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Published Sep 29, 2023
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Jabra Enhance Select 200: Lab Tested and Sound Samples
Steve Taddei, AuD, focuses the HearAdvisor independent testing lab on Jabra's premium product, Enhance Select 200, an OTC hearing aid offering advanced features for about $2000.
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ReSound Introduces Nexia Hearing Aids: A New Premium Line with Advanced Features and Auracast
ReSound unveils Nexia, premium hearing aids with advanced hearing-in-noise features, a 25% smaller RIE, Auracast™ broadcast audio, a new acclimation system, and a CROS/BiCROS solution. ReSound’s new TV Streamer+ also uses Auracast and enhances speech clarity.
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Hearing Loss and Frailty Among Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Hearing loss may contribute to frailty through cognitive and physical decline, but population-based evidence using validated measures remains scarce, says this study from Johns Hopkins' and other researchers.
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Italian Competition Authority Launches Probe into Italy’s Hearing Aid Market
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has initiated an inquiry into Italy's hearing aid market focusing on market dynamics, competition issues, and efficiency in the acquisition of hearing aids.
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These Screen-printed, Flexible Sensors Allow Earbuds to Record Brain Activity and Exercise Levels
Earbuds can be turned into a tool to record the electrical activity of the brain and levels of lactate in the body with two flexible sensors screen-printed onto a flexible surface.
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An association between auditory responsiveness of children and duration of entertainment screen time in the early years of life
High entertainment screen time (EST) was associated with poorer auditory and social skills. Hence, it may be wise to limit the EST of young children, say these prominent hearing researchers.
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- Course: Pharmacy-based OTC hearing aids | American Pharmacists Assn/U of Pittsburgh pharmacist․com
- Envoy Medical announces approval on proposed merger with Anzu Special Acquisition Corp, to begin trading under COCH symbol on the NASDAQ Capital Market | Envoy Medical newsfilecorp․com
- Beltone Launches a New Generation of Hearing Solutions with Beltone Serene hearingtracker․com
- HeardThat, AI Noise Solution, Launches Professional Program for Audiologists heardthat․ai
- Analyst: Only natural for new GN CEO to form his own team | Paywall medwatch․com
- GN sets new management team after merger and launches new division | Paywall medwatch․com
- New GN platform completes ten years of connectivity work | Paywall medwatch․com
- ASHA: New Resources Address Workplace Safety for Audiologists leader․pubs․asha․org
- Regeneron Completes Acquisition of Decibel Therapeutics, Adding Promising Gene Therapy Programs for Hearing Loss investor․regeneron․com
- GN secures credit facilities of additional DKK 3.4B (US$480MM) | Paywall medwatch․com
- HearUSA Expands Local Area Residents’ Access to Better Hearing Health with the Opening of a Hearing Center of the Future in Woodland Hills audiologyonline․com
- William Sawalich Wins 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Championship hearingtracker․com
- Starkey Chief People Officer Jessica Perez Receives HR Executive of the Year Award hearingtracker․com
Audio/Video
- HearingTracker's Matthew Allsop: Resound Launch 4 NEW Hearing Aids! Introducing the Resound Nexia youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: $7,000 Hearing Aids (& Cameras) are a WASTE of MONEY! youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook Short Video: Can CBD Treat Tinnitus? Ear Doctor’s Honest Advice. youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Gratitude and Grit: Thriving Against the Odds with Fader Plugs buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff: Wait…VIAGRA Can Make You Go DEAF??? youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Sensorion's Quest to Restore, Treat, and Prevent Hearing Loss: Interview with Nawal Ouzren hearinghealthmatters․org
Research
- Is there an influence of perceptual or cognitive impairment on complex sentence processing in hearing aid users? dx․plos․org
- Validation of a tablet-based application for hearing self-screening in an adult population tandfonline․com
- Prevalence of Hyperacusis Diagnosis in Veterans Who Use VA Healthcare journals․lww․com
- Assessment of High-variability Speech Recognition in Adult Cochlear Implant Users using PRESTO thieme-connect․de
- Effects of Adding Monaural and Binaural Noise to a Dichotic Listening Task thieme-connect․de
- Recovery From Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Association With Cardiovascular Disease Risk pubs․asha․org
- Tinnitus Detection and Diagnosis with EMG Data Sharing System for Humans link․springer․com
- Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use in Russian Adults According to a National Survey pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Clinical Trial: Acceptance of the CP950 Sound Processor | Cochlear Ltd classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Preschool Hearing Screening Using Single-stage OAE Testing | UCSF classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Risky listening behaviour to music via headphones and its determinants – 7.5 years OHRKAN cohort study tandfonline․com
- Clinical Trial: Effects of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users | Region Skane classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Effects of Clear Speech on Listening Effort and Memory in Sentence Processing | Univ of Utah classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Assessment of Children by Speech ABR | Assiut Univ clinicaltrials․gov
- An ethnography study exploring factors that influence social isolation in care home residents living with dementia and hearing loss bmcgeriatr․biomedcentral․com
- Effects of the BalanCI on Working Memory and Balance in Children and Young Adults With Cochleovestibular Dysfunction journals․lww․com
- Acute and Longer-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Auditory and Vestibular Symptoms journals․lww․com
- Evaluation of Parental Perspectives and Concerns about Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Social Media Analysis journals․lww․com
- Incidence of Cochlear Implant Electrode Contacts in the Functional Acoustic Hearing Region and the Influence on Speech Recognition with Electric-Acoustic Stimulation journals․lww․com
- The Impact of Musical Rehabilitation on Complex Sound Perception in Cochlear Implant Users: A Systematic Review journals․lww․com
- Neuroplasticity of speech-in-noise processing in older adults assessed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) biorxiv․org
- A whole-brain model of auditory discrimination biorxiv․org
- Determining optimal cochlear implant electrode array with OTOPLAN tandfonline․com
- Exploring Neural Dynamics in Self-Voice Processing and Perception: Implications for Hallucination Proneness. biorxiv․org
- Individual Differences Reveal the Utility of Temporal Fine-Structure Processing for Speech Perception in Noise biorxiv․org
- Indicators for cochlear implantation in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder: A systematic review linkinghub․elsevier․com