Researchers designed musical treatments adapted to the musical tastes of patients with ear-ringing and then stripped out sound frequencies that matched the individual’s tinnitus frequency.
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Results from this study suggest that, when trying to extend the fitting range of RITA BTEs into the low frequencies, closed domes—and to a lesser extent double domes—are not very effective. An acoustic comparison of the most popular RITA BTE couplers is offered.
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Hard-of-hearing musicians have special needs that are not always met by hearing aid technology. This article illustrates how clinical choices, state-of-the-art digital signal processor (DSP) systems, and advanced DSP software engineering improved the music listening experience for three musicians. A continuation from HR’s special issues in February and March on Musicians and Hearing Aid Design co-edited by Marshall Chasin, AuD, and Larry Revit, MS.
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A look at a new extended-wear, deep-canal, disposable device, offering 24/7 listening capabilities and 100% invisibility relative to cosmetics. InSound Medical’s Lyric is designed to provide solutions to many of the drawbacks encountered with traditional hearing aids, with significant acoustic, practical, and cosmetic benefits.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and last fall’s Emergency Economic Stability Act of 2008 have provided several opportunities for hearing care professionals and their businesses to save money or invest for the future. Here is a summary of some tax breaks that you may wish to consider.
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In this new feature we tap our readers into what distributors and practitioners nationwide are saying about products in the marketplace. This month we spotlight an indispensable tool: otoscopes.
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Bone conduction tests are performed on a routine basis within dispensing offices. This article describes a phenomenon called pseudosensorineural hearing loss caused by a loading effect on the middle ear and reviews previous literature that describes this effect.
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A discussion about interaural time differences (ITDs), interaural level differences (ILDs), and spectral peaks and notches, and how these elements influence speech understanding in difficult listening environments.
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Hearing aids are now offering larger bandwidths, with extended frequencies out to 10,000 Hz. It is expected that qualitative and quantitative improvements in quiet and in noise with respect to speech, music, and spatial cues will be realized—leading to better speech understanding, listening enjoyment, and customer satisfaction.
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Readers respond to Alan Ruskin’s feature on how the military is dealing with record hearing loss, tinnitus in its personnel, an HBO documentary on cochlear implants, and more.
Read MoreIntensive two-day gathering equips hearing care professionals with knowledge, skills needed to success in a competitive marketplace.
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A study that looks at the attenuation value provided by a popular noise-cancelling headphone in the presence of high-level white noise, and a discussion of what this means in recommendations for hearing conservation.
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About one-fifth of the workforce between the ages of 17 and 25 years entering industries already have notches consistent with noise exposure. This literature review, in the form of a sound-exposure diary of a hypothetical high-school graduate waiting to enter college, along with relevant research findings, sheds some light on why.
Read MoreEasyTab hearing aid battery recognized for ease of use, makes living with arthritis simpler.
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