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Published Apr 14, 2023

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Hearing Aids May Protect Against Risk of Dementia Associated with Hearing Loss, Study Finds

A new landmark study published in 'The Lancet' shows that wearing hearing aids decreases your risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease to essentially the same level as a person with normal hearing.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DNN in Hearing Aids: Getting Past All the Noise–An Interview with Whisper’s Andreas Thelander Bertelsen

Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep neural networks (DNN) are transforming how hearing aids perform in noise, quiet, and for healthcare applications. HearingTracker interviews Whisper AI audio engineer Andreas Thelander Bertelsen about where AI and DNN are taking hearing aids.

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Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids Perform Well in Clinical Trial

Results of a randomized clinical effectiveness trial published in a prestigious medical journal found that a do-it-yourself programming app worked well for users of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.

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News

Sonova gives up market shares to competitors on veterans market in March | Paywall medwatch․com
Jacoti Achieves MDR Certification – The Strongest Base for High-Quality Consumer Audio Tech jacoti․com
British Academy of Audiology: Industry experts call for more action on hearing loss baaudiology․org
Nurse sounds a warning on hearing loss for COVID-19 patients newswise․com
Hairs that help fish feel—and humans hear newswise․com
International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technologies Announces Fall Conference audiologyonline․com

Audio/Video

This Week in Hearing: Audiologist, Inventor and Private Practice Owner: Dr. Bob Traynor Interviews Dr. Daniel Schumaier hearinghealthmatters․org
Dr. Cliff Short Video: Why Are Ear Infections More Common in Kids? youtube․com
Dr. Cliff: Starkey Genesis AI Detailed Hearing Aid Review youtube․com

Research

Effectiveness of an Over-the-Counter Self-fitting Hearing Aid Compared With an Audiologist-Fitted Hearing Aid: A Randomized Clinical Trial jamanetwork․com
Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort thelancet․com
Efficacy of coping mechanisms used during COVID-19 as reported by parents of children with autism dx․plos․org
Estimating cochlear impulse responses using frequency sweeps asa․scitation․org
What is a rhythm for the brain? The impact of contextual temporal variability on auditory perception biorxiv․org

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