The Audiologist Informer

The major manufacturers all take a slightly different approach when it comes to providing tinnitus relief. Different sounds. Different programming options. Different app options and interfaces. If you need to brush up on the options, check out this helpful video from audiologist Matthew Allsop. And use the chapters to jump to the specific solutions offered by Oticon, Widex, Starkey, Signia, ReSound, and Phonak.

"...the time is rapidly approaching when a consumer will be able to buy an unregulated hearable device and load a hearing app after purchase in the same way they do with mobile phone apps. Imagine hearing software sold online for either a fixed price or on subscription basis. One might try a free version for 30 days and move on to another if not satisfied. Some apps might employ machine learning techniques to extract speech from noise. Others might combine personalized amplification and directional mics."

Alerting that over one billion people aged 12 to 35, risking losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other high volume recreational noise, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new international safety advice on Wednesday to tackle the rising threat of hearing loss.