Phonak Virtual Audiology Conference on the Horizon
The upcoming conference will spotlight frequency compression and future developments in audiology and amplification.
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Ensuring High-fidelity in Hearing Aid Sound Processing
What is a hi-fi hearing aid? Here is a perspective on the considerations that affect the faithfulness in which a hearing aid reproduces original sounds while compensating for the hearing loss of its wearer, as well as related information on the new Widex Mind hearing aid.
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Sound Quality Considerations of Hearing Instruments
A review of the scientific evidence regarding the importance of sound quality in hearing aid performance. Hearing aid manufacturers desire to maintain and increase sound quality through advanced technology, and spatiality and intelligent binaural processing have become commercially available to achieve high-quality outcomes.
Read MoreSensaphonics Snags Inaugural Safe In Sound Award from NIOSH
The company is honored for innovation in hearing loss prevention at the first annual Safe In Sound Awards sponsored by NIOSH and NHCA.
Read MoreWater Coolers Entertainment Troupe Mines Humor in Ubiquitous PDA
The singing/comedy troupe takes aim at the Blackberry.
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Marketplace 2009
A special section on some of the hottest available products and services in the industry.
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What’s So Special About Music?
Although modern digital hearing aids can do a fairly good job of helping a hearing-impaired person enjoy listening to music, the author’s experience is that the needs of performing musicians who do their work onstage are not often met by today’s hearing aids. Here’s why.
Read MoreGrammy Award Winner’s Pick: Oticon Dual
Oticon Inc, Somerset, NJ, will release new marketing tools promoting the new Oticon Dual— namely, the product will be showcased on the ears of rock star Huey Lewis, founder and lead vocalist of Huey Lewis and the News.
Read MoreFree Hearing Screenings at NAMM Convention for Audio and Music Pros
The House Ear Institute will provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors on the show floor of the 2009 NAMM Winter Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Read MoreVitamins Against Hearing Loss?
Some day in the not too distant future, you may just take a pill or eat a snack to prevent hearing damage before you go to a noisy event. Experiments with guinea pigs indicated that certain combinations of vitamins and magnesium may reduce or even
Read MoreMP3 Generation Urged to Turn Down the Volume
New research warns partying MP3 generation theyre listening too loudly for too long.
Read MoreNewest Holiday Carol by the Water Coolers
Workplace satirists in song salute visiting in laws.
Read MoreMusic As Noise: When The Fortissimo Causes One’s Ears To Ring
The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, has developed a noise protection shield that can, in the critical range above 250 Hertz, lower the sound level at the ear of musicians by up to 20 dB.
Read MorePhonak 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 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.
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