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Here's HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop's first take on the news that two global companies, Sony and WS Audiology—one famous for consumer technology, the other for advances in hearing aids—have joined forces to manufacture an OTC hearing aid.
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Sony and WSA will combine their respective technological and medical expertise to create over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid solutions that will shape this new market.
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Signia introduces its My WellBeing App that is designed to improve the hearing health of Signia hearing aid wearers by encouraging a more consistent and prolonged use of their devices.
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The recent launch of Apple’s next-generation Apple AirPods Pro 2 earbuds added several new upgrades and features to the devices. HearingTracker Editor Karl Strom explains how they can help improve hearing and speech understanding for people with milder hearing losses.
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“We expect this to be the first [human] clinical trial for a genetic inner ear condition, the first in which an AAV gene therapy is administered to the inner ear, and the first for any inner ear condition to begin in a pediatric population,” says Akouos Co-founder and President Manny Simons, PhD, MBA.
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- WS Audiology wants to benefit from Sony's brand and consumer trust | Paywall medwatch․com
- Zoom Baby-Steps Toward Better Access for People with Hearing Loss livingwithhearingloss․com
- A deaf dog has found his forever companion: A teen with hearing loss | Paywall washingtonpost․com
- Analyst sees logic in WSA and Sony partnership, but lacks faith in OTC market | Paywall medwatch․com
- 2023 Proposed Medicare Rule Would Cut Outpatient Fees leader․pubs․asha․org
- Proposed Medicare Rule Allows Limited Access to Audiology Services leader․pubs․asha․org
- Your Guide To Fall Detection Devices forbes․com
- Sensorion Receives Positive Opinion for Orphan Drug Designation for OTOF-GT from the European Medicine Agency hearinghealthmatters․org
- Oticon Own™ Launch Event Concludes With a Round of Applause for In-Studio and Online Participants audiologyonline․com
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff Short: The Future of Hearing Aids (is here!) | Oticon youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: The World’s First Hearing Aid with Health Tracking, with Jamie Myers pdcn․co
- Dr. Cliff: What is an OTC Hearing Aid According to the FDA? youtube․com
Research
- Recent Advancements in Understanding the Gut Microbiome and the Inner Ear Axis pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Selective attention reduces responses to relevant sounds in human auditory cortex biorxiv․org
- Auditory Discrimination Elicited by Nonspeech and Speech Stimuli in Children With Congenital Hearing Loss pubs․asha․org
- The Effect of Auditory Cues on Static Postural Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis karger․com
- Stability of Vestibular Testing in Children With Hearing Loss pubs․asha․org
- The effect of time regime in noise exposure on the auditory system and behavioural stress in the zebrafish nature․com
- Reduction of the occlusion effect induced by earplugs using quasi perfect broadband absorption nature․com