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OTC hearing aid manufacturer Eargo reported net revenues of $12.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $10.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The company says it shipped 8,863 gross units in Q4 2022, compared to 7,767 in Q4 2021 (a 14% increase).
yahoo․comResearchers in China report that noise exposure induced temporary hearing loss in mice and a reduction in serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT) in subregions of the central auditory system, which returned after 15-30 days. They also found administration of resveratrol can largely attenuate threshold shifts of auditory brainstem responses and loss of SERT.
frontiersin․orgThe FCC is seeking comments on a report filed by the HAC Task Force regarding its recommendations for achieving 100% hearing aid compatibility for wireless handsets, as well as on a petition filed by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
fcc․govNews
- Starkey Genesis AI Hearing Aids Awarded for Groundbreaking Innovation Just Weeks after Launch hearingtracker․com
- Vaccination halves risk of long COVID, largest study to date shows; symptoms include tinnitus eurekalert․org
- Illinois house approves bill requiring insurance coverage for hearing aids; bill now moves to state senate wandtv․com
- Harnessing AI to improve hearing technology lighthouse․mq․edu․au
Audio/Video
- Audiologist Matthew Allsop Short Video: Protect Your Hearing...You Have One Pair of Ears! youtube․com
- The Dr. Cliff Show LIVE: Starkey Hearing Aid Full Product Lineup Review youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: How did this HUGE Hearing Aid Company Get Started [WS Audiology]? youtube․com
- Future Ear Radio: Professional Development in Hearing Healthcare, featuring Sarah McAlexander futurear․co
Research
- Virtual clinic for hearing loss and non-pulsatile tinnitus: initial experience of 210 cases pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Tinnitus Related to Forceful Eyelid Closure: A Case Report pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- The association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and cognitive function among older people: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Direct Elicitation of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials by Electrical Stimulation and Their Use to Verify the Most Comfortable Level of Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Users karger․com
- Teaching Caregivers to Implement the Caregivers Optimizing Achievement of Children With Hearing Loss (COACH) Intervention pubs․asha․org
- Misophonia in the UK: Prevalence and norms from the S-Five in a UK representative sample dx․plos․org
- Genomic analyses of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven linkinghub․elsevier․com