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Published Jul 07, 2023
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Orka’s Sonic Revolution: How Xinke Liu is Changing the Future of Hearing
Xinke Liu, Chief Communications Officer and co-founder of Orka, offers insights into her personal journey, the unique approach of Orka hearing aids, and her vision for the company's future role in hearing healthcare.
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Hearing Loss Increases Fatigue in People Ages 40 and Older, Study Shows
A new study published in 'JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery' suggests people with hearing loss are nearly twice as likely to experience daily fatigue compared to those with normal hearing.
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Phonak Roger On V2: The Best Noise Cancelling Hearing Aid Accessory
Hearing better in background noise is the #1 goal for most hearing aid users. Audiologist Matthew Allsop shows how Roger On can help.
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What’s Next for AirPods: Hearing, Health Tracking, USB-C and Lower Prices
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman describes how Apple is now exploring major new hearing health and body-temperature features, while planning cheaper models and a transition to USB-C charging ports. Also see "Will Apple Make an OTC Hearing Aid?" in News.
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Intel files patent for a "Bluetooth-capable hearing aid system"
Intel has filed a patent application for a bluetooth-capable "hearing aid system" that offers the alternative of using "lower cost earbuds as a terminal hearing device."
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- Improved long-term outcomes seen for teens with cochlear implants medicalxpress․com
- How the ear can inform the brain of whether hearing is impaired liu․se
- Signia survey on hearing loss stigma: Boomers are over it, and younger Canadians need to better understand it globenewswire․com
- Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms independent․co․uk
- Will Apple Make an OTC Hearing Aid? | Karl Strom on LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Tricky treatment of single-sided hearing loss news․ki․se
- FDA Approves Leqembi as Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment fda․gov
- Scientists Discover Repair Process That Fixes Damaged Hearing Cells news․virginia․edu
- Sonova gets seal of approval for climate goals–will reduce CO2 emissions by 78% | Paywall medwatch․com
- Cost reduction plan costs CEO job at US-based Eargo | Paywall medwatch․com
- Analysts see low probability of GN-Demant merger in the short term | Paywall medwatch․com
- 2023 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards Call for Submissions hearingtracker․com
Audio/Video
- This Week in Hearing: Hearing Professionals and Consumers Views on OTC Hearing Aids with Vinaya Manchaiah, PhD youtube․com
- HearingTracker's Matthew Allsop: Easily Change Your Phonak CeruShield Wax Filter in 4 Simple Steps youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: BEST At Home Earwax Removal Tools? youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Hearing Loss Treatment Journey – Part 6 of 6 | Hearing Aid Verification | Natus youtube․com
- The Dr. Cliff Show is BACK! | DrCliffAuD VLOG 176 youtube․com
Research
- Clinical Trial: Assess Quality of Life in Hearing Aid Patients Suffering From oTOTOXicity Due to Platinum-based Chemotherapy classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Interaural frequency mismatch jointly modulates neural brainstem binaural interaction and behavioral interaural time difference sensitivity in humans sciencedirect․com
- The Effect of Sound Localization on Auditory-Only and Audiovisual Speech Recognition in a Simulated Multitalker Environment journals․sagepub․com
- N-Acetylcysteine combined with prednisolone treatment shows better hearing outcome than treatment with prednisolone alone for patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a retrospective observational study link․springer․com
- Predictors of Susceptibility to Noise and Speech Masking Among School-Age Children With Hearing Loss or Typical Hearing journals․lww․com
- Longitudinal Analysis of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Performance journals․lww․com
- Machine Learning Approach for Screening Cochlear Implant Candidates: Comparing With the 60/60 Guideline journals․lww․com
- Personal experience with the remote check telehealth in cochlear implant users: from COVID-19 emergency to routine service link․springer․com
- Hearing Loss and Fatigue in Middle-Aged and Older Adults jamanetwork․com
- Prevalence of moderate or greater permanent childhood hearing impairment and effectiveness of targeted surveillance for babies who pass newborn hearing screening tandfonline․com
- Neural envelope tracking predicts speech intelligibility and hearing aid benefit in children with hearing loss biorxiv․org
- Letter: Nimodipine and Steroid Combination Therapy for Idiopathic SSNHL journals․lww․com
- Postoperative Outcomes After Tympanoplasty for Active Versus Inactive Otitis Media Patients With Tympanic Membrane Perforation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis journals․lww․com
- Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sheds Light on the Distinct Pathophysiology of Various Types of Acute Sensorineural Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- Impact of Patient Frailty on Speech Recognition and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Users journals․lww․com
- Latent neural dynamics encode temporal context in speech sciencedirect․com