Daniel 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.
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Siemens’ 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.
Read MoreRIT Sponsors National Art Competition for Students with Hearing Loss
The 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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How Hearing Aids May Be Set for Different Languages
Possible considerations for improving speech comprehension when programming hearing instruments or languages other than English.
Read MoreCharity Lists MP3 Top Tips To Prevent Deafness
Deafness Research UK has listed its top tips for the safe use of MP3 players, following research by the charity that shows too many people are putting their hearing at risk by listening to MP3 players too loudly for too long.
Read MoreJRRD Releases Single-Topic Issue on Cochlear Implants
The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, a well-established and respected peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, has released an issue focusing on cochlear implants
Read MoreAmerican Academy of Audiology Raises Profile of Hearing Loss
Starting in October, the American Academy of Audiology, Reston, Va will establish the annual National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month to raise public awareness of hearing loss and related issues.
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