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Beginning August 26, 2023, Walmart will no longer offer hearing aids or hearing care services through its Walmart Health centers.
hearingtracker․comEssilorLuxottica, the world's largest manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of eyewear brands, has announced it will expand into the hearing solutions market.
hearingtracker․comThe proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2024 shows Medicare cuts for most providers (including those outside of hearing care), with a projected impact of a -2% cut overall for audiology codes on top of the conversion factor.
audiology․orgA team of researchers identified, compared, and labeled ear canals of different types and analyzed their interrelationships. In this paper, they identify seven ear-canal types and discuss their distribution in the population, with possible downstream implications for hearing aid verification and rehabilitation.
nature․comResearchers report that blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were inversely correlated with hearing difficulty in a new population-based cross-sectional study.
eurekalert․orgA study published today in JAMA Network Open reveals that hearing loss is highly prevalent among older Medicare beneficiaries, surpassing previous estimates. Hearing loss severity is also greater than previously assumed for the oldest populations. Hearing aid use remains below 30%.
hearingtracker․comNews
- CQ Partners Announces First Female Thunderbird, Nicole Malachowski, as Keynote Speaker for Industry Event hearingtracker․com
- Amplifon H1 Financials: Strong revenue growth at over $1.2 billion (+9%) in the first half, EBITDA at $303 million (+6.1%) corporate․amplifon․com
- First Look at a Game-Changer: EssilorLuxottica’s New OTC Hearing Aid Glasses | Andrew Bellavia on LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Scientists May Have Found the Brain Protein Behind Cognitive Decline in Aging news․cuanschutz․edu
- Analyst says market reaction to new Essilorluxottica hearing glasses is "tempest in a teapot" | Paywall medwatch․com
- Tribute: Arnold Starr | Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD on LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Amplifon sees strong growth continue into third quarter | Paywall medwatch․com
- Feeling Social Isolation Too Often Can Lead to Premature Death, Says New Study thehealthy․com
- Managed-Care Industry Draws Section 2 Monopolization Investigation at DOJ | Paywall thecapitolforum․com
- Apple patents a next-generation AirPods sensor system | Wisear on LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Sertoma Awards $5,000 in Oticon-Funded Scholarships to Students with Hearing Loss hearingtracker․com
- Starkey Hosts Secretary of Veterans Affairs at Global Headquarters hearingtracker․com
- Starkey Sound Bites Decodes New Research on Hearing Aids Slowing Cognitive Decline hearingtracker․com
- Widex MOMENT Wins 2023 HearAdvisor Expert Choice Award hearingtracker․com
- Phonak introduces ECHHO program to enhance understanding of the link between hearing loss and cognitive health | Sonova sonova․com
- EUHA 2023 Congress Scheduled Presentations | Europäische Union der Hörakustiker e.V. euha․org
- Stepping Up on Failure to Cover Mandated Medicaid Speech-Language-Hearing Services for Children leader․pubs․asha․org
- Proposed 2024 Medicare Rule Reflects Advocacy Wins for ASHA Members leader․pubs․asha․org
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff: 5 Hearing Aid Questions You MUST Ask! youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: AWS HealthScribe Aims to Revolutionize Clinical Documentation with Speech Recognition and Generative AI hearinghealthmatters․org
- Neurofeedback in the treatment of tinnitus–Results from RCT youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: 3 Things to Make Your Home Safe with Hearing Loss youtube․com
- FuturEar: Dani Rood, AuD – The Path to Becoming a Clinical Trainer in the World of Audiology futurear․co
- Starkey Sound Bites: Growing Your Hearing Care Practice featuring Madison Levine, BC-HIS youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Hearing Aid Marketing 101 youtube․com
Research
- Remote Technologies to Enhance Service Delivery for Adults: Clinical Research Perspectives thieme-connect․de
- Divergent auditory activation in relation to inhibition task performance in children and adults onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- academic․oup․com
- Acoustic and optoacoustic stimulations in auditory brainstem response test in salicylate induced tinnitus nature․com
- Incidence of brain abnormalities in children with SNHL is not uncommon ejrnm․springeropen․com
- Impact of age versus hearing loss on amplitude modulation frequency selectivity and speech intelligibility biorxiv․org
- Molecular signatures define subtypes of auditory afferents with distinct peripheral projection patterns and physiological properties pnas․org
- BPACE: A Bayesian, Patient-Centered Procedure for Matrix Speech Tests in Noise journals․sagepub․com
- Vibration thresholds using conventional audiometry are clinically useful indicators of postural instability in older adults thieme-connect․de
- A nystagmus extraction system using artificial intelligence for video-nystagmography nature․com
- Longitudinal evidence for attenuated local-global deviance detection as a precursor of working memory decline eneuro․org
- Continuous speech with pauses inserted between words increases cortical tracking of speech envelope dx․plos․org
- Assessment of Binaural Benefits in Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners pubs․asha․org
- Modeling Lost to Intervention in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: A Modified eDelphi Study pubs․asha․org
- Clinical Trial: Tracking Early Emergence of Sound Perception Impairments in FXS With Multimodal fNIRS/EEG classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical role of vitamin D, vitamin B12, folate levels and hematological parameters in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss tandfonline․com
- Clinical Trial: EarGenie–Assessment of a Minimum Viable Product | The Bionics Institute of Australia classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Neural Prediction to Enhance Language classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Differential benefits of unmasking extended high-frequency content of target or background speech pubs․aip․org
- Meludia platform as a tool to evaluate music perception in pediatric and adult cochlear implant users link․springer․com
- Auditory cortex and beyond: Deficits in congenital amusia sciencedirect․com
- Cortical Networks for Recognition of Speech with Simultaneous Talkers sciencedirect․com
- Evidence of Vestibular and Balance Dysfunction in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease journals․lww․com
- Goal Attainment Scale in tinnitus (GAS-T): treatment goal priorities by chronic tinnitus patients in a real-world setting link․springer․com
- A Multidimensional Characterization of the Neurocognitive Architecture Underlying Age-Related Temporal Speech Processing linkinghub․elsevier․com