The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio hearing aid, powered by real-time AI to enhance speech clarity in noisy environments, has won the Gold Edison Award for its innovative impact on personal wellness and health enhancement.
Guest-edited by Josh Alexander, the 2021 Fall issue of “Seminars in Hearing” features 9 open-access articles.
A survey of 56 patients who compared the performance of the Signia Xperience Pure 312 7X hearing aids with their previous hearing aids found satisfaction ratings significantly higher for the Signia devices and also considerably higher than a recent (2018) EuroTrak survey that utilized many of the same survey questions. Wearer preference for Xperience was strong across common listening demands: speech understanding, listening effort, and overall preference. The results demonstrate Xperience wearers can expect high levels of satisfaction, a critical component of long-term success.
A new paper in the ‘Journal of Otolaryngology-ENT Research’ summarizes key findings related to hearing loss and cognition for use by audiologists, ENTs, and other hearing care professionals.
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The HEAR-ECO project is highlighting six research studies designed to create hearing aid outcome measures that are more ecologically valid in terms of real-life hearing aid performance. Here is a short summary of the intriguing research that one day may be steaming toward a test booth near you!
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This study found that using datalogging as a tool for counseling parents about their child’s use of and experience with the cochlear implant helps increase wear time, proactively identify technical issues for troubleshooting, and gain new insights into the child’s listening environment and needs. This type of counseling not only provides an objective basis to encourage consistent device use, but also serves as a tool to motivate, reward, or validate parental support of their children’s listening needs.
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Staff Standpoint | January 2020 Hearing Review By Karl E. Strom Is time spent using a hearing...
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This study revealed that for some individuals with a mild-to-moderate high frequency hearing loss, the use of an amplifier app can result in enhanced listening performance—and even performance within normal limits in background noise. However, the quality of the earphones used does make a difference. These apps and earphones may be particularly useful for these patients who—for whatever reason—could benefit from amplification but are not yet ready for a hearing aid.
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Sensorion (Paris:ALSEN) (FR0012596468 – ALSEN), a clinical-stage biotech company which specializes...
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A pair of biomarkers of brain function—one that represents “listening effort,” and another that...
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At the 2019 International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) in Nuremberg, Germany, Sonova announced the presentation of a “wide spectrum of new hearing solutions from all its product brands.”
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The Oticon Team reported on hearing healthcare trends, technology innovations, and clinical advances at Empower Conference.
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A discussion of the speech-in-noise problem, why directional microphones often fall short in real-life listening situations, and how one of the more interesting areas of hearing aid research involves the idea of deep neural networks (DNN).
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The Sky M was designed and engineered to provide pediatric wearers “the best hearing solution possible for optimal speech and language development as well as speech intelligibility and ease of use,” according to the company’s announcement.
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Hearing aids continue to offer special programs for special listening needs. But just how good are these programs, and what types of preferences do hearing aid wearers have when using them? This study compares two special programs with the Universal program in Widex EVOKE hearing aids. Along with some revealing insights into fitting individual patients, the results demonstrated that both special programs performed the job they were designed to do, and the overall study shows the potential benefits of providing special programs for special listening situations and individual preferences.
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Over half (55%) of audiologists do not believe their patients are aware of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, according to the results of an audiologist research panel, conducted by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA), the Association announced.
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Over half (55%) of audiologists do not believe their patients are aware of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, according to the results of an audiologist research panel, conducted by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA), the Association announced.
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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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