The Audiologist Informer

The U.S. House and Senate have passed the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022, which reauthorizes research and programs for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in newborns and young children for an another 5 years. The bill was unanimously passed in the Senate and by a vote of 408-17 in the House, and will now be sent to President Biden for his signature.

Amazon says it is stepping up its efforts to make sure consumers who purchase over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are actually buying an FDA-cleared OTC product and not a fake, explains HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop in this video short.

Reflecting on six decades of hearing healthcare progress, Starkey Owner and Chairman Bill Austin describes how he and his employees have plotted a course of exceptional service paired with innovative ideas that now include integrating hearing health with overall health—as well as embracing corporate responsibility via the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Starkey Cares.

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides a quick tutorial about how to pair Lumity or any Phonak hearing aid to an iPhone in three easy-to-follow steps, as well as how to download and pair with the MyPhonak app.

Audiologist Douglas Beck joins Drs. Cliff Olson and Rachael Cook to talk about the emerging research that links hearing loss with cognitive decline and dementia.