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Published Aug 30, 2022
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This Week in Hearing: OTC Hearing Aids–Consumer Perspective on the FDA Issuing Final Regulations
Barbara Kelley of HLAA, and hearing healthcare advocates Shari Eberts, Gael Hannan, and Andy Bellavia provide a consumer's perspective on the new FDA hearing aid rules.
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Bankruptcy as an escape hatch? Not so fast, judge tells 3M in ‘surprise’ decision
With implications on other future cases, a federal bankruptcy judge jolted 3M, ruling that the 230,000 lawsuits involving hearing loss from Aearo earplugs can continue despite the July 26 bankruptcy of several 3M subsidiaries.
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The New FDA Rules for OTC Hearing Aids: What Do They Mean for People with Hearing Loss?
The FDA’s rules for OTC hearing aids promise sweeping changes for hearing healthcare, creating a new class of more affordable and accessible hearing aids. Here's what the rules say and how they will affect consumers with hearing loss.
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- Nearly 4% of Swedish children have a hearing loss hear-it․org
- New Study Finds Battery-Related Injuries in Children More than Doubled in Recent Decade safekids․org
- Health Plans in Vermont to Cover One Set of Prescription Hearing Aids Once Every 3 Years and Annual Exams governor․vermont․gov
- Purdue University Makes Live Performances More Accessible for Hearing Impaired Audiences with Gamiotics prnewswire․com
- GN has yet to feel impact of new Chinese lockdowns | Paywall medwatch․com
- Does a healthy brain start with hearing? Northeastern cognitive scientist Jonathan Peelle news․northeastern․edu
- AAA Seeks FDA Clarification Regarding "Prescription Hearing Aids" in OTC Hearing Aid Rule audiology․org
- Forget 3M. Let’s focus on what is best for vets with hearing loss. militarytimes․com
Research
- Relationship Between Depression After Hemorrhagic Stroke and Auditory Event-Related Potentials in a Chinese Patient Group dovepress․com
- Impact of maternal cytomegalovirus seroconversion on newborn and childhood hearing loss triological thesis 2022–2023 onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Hearing Loss and Hypertension: A Literature Review pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Auditory symptoms and autistic spectrum disorder: A scoping review and recommendations for future research sciencedirect․com
- Electrophysiological Examination of Ambient Speech Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants pubs․asha․org
- Signal Alteration of the Inner Ear on High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Constructive Interference in Steady State Sequence in Patients with Ménière’s Disease and Labyrinthitis karger․com
- Long Latency Auditory Evoked Responses in the Identification of Children With Central Auditory Processing Disorders: A Scoping Review pubs․asha․org
- Real-Ear-to-Coupler Difference (RECD): Physical and Perceptual Differences pubs․asha․org
- Hearing Health Care Digital Therapeutics: Patient Satisfaction Evidence pubs․asha․org
- Leisure noise exposure and hearing outcomes among Canadians aged 6 to 79 years tandfonline․com
- Auditory accessory stimulus boosts pupil-linked arousal and reduces choice bias biorxiv․org