Designing Hearing Aid Technology to Support Benefits in Demanding Situations, Part 1
The A/D converter has been an Achilles’ heel in hearing aid design. Here’s why, as well as details about a new hearing aid that has tackled this problem.
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Musical Tinnitus After Cochlear Implantation
Although rare, musical tinnitus has been reported in the literature. This article presents a case study of a 56-year-old woman whose musical tinnitus began days after receiving a cochlear implant and having it activated.
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College Music Faculty Views About Hearing Protection Use and Hearing Conservation Training
Information on the risk of loud music to hearing, education on ear protection, and audiological services, and measures of iPod volume should lead to better ear protection strategies by university music students and faculty.
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For Whom the Decibel Tolls: The dBA vs dB SPL War – January 2013 Hearing Review
The dBA vs dB SPL War… for music.
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HR Editor’s Top-10 Article Picks for 2012 (And Other Must Reads)
The following are HR editor Karl Strom’s Top 10 article picks for 2012, as well as a dozen more “must reads” in cased you missed them in 2012.
Read MoreSecond International Conference on Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication
The second International Conference on Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication will be held June 16-19, 2013, in Linköping, Sweden.
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Should All Hearing Aids Have a -6 dB-per-octave Microphone?
An argument for why we might want to use these special microphones on a fairly wide range of patients.
Read MoreMusic Training in Youth Enhances Listening and Sound Processing in Adulthood
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University study.
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Trends in Cochlear Implants: An Interview with Dr Ingeborg Hochmair, worldwide CEO and founder of MED-EL
An interview with Dr Ingeborg Hochmair, worldwide CEO and founder of cochlear implant pioneer MED-EL, and Dick Collette, president and CEO of MED-EL USA, who discuss the latest trends in cochlear implants, as well as what the future might offer.
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Music To The Ears…Or Brain?
The ultimate “brass ring” for hearing care professionals might be to please highly discerning musicians and music-philes who use our hearing aids. Admittedly, it can be a tall order. I’ve seen musician friends turn up their noses at what
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TOP NEWS and HEADLINES Six Hearing Aid Manufacturers Form Hearing Research Consortium Patients Enrolled for Auris Medical’s Phase II Trial of Tinnitus Treatment Zebra Fish May Help Discover Cause of Fraser Syndrome Hearing L
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Setting the Score for Music and Hearing Aids
A review of some of the inherent issues when listening to music via hearing aid processing, and how the processing affects sound quality.
Read MoreEditorial Advisory Board
Editorial Advisory Board (The Hearing Review) Sugata Bhattacharjee Contributing Writer, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Marshall Chasin, AuD Owner, Musicians Clinics of Canada, North York, Ont Jay B. McSpaden, PhD, BC-HIS...
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II Wears Hearing Protection During Jubilee Concert
Setting an example to her UK subjects, and perhaps the world, Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly worn hearing protection during an all-star rock concert celebrating her 60-year Diamond Jubilee.
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The Case of the Missing C#
A thug named “John Smith” is looking for his lost C# and wants to find it—now. Just another night and case to solve—with some help from Hallowell Davis and the audiological literature.
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