The FDA’s recent granting of de novo status for the self-fit Bose Hearing Aid may open the door to a new era of hearing aid technology and dispensing. Unlike an “OTC hearing device,” there will likely be a “self-fitting category” within the current FDA Class I and Class II hearing aid classifications.
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The FDA has approved the Bose Hearing Aid as the first self-fit hearing aid under the Agency’s De Novo premarket review pathway used for some low- to moderate-risk devices that are novel and for which there is no prior legally marketed device.
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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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Recommendations for a “Musicians’ Package” for Hearing Aid Users: A Smartphone app that has a 5- or even 10-band equalizer to modify music output. It should also be able to enable or disable automatic controls easily, such as feedback and attenuation levels, without a visit to the audiologist.
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One of the most striking responses from the survey revealed that over half of all respondents said they believed hearing aids are not affordable and accessible for most Americans today.
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The free app, which will be officially launched on Wednesday, October 10, is designed as an accurate hearing test that can link consumers to their closest audiologist when a hearing problem is detected.
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The main topic of the 2018 EUHA Congress is “digitalization,” and all presentations will be available in both German and English. In addition to the lecture program, more than 130 exhibitors will be showcasing their latest technologies and innovative products in the fields of diagnostics, accessories, and design at the accompanying trade exhibition.
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Nuheara IQbuds™ BOOST, a personal sound amplification product (PSAP) device, will be carried by ADCO Medical Suppliers, a General Services Administration (GSA) contract holder authorized to supply audiological equipment to the US federal government, including the VA.
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This new grant will enable scientists to translate basic research findings into clinical tools and the development of novel treatments for hereditary deafness.
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Advocacy and involvement on behalf of your profession can be as important as updating your clinical skills, should one day you awaken to find that you do not have the appropriate professional representation for your profession.
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This clinical study shows that Signia’s AutoFit is both valid and reliable, and can be an efficient and useful tool in the verification of the hearing aid fitting via the new IMC2 standard.
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