Johns Hopkins Launches Free Hearing Test App
The Hearing Number app, available for iOS and Android, enables users to measure, track, and understand their hearing health.
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Soundwave Hearing Launches Sontro Hearing Aids
Soundwave Hearing announced the launch of its new smart hearing aid and mobile app. The Sontro Hearing Aids (Model AI) are wireless, self-programming hearing aids that have been developed to amplify sound for individuals 18 years or older with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing impairment.
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Healthfirst and NationsHearing Partner on Hearing Program for Medicare Advantage
Healthfirst announced that it is teaming with NationsHearing to provide an enhanced hearing health...
Benson Medical Instruments Releases Standalone CCF-200 Fit Test for Occupational Health/Safety Professionals
The CCF-200 Fit Test validates employees’ use of earplugs, and can be used in a multi-station testing environment or on a one-on-one basis.
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Audika Announces Worldwide Launch of “International Campaign for Better Hearing” Initiative
The Canadian initiative, first established in 2014, offers anyone over the age of 60 a free hearing test and makes hearing aids accessible to people who otherwise could not afford them.
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Audiometry and Its Discontents
In the future it seems likely that PTA will remain a useful tool, even if it ceases to be the “gold-standard” hearing test.
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Clearwater Clinical Receives Funding to Expand SHOEBOX Audiometry
Mobile medical device maker Clearwater Clinical, which makes a clinically-validated tablet-based audiometer called SHOEBOX Audiometry, has secured $6MM in funding to expand its audiology business unit’s products beyond North America. Funding was led by Whitecap Venture Partners.
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Hearing Test Uncovers Hidden Hearing Loss
Many adults report difficulties hearing in everyday situations despite having normal or near-normal hearing test results. Researchers have developed a hearing test that identifies hearing loss or deficits in individuals who are considered to have normal or near-normal hearing in traditional tests.
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iHEAR Program Expands Hearing Testing for School-age Children
Clearwater Clinical and Ottawa University Faculty of Medicine expand the iHEAR program–a national hearing screening initiative in Canadian schools that uses SHOEBOX Audiometry to improve early intervention.
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FDA Approves First OTC Hearing Test
iHear Medical announced that it received FDA clearance for the iHearTest, the first hearing test approved for over-the-counter (OTC) sales. The iHearTest is intended to profile hearing ability based on WHO guidelines, targeting adults who suspect they have hearing loss, or those reluctant to seek professional evaluation for a basic hearing assessment.
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NEXT Audiometers Assist Hearing Tests for US Military Applicants
Benson Medical Instruments announced it was awarded a contract by the US Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) to provide NEXT audiometers to all Military Entrance Processing Sites for applicant hearing tests. MEPCOM’s mission is to evaluate applicants’ eligibility for service for all branches of the US military.
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Baseline Audiogram Capabilities Revised to Meet Hearing Conservation Guidelines
Benson Medical, which designs and manufactures audiometers, spirometers, and software to manage hearing conservation and occupational spirometry programs for companies, announced its new audiometric baseline revision feature that supports updates to guidelines from the NHCA and CAOHC.
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BHI Highlights Hearing Tests during Men’s Health Month in June
For Men’s Health Month this June, Better Hearing Institute is emphasizing the importance of including routine hearing tests as part of every man’s healthy lifestyle.
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Improving Patient Compliance to Hearing Healthcare Services and Treatment through Self-Efficacy and Smartphone Applications
A self-administered hearing test application could improve patient compliance by funneling self-motivated patients into the healthcare system already primed to succeed with amplification technology.
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Phone Based Hearing Test Launches in the US
Scientists with the National Hearing Test Project have developed a phone based hearing test to help people take the first step in managing their hearing health—with initial hearing loss testing via the telephone.
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Right Product; Right Message: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Interacting with Patients
This article is a micro-level analysis of how hearing care professionals can help patients deconstruct their hearing loss and reprogram “wrong messages.” To the extent that a person with hearing loss has internalized negative social norms, a “traditional” audiology or hearing care visit is likely to trigger shame-based self-evaluative cognitions. For example, “I didn’t study properly for the hearing test, therefore I’m unworthy.”
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Teen Hearing Loss Not Identified by Screening Questions
According to a report from researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss. The results suggest that objective hearing tests should be refined for this age group to replace screening questions.
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Sonus and Starkey Help Hearing Impaired Family Reconnect
As a mechanic for more than 14 years, Tony uses power and impact tools that generate considerable noise. His hearing was gradually affected though he did not realize.
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