A look at seven chronic conditions associated with hearing loss—ranging from depression to diabetes—along with a review of some of the key supporting scientific evidence and papers.
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The BlackCat is a personal audio controller designed to help people understand speech better in challenging noisy environments.
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The two-day conference explored the ways disruptions in the marketplace have created unique challenges and fresh opportunities for practitioners to grow and solidify their practices.
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Doppler Labs—the San Francisco-based developer of the DUBS Acoustic Filters, Here Active Listening, and Here One Wireless Smart Earbuds—announced its closing this week. In this blog, Hearing Review editor Karl Strom looks at some of the assumptions about the hearing industry.
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In the third quarter of 2017, private sector unit sales of hearing aids increased by 2.8%, VA dispensing fell by 1.3%, and the total market gained 2.0% in unit volume compared to the same period last year.
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The wireless-enabled Ezairo 7150 SL is reportedly the first hybrid module to be supported by the Ezairo Pre Suite, with a firmware bundle that is designed to make it easier to build wireless-enabled hearing aids.
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The 62nd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians will begin this week, October 18-20, 2017, in Nürnberg, Germany, and will feature approximately 20 lectures.
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Hearing aid unit sales remained relatively flat in the third quarter of 2017 but still within historical growth norms, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
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The 50 Fastest Growing Companies awards program honors the “dynamic growth of NJ companies,” according to “NJBIZ.”
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The International Hearing Society’s 66th annual convention focused on over-the-counter hearing aids, disruptive technology, legislative gains, and new resources for the training of dispensing professionals.
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The Clementine Wear platform is a cloud-based service platform supported via Android or iOS-based apps that are designed to provide full Bluetooth Low Energy functionality, including audio streaming, over-the-air firmware upgrades and updates, remote screening, programming, and fitting.
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The agreement expands and broadens InnerScope Hearing Technologies’ presence in the new emerging PSAP’s and hearables markets.
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The proceeds of the financing will be used to expand sales into major retailers and wholesalers after the passing of the OTC Hearing Aid Act of 2017 into law.
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A study that assesses both the test-retest repeatability and the precision (matching accuracy) of the new Phonak TargetMatch system.
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The short answer: No, but the situation is complex. As this article explains, the key problem with the wireless Bluetooth protocol is latency—or the amount of time it takes to capture, process, amplify, and convey the signals wirelessly to the earbuds.
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