Advanced Bionics Donates Cochlear Implants to Mann Foundation
Foundation to provide bionic ears to needy hearing-impaired people through Placido Domingo’s Hear the World Foundation.
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Phonak Donation Helps Children With Hearing Loss
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 MoreCan Vitamins and Minerals Prevent Hearing Loss?
Some 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 MorePrivate Practice Tinnitus Treatment Study Published
Neuromonics 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 MoreFirst Known Case of Phonagnosia Found
The 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 Featured at Oticon Conferences
Daniel 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 MoreSiemens’ New Motion Helps Mild to Severe Hearing Loss
The 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 MoreHR 2008 Literature Review
A 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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12 Lessons Learned About Linear Frequency Transposition
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 MoreStellar Scientists, Author to Partake in NIDCDs 20th Anniversary Symposium
The 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 MoreAudio Pros Get Hearing Tested in Record Numbers
During 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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True to the Ear
The continuing legacy of Mead Killion and Etymotic.
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From Sound to Silence and Back
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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The ADA Convention Preview
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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Extended Bandwidths in Hearing Aids
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.
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