GN Hearing and Soundly have partnered on the "World of Sound" digital art project to promote awareness on hearing health and protection, aimed to create a more informed public around the importance of hearing health through visual representations of sound.
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.
The NIDCD is dedicated to supporting research and initiatives to prevent, detect, and treat hearing loss in the United States and beyond.
Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years—or 1.1 billion young people—are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices.
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The study is said to document the “co-construction of the effectiveness of fitting a person with hearing aids” in relation to the profession. Additionally, the study stresses the importance of the hearing aid professional and their role in educating patients about their hearing loss, as well as the maintenance and tuning of their hearing care devices.
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In their current test, the Stiftung Warentest highlights the performance of power one batteries as well as their ease of handling for its users.
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The World Hearing Organization (WHO) calls on everybody to take action to prevent and treat hearing loss. For over 10 years the Sonova-initiated Hear the World Foundation has enabled people in need with hearing loss to hear better.
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World Hearing Day is held on March 3 each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) decides the theme and develops a brochure on the topic based on the best available evidence as well as advocacy materials such as posters, banners, infographics and presentations, among others. These materials are shared with partners in government and civil society around the world as well as WHO colleagues across the Organization.
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In honor of World Hearing Day, Mimi Hearing Technologies analyzed data from their hearing test app and noise pollution data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to create the Worldwide Hearing Index.
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Oticon announced their is commitment to promoting “Hearing Care is Health Care” on World Hearing Day 2017, a powerful reminder to make a hearing check part of regular physical exams.
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Today is World Hearing Day and the Ida Institute has announced the launch of a social media campaign designed to raise awareness of hearing loss.
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A new report called Listen Hear! by The National Foundation for the Deaf Inc—a New Zealand-based nonprofit that promotes the rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals—focuses on the social and economic costs of hearing loss in New Zealand.
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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association reminds hearing care professionals to get the word out about World Hearing Day on Friday, March 3.
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March 3 was World Hearing Day, an initiative led by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the impact of hearing loss. MED-EL, a provider of hearing implant systems, is supporting World Hearing Day with the launch of a new video, “Through the Ears of a Child,” which highlights the advantages of treating childhood hearing loss at an early age.
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An Australian research study has shown how hearing technology is improving the lives of children with hearing loss. Research from HEARing CRC in Australia demonstrates that infants with hearing loss who are fitted with hearing aids and cochlear implants as soon as possible have better language and learning abilities.
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WHO and Hear the World Foundation have announced that this year’s World Hearing Day on March 3 is dedicated to the theme of “Childhood hearing loss: act now, here is how!” They say 60% of childhood hearing loss could be prevented. An online campaign aims to raise awareness and share information.
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