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Long COVID Hearing Loss: What Audiologists Must Know

This 2025 Hamilton CapTel® Report reveals how Long COVID impacts hearing, cognition, and patient outcomes. Audiologists will gain essential insights into auditory processing issues, tinnitus, and sensorineural hearing loss—plus real-world tools for diagnosis and rehabilitation. With contributions from clinical leaders, it's your guide to identifying post-COVID symptoms and improving care. Download the free report created exclusively for hearing care professionals.

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New System Might Help Reading Lips Through Face Masks

A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face...

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Soundly Launches Online Platform

Soundly, a hearing health marketplace, announced the launch of an online platform to “modernize the way consumers purchase hearing aids.” The platform is designed to help consumers find products, compare prices, and gain access to a consumer-friendly online database of audiologists.

Are COVID-19 “Brain Fog” Symptoms and an Auditory Processing Disorder Related?

by Stefani Kim | Mar 10, 2022 | Auditory Processing Disorders | 1

When a COVID-19 survivor reports that they have been diagnosed with brain fog or mild cognitive impairment (BF/MCI), or these terms appear in a medical report, hearing care professionals should be aware that many of the BF/MCI symptoms are very similar to those seen in patients with (central) auditory processing disorder. This article by audiologist Robert DiSogra, AuD, reviews the research on this subject and provides recommendations.

Certain Brain Areas Show Greater Decline After Mild COVID-19

by Stefani Kim | Mar 10, 2022 | Research | 0

The findings, published in “Nature,” reveal tissue damage and greater shrinkage in brain areas related to smell, as well as in or near important speech processing centers. These new insights contribute to our overall understanding of how the disease spreads through the central nervous system.

Survey Shows ‘Noise Sensitivity’ Impacts Daily Life

by Stefani Kim | Mar 2, 2022 | Industry News | 0

The culprit sound may be surprising: nearly two-thirds of the UK adults surveyed said the sounds of children – whether they are playing or crying – were the sounds they are most sensitive to hearing. This was true for the majority of respondents whether they were hearing the sounds from inside or outside.

Some COVID-19 Symptoms May Be Anxiety-driven

by Stefani Kim | Feb 24, 2022 | Research | 0

Reports of symptoms such as tinnitus and hearing loss during the coronavirus pandemic could in part have a psychosocial origin rather than being directly linked to COVID-19 or the SARS-CoV2 virus, according to an article published on the University of Manchester website.

SignHealth Report Says Deaf Have Trouble Accessing NHS Care

by Stefani Kim | Feb 21, 2022 | Industry News | 0

Eighty-one percent of patients reported having a health appointment when their communication needs were unmet. Half of deaf people reported that their needs were rarely or never met.

Ótologie Tinnitus Care Offers Free Assessments During Tinnitus Week

by Stefani Kim | Feb 10, 2022 | Tinnitus Counseling, Tinnitus Testing, Tinnitus Therapy | 0

Specialist tinnitus service, Ótologie Tinnitus Care is offering free assessments to people living with tinnitus to mark its sponsorship of the British Tinnitus Association’s Tinnitus Week, which runs from February 7-13, 2022.

National Acoustic Laboratories Releases 2021 Annual Impact Report

by Stefani Kim | Feb 10, 2022 | Industry News, Organizations, Research | 0

The Australia-based research institute National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) has released its 2021 Annual Impact Report detailing its research and projected future trends in hearing healthcare for the previous year.

Amplifon Hearing Health Care Introduces Virtual Services

by Stefani Kim | Jan 28, 2022 | TeleHealth | 0

Amplifon Hearing Health Care, an independent provider of hearing benefit solutions in the US, announced the launch of its virtual care program to increase hearing loss awareness, prevention, and early intervention.

Research Shows COVID-19 Can Infect Inner Ear

by Stefani Kim | Dec 8, 2021 | Research | 0

Stankovic recommends that hearing tests be routine for anyone diagnosed with COVID-19. Or, if a patient presents with new-onset hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo, and has had any exposure to the virus, they should be tested and monitored for worsening symptoms by their healthcare provider.

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