Researchers at Macquarie University have discovered that the human brain rapidly adapts to the acoustic characteristics of spaces, with speech understanding optimized in environments with a moderate amount of reverberation.
Reportedly “the world’s first study to establish the best treatment options for adults struggling with severe hearing loss” has launched at University College London Hospitals (UCLH).
The use of face masks has been mandated by many governments around the world. A negative side effect has been the impact on speech understanding in noise. In this study, a group of NAL researchers examine the impact of face covers in laboratory experiments and evaluate the effect of hearing aid compensation to reduce the impact of face covers during speech communication. Methods, outcomes, and recommendations are presented
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Starkey announced that Livio Edge AI has won a 2021 MUSE Design Award in the Product Design category. The MUSE Design Awards are an international competition for designers whose craftsmanship “shifts paradigms.”
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A new study by Northwestern University researchers finds that although human and non-human primate vocalizations facilitate core cognitive processes in very young human infants, bird song does not.
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Signia Xperience hearing aids showcased at JDVAC are backed by “multiple audiology and technology world firsts, such as acoustic-motion sensors, Own Voice Processing (OVP), the Signia app, and more.”
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The data show hearing improvements in adults with acquired sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and the “first known linkage of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for a potential hearing restoration therapy,” according to Frequency.
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Phonak announced the launch of the second generation of Roger Focus, the ear-level receiver that allows “children, teens, and adults to hear a speaker’s voice via any Roger microphone.”
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Ten months into COVID-19 living, people are adapting to speaking from behind, and understanding others who are wearing a cloth face mask, University of California, Davis (UC Davis), researchers suggest in a new study.
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Dr Franck will lead pre-commercial strategy and launch planning for Frequency’s clinical pipeline, including its lead program aimed at developing a restorative treatment for sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), the most common form of hearing loss.
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As government and public health officials increasingly recommend the practice of wearing two masks to help protect against new and more contagious variants of COVID-19, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced that it is encouraging the public to be aware of the undue challenges that this measure will pose to people who are deaf or hard of hearing—and to take some simple steps to make communication more effective for the roughly 48 million Americans with hearing loss.
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Phonak, a global provider of hearing solutions, announced Naída Paradise, the power hearing aid that “gives people with severe-to- profound hearing loss the power, sound quality, and wireless connectivity they need to connect with everything around them.”
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Oticon announced that the Consumer Electronics Association has named Oticon More an honoree in the CES 2021 Innovation Awards. The world’s “first hearing aid with an on-board Deep Neural Network (DNN)” has received honors in both the Health & Wellness and Wearable Technologies categories.
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Starkey announced that Livio Edge AI has won a 2021 BIG Innovation Award, presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The annual business awards program recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing “new ideas to life in innovative ways.”
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New compression and noise management strategies allow Radiant to help deliver what the company describes as “clear, brilliant sound to improve the user experience, even in noisy environments.”
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Oticon More is “the world’s first hearing aid that uses an on-board Deep Neural Network (DNN) trained on more than 12 million real-life sounds.”
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Signia announced the launch of an upgraded version of its Face Mask Mode, available via the Signia smartphone app.
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With its more than 25 years of experience in cochlear implants, Advanced Bionics brings the Marvel platform to benefit adult cochlear implant recipients.
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