This study evaluates how different hearing aid platforms manage noise reduction to balance speech intelligibility with environmental awareness, highlighting the importance of adaptive processing strategies.
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.
Though noise pollution has previously been linked to hearing loss, a number of research studies from the last 10 years have increasingly suggested a connection between noise and heart ailments.
DigiFocus could be programmed to each patient’s specific hearing needs and reprogrammed over time as the user’s hearing changed, Oticon says.
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EduMic, a new wireless remote microphone system from Oticon, Inc, is said to “improve speech...
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In an article on the ConsumerAffairs website, Gary Guthrie compared two different hearing devices...
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Built on the Velox S platform, the new power hearing aid features BrainHearing technology “proven to deliver better speech clarity and better short-term recall while reducing the listening effort people with severe-to-profound hearing loss struggle with in day-to-day listening situations.”
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The Oticon Team reported on hearing healthcare trends, technology innovations, and clinical advances at Empower Conference.
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Oticon announced the arrival of new adult and pediatric power hearing aids as well as a new CROS/BiCROS hearing solution to the Oticon Velox S family.
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The new portfolio includes the Phonak Audéo™ M-RT, said to be “the world’s only all-in-one hearing aid combining direct connectivity with iOS and Android, T-coil, and rechargeability,” according to Phonak.
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One of the world’s foremost clinics that provide Lyric extended-wear hearing aids offers perspectives on its evolution and its potential to change a practice—as well as all hearing healthcare.
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If the inquisitive individual starts asking about the why of his/her hearing loss—the actual physical reasons and possible proof—and what anatomical structures are involved (and/or by how much), I’m afraid most dispensing professionals necessarily resort to studious equivocation. Although important strides have been made, routine differential diagnosis remains something of a chimera when it comes to hearing loss.
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The systematic reviews were based on several health outcomes—cardiovascular and metabolic effects, annoyance, effects on sleep, cognitive impairment, hearing impairment and tinnitus, adverse birth outcomes, and quality of life, mental health, and well-being—and the effectiveness of interventions in reducing noise exposure and negative health impacts.
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Understanding the causes of hearing loss, along with effective ways to treat it, are crucial steps to limiting the extent to which hearing loss impacts communication and day-to-day life.
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In a side-by-side listening demo, hearing care professionals can discover for themselves how Enchant compares to the competition in noisy environments.
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It is conceivable that the modern digitization process reduces the extraneous hearing aid (microphone) noise too much and a clinical strategy would be to reprogram the hearing aid with minimal expansion implemented in the hearing aid software.
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A look into the present and future of hearing aid processing and post-fitting adjustments for patients.
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This study, which replicates earlier research on feedback cancellation (FBC) systems, uses three tests to evaluate the various aspects of hearing aid performance directly affected by the FBC: AGBF, Max-REIG, and a sound quality evaluation using Multi-Stimulus Test with Hidden Reference and Anchor (MUSHRA).
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