The Audiologist Informer

A Mac expert and experienced hearing aid user vents about his MFi hearing aids and their connectivity problems with hearing aid apps and Bluetooth devices.

Northeastern researchers are finding that music essentially creates an auditory channel directly to the medial prefrontal cortex—the brain’s reward center. Notably, this is one of the brain areas to lose its activity and functional connectivity in aging adults, especially in people with dementia.

These new CARL hearing loss simulation units are designed to bring better realism, ease-of-use, and accessibility to education, research, and clinical applications in hearing healthcare, at a far more affordable price-point. A trade-in program for existing CARL users is also offered.

Promoted by AARP, 'Hearing Loss for Dummies' provides tips to live better by authors Frank Lin and Nicholas Reed—two of the most distinguished researchers in OTC hearing aids and hearing loss and cognitive health. Available for pre-order via Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

An ENT describes his work in optogenetics in which light-sensitive genes are inserted into the cochlea, with the idea of creating light-activated cochlear implants versus electrical stimulation. Using this approach, he says it's theoretically possible to have more than 5 times as many targets spaced throughout the cochlea—perhaps as many as 64 or 128.