Hearing Loss Crisis in Africa Could Impact 54 Million by 2030
About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise if urgent measures are not taken.
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MHealth Tympanometer to Help Treat Childhood Hearing Loss
Samantha Robler, AuD, PhD, from Norton Sound Health Corporation and Susan D. Emmett, MD, MPH, associate professor of head and neck surgery and audiology and associate professor of global health at Duke University, have been researching childhood hearing loss in remote and rural areas of Alaska. Their work identified a gap in the screening tools that can be used to identify children with hearing loss.
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Nuheara and Oto Partner on Tech-Based Tinnitus Support
Australian hearing health company, Nuheara (ASX:NUH) and Oto, the UK-based digital health company for tinnitus support, have announced “the world’s first collaboration to provide digital-led, tech-enabled support for people affected by tinnitus.”
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month
Sounds can damage your hearing when they are too loud, even for a brief time, or loud and long-lasting. Sometimes the damage is permanent. Raising awareness about noise-induced hearing loss from all sources is the focus of National Protect Your Hearing Month, which is observed each October by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and other organizations.
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WHO Launches Guide for Hearing Screening Programs, Webinar series
To render technical support to the Member States in implementing the recommendation of the world report, WHO has developed the HEARING Screening: Considerations for Implementation.
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COVID-19 and Its Possible Impact on the Audiovestibular System
Research into the association between COVID-19 and hearing-related symptoms is still in the early phases. Fortunately, our knowledge of the audiovestibular system continues to grow alongside with our understanding of COVID-19. Authors Matthew Kelley, AuD, and Sugata Bhattacharjee, AuD, provide a brief review of research on Covid-19 and its impact on the ear.
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CDC Adds ‘Hearing Loss’ Section to Website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has combined its resources on hearing to be accessible on one page of its website called “Hearing Loss.”
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ASHA Issues Hearing Protection Advice for July 4th
A single loud blast or explosion that lasts for less than 1 second can cause permanent hearing loss right away. This noise, called impulse noise or impact noise, can come from sources such as fireworks or gunfire.
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HHF Launches ‘Keep Listening’ Campaign
Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) announced that it is launching a public health ad campaign on June 22 that will greet transit commuters in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago to drive the message—especially to young people—that playing music too loud on personal listening devices can permanently damage their hearing.
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ASHA Poll Results Show ‘Inaction’ On Hearing Loss
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced the release of new polling results that reveal a disconnect between the high value that Americans say they place on their hearing and their low willingness to be treated for any hearing loss. The findings are being made public in tandem with the launch of a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign—Act Now on Hearing—as the nation recognizes Better Hearing & Speech Month this May.
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Improved Hearing with Optical Cochlear Implants
The scientists want to use genetic engineering methods to make the nerve cells in the ear sensitive to light so that they can then be stimulated with light instead of electricity, as is currently the case.
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Signia Active Pro Hearing Aids Receive If Design Award
Signia Active Pro are “specifically tailored to each individual wearer, whereas basic hearables boost all sound.” The company says “that can mean the difference between treating mild hearing loss effectively and developing more serious hearing loss.”
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Olive Union Closes $7M Series B Funding Round
With the current round and cumulative $20M in lifetime funding, Olive says it “plans to expand beyond its existing hearing aids product line into new digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health, and begin laying the foundation for its next generation of smart hearing technology.”
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Expanding Access to Hearing Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published the ‘World Report on Hearing’ complete with a multi-faceted strategy for increasing access to hearing healthcare. HR interviews Amyn Amlani regarding his opinions on matters such as Medicare and financing options.
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Elderly with Hearing Loss Report Mental Health Issues During Pandemic
People with hearing difficulties experience heightened self-reported depression, loneliness, and memory problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an online survey of the over 70s.
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Apple Shares Results of Hearing Study
The Apple Hearing Study is sharing new data from thousands of participants across the US in an effort to help people better understand their hearing health, according to an announcement on the company’s website.
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Oticon Promotes Hearing Health on ‘World Hearing Day’
On World Hearing Day, March 3, Oticon joins with the World Health Organization (WHO) in a global call for action to address hearing loss that underlines the importance of hearing health throughout a lifetime.
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WHO Releases First ‘World Report on Hearing’
Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first World Report on Hearing.
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