This special edition was guest-edited by Douglas Beck AuD, and provides an exploration into the history of cognition and the rapidly evolving research linking cognition and audition. Five industry experts will share insights into the HHCP’s changing role as a front-line caregiver uniquely situated to provide screening services to those suspected of suffering from cognitive decline.
The article by Jensen et al in this edition of “The Hearing Review” about sound quality through the ages got me thinking about how circuit technology has evolved.
Unless you’ve been locked in your soundbooth for the past three years, you’re probably well aware that a new class of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids will get the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sometime around August 2020, with the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) slated for this November.
Now that we’ve defined (at minimum) what an OTC hearing device should look like, maybe it’s time to start defining a minimal standard for what a professional hearing aid fitting should look like.
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Advocacy and involvement on behalf of your profession can be as important as updating your clinical skills, should one day you awaken to find that you do not have the appropriate professional representation for your profession.
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Depression and its connection to hearing loss seems pretty logical and self-evident, especially if you’re a dispensing professional who experiences daily the difference that amplification can make in a person’s life. However, new research indicates the story is far more complex.
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Audiology and neuroscience have the potential to radically change the future of healthcare.
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It’s possible we will see more major M&As and “Industry Consolidation, Act 2” in the next several years.
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Those practices with larger gross revenues have the critical mass to leverage their advantages in an increasingly competitive market.
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Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States grew by 3.4% in 2017, with a 4.0% growth rate for the commercial/private sector and 0.92% for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA), Washington, DC.
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It was a wild year, but that’s good in the publishing world because there was never a lack of great information.
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In the third quarter of 2017, private sector unit sales of hearing aids increased by 2.8%, VA dispensing fell by 1.3%, and the total market gained 2.0% in unit volume compared to the same period last year.
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The debate now moves from “if” an OTC class of hearing devices should exist to “what” that OTC class will look like.
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Statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC, indicate that US hearing aid sales in 2017 have returned to levels more in line with the industry’s historical norms of 2-4%.
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This month’s cover is meant to depict the turmoil that our industry finds itself in, as disruptive technology threatens to change some long-standing rules about hearing aid distribution and over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids move a step closer to reality.
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The merits, drawbacks, and risks associated with over-the-counter (OTC) and mail-order hearing aids and personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) have been debated in earnest for at least three decades—and new research and information continues to shed light on this important topic.
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A Dissemination Meeting held by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) facilitated discussion on strategies for improving hearing healthcare access and affordability, and identifying needs, barriers, and opportunities. The meeting also was a brainstorming session for how stakeholders could collaborate, particularly on recommendations that have acquired general consensus.
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In his end-of-year “Staff Standpoint” installment, Hearing Review Editor Karl Strom reports that at its current pace of about 10% growth, the US hearing aid market should come in just shy of 3.7 million net units distributed by the end of 2016.
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