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WS Audiology's annual report indicates the company delivered solid results in a challenging business environment, growing revenue by 14.5% (7.4% organic growth) driven by strong performance in the wholesale business and Managed Care in the US.
wsa․comHearingTracker contributor Carly Sygrove tells about her early experience of hearing loss, resources that have helped her in her hearing journey, and information about helpful blogs, Facebook groups, organizations, and counseling and coaching options.
hearingtracker․comAs the title of one research paper on the topic suggests, "The Ups and Downs of Viagra” include the potential risk for hearing loss and tinnitus.
youtube․comAre you destined to become a 'SuperAger," with a memory as sharp in your 80s as it was in your 50s? Here's what science knows about those who keep their ability to remember as they age.
cnn․comEarly Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) benchmarks fell during 2020. Although hearing screening rates remained essentially the same during the pandemic, there were declines in the rates of diagnostic evaluations, early intervention, and follow-up and documentation.
cdc․govNews
- Living Alone Increases Risk of Depression More Than 40% psychologytoday․com
- Congressman and Hearing Healthcare Advocate David McKinley Retires acialliance․org
- WS Audiology CEO expects market slowdown to continue in coming months | Paywall medwatch․com
- WSA CEO says Kirkland Signature absence at Costco has helped | Paywall medwatch․com
- WS Audiology lives up to topline growth expectations – sees challenges ahead | Paywall medwatch․com
- VCCA2023 to Take Place June 29-30 hearinghealthmatters․org
- Beyond the Smartwatch: Three Wearable Technology Trends to Watch prnewswire․com
- Dr. Frank Musiek: Pathways Interview with Educational Audiologist Amy Bradbury hearinghealthmatters․org
Audio/Video
- Dr. Rachael Cook: When Bluetooth Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough… youtube․com
- Ferro Audio-Visualizer prototype by Dakd Jung. The ferrofluid dances to the audio | Twitter twitter․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook Short Video: The Math that Helps You Hear Better! youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: The Best Hearing Aid for Speech, Music, & Occlusion Effect youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: You hear 'just fine' at home but struggle when going out! youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Women and children are harder to hear for some… youtube․com
Research
- "Neural Noise" in Auditory Responses in Young Autistic and Neurotypical Children pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Psychometric evaluation of the tinnitus impact questionnaire using patients seeking help for tinnitus or tinnitus with hyperacusis tandfonline․com
- Radiological and audiological prediction for hearing outcome in cholesteatoma recidivism surgery link․springer․com
- Auditory Brainstem Mechanisms Likely Compensate for Self-imposed Peripheral Inhibition biorxiv․org
- Fear of falling as a potential complication of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in older adults: a case report bmcgeriatr․biomedcentral․com
- Sensitivity, reliability and convergent validity of sequential dual-task measures of listening effort tandfonline․com
- Estimates of interaural attenuation in children and the implications for masking in clinical audiometry tandfonline․com