The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) kicks off its annual convention on Thursday, November 12, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Here is a quick look at the events and educational offerings available to attendees.
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), a national organization representing people with hearing loss, has announced that it enthusiastically endorses a new report issued by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This announcement comes on the heels of an announcement from HIA, which strongly opposes the PCAST recommendations.
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The HIA reported on a September 28 IOM teleconference that examined a Voluntary Standard for PSAPs, which is under consideration by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The IOM will hold a 4th public meeting to address a range of hearing health issues on November 13, 2015.
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Third Rock Ventures LLC, a healthcare venture firm, has announced the launch of Decibel Therapeutics, with $52 million in financing by Third Rock and SR One, the corporate venture capital arm of GlaxoSmithKline, to discover new medicines that protect, repair, and restore hearing.
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The European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) will host its 60th annual convention in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 14-16.
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High school music education was shown to heighten a teen’s sensitivity to sound details and increase the ability to learn other skills.
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The Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults held its second of three open meetings on June 30 at the National Academies in Washington, DC. Here’s a perspective on the IOM meetings from HR Editor Karl Strom.
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Jay McSpaden borrows lessons from golf to propose the “perfect” formula for providing the best hearing care possible, while also highlighting the complementary skill sets of the three professions involved.
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Advanced Style, a high-fashion blog and media brand aimed at glamorous seniors, and Audicus, an online hearing aid company, collaborated on a collection of limited-edition fashionable hearing aids in vivid patterns.
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A look at what the most recent scientific literature says about tinnitus treatment, as well as a review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Progressive Tinnitus Management (PTM), and Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT).
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Head-related transfer functions, or HRTFs, represent the location-dependent information about sound sources used by the brain. This article describes extensive sets of head-related transfer functions for different styles of hearing aids that have recently been made available for researchers, developers, and any interested clinicians.
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A letter to the editor about RIC/RITE history from Natan Bauman, inventor of the Vivatone RIC/RITE hearing aid.
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Learning to play a musical instrument or to sing can help disadvantaged children strengthen their reading and language skills, according to research presented by Nina Kraus, PhD, at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention.
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A three-year-old is the first child in the United States to undergo an auditory brainstem implant surgery in an FDA-approved trial supported by a National Institutes of Health clinical trial grant.
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Marshall Chasin, AuD, provides some innovative and practical tricks and tips for trouble-shooting common problems associated with the performance of hearing aids when listening to (and playing) music.
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