iHear® Medical has announced the launch of an online hearing solutions platform. The company is now taking orders for its invisible iHEARHD® hearing aid, and the iHearTest™, which recently received FDA approval as the first home hearing screener.
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The HIA submitted a comprehensive Addendum on June 30, 2016 to the FDA in response to questions the Agency posed in its April 21, 2016 Workshop regarding hearing healthcare and devices in the US.
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The NIH announced that Amy Donahue, PhD, deputy director of the NIDCD’s Division of Scientific Programs, received the James B. Snow, Jr, MD, Award at the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)’s annual convention in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2016.
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This study evaluates 11 low-end and high-end hearing aids and PSAPs, and shows that all high-end hearing aids were able to fit most audiometric configurations, and 2 high-end PSAPs and 1 app were able to fit up to a moderate loss configuration.
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In response to a new report issued by the National Academies, the HIA has announced its support of national efforts to increase the accessibility and affordability of hearing healthcare in America.
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The NAS recommendations for a new OTC class of hearing devices and the removal of the hearing aid “waiver system” may dominate the headlines, but Hearing Review Editor Karl Strom hopes they don’t overshadow the 10 other important recommendations in the report.
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The Hearing Loss Association of America applauds a new report issued by the National Academies, which documents the critical nature of hearing loss and provides 12 recommendations that underscore hearing loss as a significant public health concern.
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The authors describe the methodology associated with the world’s largest consumer market surveys on hearing aids and hearing loss, and report their findings with a focus on the “non-auditory benefits” of hearing aids, including quality of life, relationships at home and work, independence, and mental health.
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When exposure to noise or music occurs, the Temporary Hearing Loss Test app addresses the important issue of whether there has been a temporary threshold shift (TTS) or not, and if so, how much, providing invaluable long-term prevention information.
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HR Editor Karl Strom considers what the FDA can do in the wake of its recent GMP workshop, the PCAST recommendations, and impending report from the IOM. Would these proposals lead to more innovation, affordability and accessibility for consumers…or represent a giant step backward?
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This year’s AudiologyNOW! AAA event, said to be the largest annual gathering of audiologists in the world, attracted 3,408 audiologists and featured a wealth of instructional sessions and workshops at the Phoenix Convention Center.
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Audiology Systems, a US distributor of GN Otometrics products and other leading audiology and vestibular equipment, has added the I-Portal® rotary chair by Neuro Kinetics Inc (NKI) to its portfolio of balance products.
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On April 21, 2016, the FDA held a Public Workshop on “Streamlining Good Manufacturing Practices for Hearing Aids,” which also examined recommendations by PCAST to deregulate hearing aids.
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The Hearing Review makes it a little easier for convention attendees to get the information they seek by providing this guide to the 2016 AudiologyNOW! Convention, April 13-16, which includes a schedule of events and a list of exhibitor booths in the exhibit hall.
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Dr Chasin argues that the PCAST category of a “basic” hearing aid for mild-to-moderate hearing loss was misnamed, and should be “hearing aids for conductive hearing loss.” With a conductive hearing loss, an OTC “reading glasses approach” might work, but a sensorineural hearing loss is entirely different.
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