Nuance Audio Data Highlights Need for Early Intervention in Mild Hearing Loss
On World Hearing Day, Nuance Audio points to scientific evidence on the measurable effects of listening effort, delayed care, and dual sensory challenges.
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Mount Sinai Health System Joins International Task Force
The Mount Sinai Health System takes a significant step towards improving hearing care for adults worldwide by joining an international task force of 52 hearing experts to develop new Living Guidelines.
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ASHA Accepted as World Hearing Forum Member
Before becoming a Forum member, ASHA advised WHO on its Make Listening Safe campaign which, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)—a United Nations agency that facilitates international connectivity in communications networks—unveiled the “first-ever global standard” for safe listening to personal audio devices.
Study of Music Venues Launches in Australia
The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (HEARing CRC) in Australia launched a pilot study to determine how live music venues in Australia can reduce their noise levels to be more “hearing friendly.”
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Ida Institute Sponsors Logo Contest for International Ear Care Day
The Ida Institute, with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is sponsoring a global logo competition for International Ear Care Day (IECD), held on March 3.
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Australian Researchers Help Developing Countries with Self-Fitting Hearing Aids
The need to develop a self-fitting hearing aid to help manage the hearing loss currently experienced by 360 million people worldwide was a topic discussed by international leading hearing health experts at a roundtable on the future of global hearing services at the XXXII World Congress of Audiology.
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