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The use of hearing aids and cochlear implants is associated with a 19% decrease in hazards of long-term cognitive decline, according to this systematic review and meta-analysis published yesterday in 'JAMA Neurology'. Furthermore, usage of HAs and CIs is significantly associated with a 3% improvement in cognitive test scores that assess general cognition in the short term.
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HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop explains that the Swiss Parliament has requested their Federal Council to change its laws so non-EU medical devices approved by agencies like the FDA could become available in Switzerland. Learn what this might mean for hearing healthcare in Europe.
youtube․comNews
- Commentary: Is age-related hearing loss a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia? | The Lancet thelancet․com
- UK Government: Hearing implants merger could mean worse deal for NHS and patients www․gov․uk
- Signia Supports Veterans and Active Military Members with $25,000 Donation Match Day to Benefit Fisher House Foundation prnewswire․com
- Natus Medical to acquire neurophysiology solutions manufacturer Micromed Holding SAS prnewswire․com
- Elon Musk Says Brain Implant Startup Neuralink Should Be Ready for Human Testing in Six Months | Paywall wsj․com
- This Low-Cost OAE Hearing Screening Test Lives on a Smartphone wired․com
- Amplifon starts US consolidation drive | Paywall medwatch․com
- Shhhh … Speaking More Quietly in Restaurants Means Everyone Can Be Heard newswise․com
Audio/Video
- Hearing Matters Podcast: “Starkey Cares” featuring Dave Fabry, Jake Spano, and Michael Scholl pdcn․co
- Dr. Cliff: BEST Ways to Improve Speech Clarity with Hearing Aids youtube․com
- FuturEar Radio: Building the Hearing Healthcare Practice of the Future, with Dave Kemp and Kathleen Wallace, AuD of Tuned anchor․fm
- Dr. Rachael Cook: How to hear Speech on TV better | Mirai TV Speaker Review youtube․com
Research
- Cochlear implantation surgery with conscious sedation in the very elderly: a feasibility study comparing cochlear implant outcomes in general anaesthesia (GA) and local anaesthesia (LA) cohorts theajo․com
- Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Measures of Temporal Pitch Sensitivity in Normal-hearing Listeners link․springer․com
- OLSA level control in monaural speech audiometry in background noise for the evaluation of the CI fitting result [English abstract] link․springer․com
- Effects of continuous tactile stimulation on auditory-evoked cortical responses depend on the audio-tactile phase biorxiv․org
- COVID-19 and transtympanic injections for sudden sensorineural hearing loss linkinghub․elsevier․com