According to a new study conducted by House Research Institute (HRI) researchers, 72% of teenagers participating in a study experienced temporary reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.
Read MoreBongiovi Acoustics, an audio listening device company, has become an official sponsor of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Listen To Your Buds campaign.
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The following represents a summary of several blog-posts from Marshall Chasin, AuD, and his column at www.hearinghealthmatters.org/hearthemusic. —David Kirkwood, HHM.org It’s true that, as dispensing professionals,
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Read MoreWestone Laboratories Inc has announced that it has entered into a partnership with private equity firm CID Capital. The investment allows for Westone’s expansion, while also allowing the Morgan family, Westone’s founders, to pursue personal interests.
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HR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at the new product and service offerings and events in 2011, as well as what might be expected for 2012 and beyond.
Read MoreThe Audio Engineering Society (AES) has announced a call for papers for its AES 47th Conference on Music Induced Hearing Disorders. The conference will be held in Chicago, June 20 – 22, 2012, at Columbia College.
Read MoreHearing aid and audio innovator Edgar M. Villchur died on October 17, 2011, at his Woodstock, NY home. He was 94. Villchur is known for developing the acoustic suspension loudspeaker in 1954, which revolutionized the field of high-fidelity audio. He is also well known for developing hearing aids with multichannel compression that utilized wide dynamic range compression (WDRC).
Read MoreAvada Audiology and Hearing Care Centers have just introduced the BluLink PHD MiniLink hearing instruments, the next generation of Avadas BluLink series. The new line provides hands-free connectivity to Bluetooth-enabled wireless electronic devices and includes a faster microprocessor with four digital features.
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A field study suggests that clients appear to prefer slightly more gain (4.2 dB) for soft-level inputs while listening to those languages that have a lower intensity at the end of a sentence (ie, Subject-Object-Verb syntax languages).
Read MoreEtymotic Research has announced the addition of Microsonic to its list of partners, expanding its CUSTOM*FIT network of authorized custom ear impression centers.
Read MoreEight prominent hearing professionals have launched a unique new blog, hearinghealthmatters.org. The blog’s editor, Holly Hosford-Dunn, PhD, reports that the new site is designed to be interactive and that it will feature posts from hearing care providers, researchers, manufacturers, educators, as well as consumers and their family members.
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A new client-driven fine-tuning system is designed to employ an intuitive, logical, and effective method of hearing aid optimization. Starkey’s SoundPoint system reportedly leverages the independent variability of the patient while allowing them to be involved in their own fitting.
Read MoreThe hip-hop and record producer, Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, has joined other noted musicians who have publicly admitted suffering from tinnitus.
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HR’s annual look, from the perspective of industry participants, at new product/service offerings and events in 2010, as well as what might be expected for 2011 and beyond.
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