The organization was built on Bill Austin’s vision—So the World May Hear—and empowers individuals and communities to achieve their full potential. The Summer Sounds Benefit replaces the previous Starkey Gala celebration which ran for 20 years and was a highlight on the Twin Cities’ social calendar.
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Over the past several years, the hearing aid industry has responded to the need for improved hearing aid processing for the listening to, and the playing of, music. Better-configured A/D converters and a number innovations have provided great solutions. Marshall Chasin explains why emulating a single-channel processor might be the next “big step” forward for audiophiles with hearing aids.
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Patients will often remember and appreciate your “bedside manner”– or the way you relate to them in a personal and caring way–over your knowledge, skill, education, and professionalism. Using an improvisational approach to the patient interview may, at times, be cumbersome. However, it is also likely to make your approach to their hearing-related problems more interesting, genuine, and meaningful—for both the patient and you.
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Funded through a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant of $455,982, the project’s long-term goal is to construct a profile that can be used by healthcare providers and educators to identify individuals genetically at risk for chronic tinnitus and help them prevent the condition.
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In its tradition of launching “revolutionary” products on April 1 of each year, Sensaphonics, a technology leader in custom in-ear monitors (IEM) and hearing protection, has announced its latest advance: the Magic-Grow AudioFoam™ IEMs. Before each performance, just dip the two capsules in water and insert them into the ears, and the AudioFoam polymer gently expands to fill the ear canal, creating a perfect fit!
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Amlani has joined the Audigy team to strengthen its footprint within audiology and the industry through audiology expertise and market knowledge in creating new hearing solutions, services, and partnerships.
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This may sound like a cheap romantic novel or a new soap opera but “area over love” is an important acoustic principle that rears its romantic head in a number of clinical scenarios that are encountered, almost every day.
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A review of foundational publications, as well as the outcomes-oriented benefits, related to the first generation of Oticon OpenSound Navigator (OSN) and Multi-Speaker Access Technology (MSAT).
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Audio engineer Robert Schulein, known for his work at Shure, Etymotic Research, and RBS Consultants, died peacefully in his home on New Years’ Day 2019 after a valiant, seven-year battle with cancer.
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Last week, we showcased the most important news items in “The Hearing Review“ during 2018. This week, we present the Editor’s Picks for the 25 most important feature articles and digital media published in “Hearing Review” during the past year, listed in chronological order.
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The typical image of a musician with hearing loss is someone like Beethoven, who lost his hearing long after spending a lifetime learning, playing, or composing aural music. What is lost in this image is the fact that there are individuals like myself, who acquire significant hearing loss shortly after birth or in early adolescence, yet fall in love with aural music during this same period in their lives.
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A 35-year hiatus from music due to hearing loss, and a new beginning due to dedication.
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Using Bluetooth technology in MFi-compatible hearing aids to create your own IEM system.
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Composing music when you have a severe hearing loss can be a real challenge. For example, one has to listen with high acuity to the musical tracks using headphones or in-ear monitors that, by nature, make hearing aid use very difficult or impossible. Here are some insights from an accomplished composer who has devised several solutions for the creation of great music.
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The “one-ear aided, one-ear open method” for musical performing.
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