The Audiologist Informer

Expanding the perspective on the evolution toward hearables, this article explores the current trends as well as the acoustical challenges and solutions for designing true wireless earphones.

The researchers constructed an estimate of the relation between speech scores and cochlear nerve survival in patients. By identifying those most likely to have higher amounts of cochlear nerve damage, they believe this model could help clinicians assess the effectiveness of traditional and newer sound amplification products. They also hope to introduce new audiometric protocols to further refine their model and offer better interventions by evaluating word performance scores in noise, as opposed to in quiet.

Comprehensive genetic testing can provide valuable information for clinicians to uncover subclinical or pre-symptomatic phenotypes, which allows early diagnosis of syndromic hearing loss and leads to precise genetic counseling and changes the medical management.