Oticon Hearing Aid with User-Intent Sensors Now Available to Veterans
The Oticon Intent hearing aid is now available for veterans, and features technology that dynamically adjusts to the wearer's listening needs.
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Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Japanese People Less Reliant on Lipreading to Understand Speech
Lip movements affect the perception of voice information from the ears when listening to someone speak, but native Japanese speakers are mostly unaffected by lip movements, or lipreading, when listening to another speaker, according to new evidence from a neuroimaging study conducted in Japan.
The High Notes of Musicians Earplugs
High-fidelity hearing protectors preserve the sound quality of music and voices, and are the best choice for most musicians’ hearing protection needs.
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Music Benefits Across Lifespan: Enhanced Processing of Speech in Noise
Intriguing research continues to focus on music, the brain, and music’s potential in honing auditory acuity, including speech-in-noise performance and the enhancement of listening abilities. Drs Nina Kraus and Samira Anderson explain why these exciting findings may have big implications for auditory training and aural rehabilitation.
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Blog Page: Soundhawk Unveils Its “Smart Listening System”
David Kirkwood takes a look at new listening devices from a California high-tech start-up.
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Independent Study Identifies a Method for Evaluating Hearing Instrument Sound Quality
A review of previous methods, as well as a new method, for assessing sound quality is presented along with results from a recent study.
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