The Audiologist Informer

Reports from GN Store Nord and its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held this morning indicate the company will need to seek other alternatives than its previous proposal to raise about US$1 billion (DKK7 billion) by issuing new shares. Market analysts say this could include splitting up the company's two divisions (Hearing and Audio) for a sale or merging with Demant or another company.

Larry Humes, PhD, analyzed hearing threshold levels (HTLs) at 500-8,000 Hz from two different NHANES databases about 10 years apart. He found HTLs in the older dataset to be slightly higher (worse) at several frequencies, with median HTLs 2-5 dB worse at 500 Hz for males and females, and 2-8 dB worse at 4-6 kHz for males than the newer NHANES estimates. As in prior analyses of NHANES data, HTLs worsened with age, were better for females than males, and were better for Non-Hispanic Blacks than for Non-Hispanic Whites

Lucid Hearing, the maker of Liberty hearing aids, has announced the launch of a free smart TV-based hearing assessment system on all 2021 or newer LG Smart TVs using the Independa Health Hub.

HearingTracker Audiologist Steve Taddei, AuD, reviews the tiny new—and pricey at $2,650/pair—Eargo 7 direct-to-consumer (DTC) hearing aid.