thanks to kindness and a cochlear implant.
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A sneak peek at the new products and services being offered at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology Convention in Las Vegas November 6 to 8.
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Hearing aids are now offering larger bandwidths, with extended frequencies out to 10,000 Hz. It is expected that qualitative and quantitative improvements in quiet and in noise with respect to speech, music, and spatial cues will be realized—leading to better speech understanding, listening enjoyment, and customer satisfaction.
Read MoreThe Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY has launched its third annual digital arts, film, and animation competition for high school students in grades 9 through 12 who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
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