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Published Jun 23, 2023
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Sonova Announces Its First OTC Hearing Aids: Sennheiser All-Day Clear and All-Day Clear Slim
The Sennheiser All-Day Clear and All-Day Clear Slim—the Sonova Group's first over-the-counter (OTC) device—are full-featured OTC hearing aids that provide consumers with the option of support from hearing care professionals.
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Lexie Hearing Named to the ‘TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023’ List
Lexie Hearing was recognized by TIME magazine for its partnership with Bose and distribution in 12,000 stores across the United States, helping it to "leap ahead of the pack" in the over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid market.
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HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop: ReSound OMNIA Bluetooth Hearing Aid Pairing in 2 Minutes
In just three easy steps, your ReSound OMNIA hearing aids will be synced with your phone, enabling convenient audio streaming. This tutorial works for both rechargeable and non-rechargeable OMNIA models.
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UK Blocks Sale of Oticon Medical’s Bone-Anchored Implant Unit to Cochlear Ltd; Okays Sale of CI System
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has determined that Oticon Medical can sell its Neuro System cochlear implant to Cochlear Ltd, but not its Ponto bone-anchored hearing systems business unit due to competitive concerns.
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This Week in Hearing: State of Disgrace–The Need for Improved Hearing Health Screenings in Public Schools, with Jacque Scholl, AuD
Jacque Scholl, AuD, explains why there is an urgent need for improved screening and intervention programs to support children with hearing loss and auditory processing disorders in schools.
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- AAA: Criminal and Civil Liability Risks for Audiologists Who Accept Monetary Incentives (Such as Paid Conference Registration) in Exchange for the Purchase of Hearing Aids audiologist․org
- Difficult sales process has cost Demant dearly in legal and consultancy fees in divestment of Oticon Medical | Paywall medwatch․com
- Ohio House passes bill to require insurance coverage for childhood hearing aids news5cleveland․com
- HHS Secretary Urges All U.S. Governors to Adopt Flexibilities on Medicaid Redeterminations | AAA audiology․org
- Starkey Serves as Exclusive Hearing Health Partner for the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 hearingtracker․com
- Laser therapy is most effective treatment for tinnitus, study finds newswise․com
- Starkey is Again Named a Top Workplace by Minneapolis Star Tribune hearingtracker․com
- Regular hearing aid use linked to 50 percent falls reduction mcknights․com
- Debara Tucci, MD: NIDCD’s 5-Year Strategic Plan Describes Scientific Priorities and Commitment to Basic Science link․springer․com
- Masimo Expands Into the Personalized Hearables Market with Denon PerL™ True Wireless Earbuds, Featuring Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology™ (AAT™) businesswire․com
- Shari Eberts: No Captions at a Conference? Try PowerPoint! livingwithhearingloss․com
- 20Q: Occupational Audiometry, with Deanna Meinke, PhD audiologyonline․com
- MED-EL Revolutionizes Cochlear Implantation with Unparalleled Synchrotron Dataset of Temporal Bones audiologyonline․com
- American Cochlear Implant Alliance Membership Elects New Members to Board of Directors [PDF] cdn․ymaws․com
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff: Hearing Loss Treatment Journey, Part 5 of 6–Hearing Aid Quality Control using the Natus HIT Box youtube․com
- Matthew Allsop: You Can Test your Hearing with your Cellphone [Mimi App]! youtube․com
- Starkey Sound Bites Podcast: NEW Starkey Hearing Aids Are WATERPROOF! youtube․com
- Matthew Allsop: DIGITAL Tonal Tinnitus Matching Test: Accurately Match YOUR Tinnitus Frequency!! youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: BIGGEST Problem with Real Ear Measurement youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: The Crucial Link Between Cognition, Audition, and Amplification, with Drs. Anu Sharma and Hannah Glick pdcn․co
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Say Goodbye to Dr. Cliff youtube․com
Research
- Accuracy of automated pure-tone audiometry in population-based samples of older adults tandfonline․com
- Auditory-motor synchronization varies among individuals and is critically shaped by acoustic features nature․com
- Somatosensory tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders: A common association pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Audiological benefit, quality of life, and factors associated with functional gain in elderly hearing aid users in a developing country between 2017 and 2020: a pre-post-study ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Association of age-related hearing loss with psychomotor speed and cognitive function among older adults: a cross-sectional cohort study journals․lww․com
- Primary versus salvage intratympanic steroid treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Auditory Deprivation during Development Alters Efferent Neural Feedback and Perception jneurosci․org
- Concussion acutely disrupts auditory processing in Division I football student-athletes [Preprint] medrxiv․org
- Developmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls Prevents Recovery from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Disrupts the Functional Organization of the Inferior Colliculus jneurosci․org
- The Effect of Covid-19 on the Efferent Auditory System in Adults thieme-connect․de
- Hearing Health Care Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Teleaudiology Implementation: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pathways Forward pubs․asha․org
- Differences Between Self-Reported and Objectively Measured Hearing Loss at Age 61-63 Years: The Newcastle Thousand Families Birth Cohort pubs․asha․org
- Associations of childhood hearing loss and adverse childhood experiences in deaf adults dx․plos․org
- Children using a unilateral cochlear implant and contralateral hearing aid: bimodal hearing outcomes when one ear is outside the UK (NICE 2009) audiological criteria for cochlear implantation – a single site case-control study bmjopen․bmj․com
- Association of Bilateral Vestibulopathy With and Without Hearing Loss With Cognitive-Motor Interference jamanetwork․com
- Conditional Minimal Detectable Change for the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile Associated With Improved Functional Abilities 12 Months After Cochlear Implantation jamanetwork․com
- A Mouse Model of Repeated Traumatic Brain Injury-induced Hearing Impairment: Early Cochlear Neurodegeneration in the Absence of Hair Cell Loss sciencedirect․com
- Evaluating the use of a balance prosthesis during balance perturbations in children and young adults with cochleovestibular dysfunction nature․com
- Performance of older normal-hearing listeners on the tracking of noise tolerance (TNT) test tandfonline․com
- Accuracy of automated pure-tone audiometry in population-based samples of older adults tandfonline․com
- A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach to Identify Preventable Childhood Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- Increased reliance on temporal coding when target sound is softer than the background biorxiv․org
- Outcomes and Management of Infants Who Refer Newborn Hearing Screening journals․sagepub․com
- Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire: Development and Validation of an ICF-Based Instrument journals․lww․com
- Combined severe-to-profound hearing and vision impairment-Experiences of daily life and need of support, an interview study dx․plos․org
- Using Complex Networks in the Hearing Sciences journals․lww․com
- Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation Using FLEX26 Electrode: Audiological Results and Quality of Life after 12 Months karger․com
- Speech-in-noise performance in objectively determined cochlear implant maps, including the effect of cognitive state dx․plos․org