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Dr. Steve Taddei, AuD, and the independent HearAdvisor Lab looks at Audicus' flagship hearing aid line, Omni 2.
hearingtracker․comThe 2023 HearingTracker survey summarizes audiologists' mask usage, highlighting the communication challenges with clear-window masks, the perceived value of mask expenses, and the overall impact on patient interactions and perceptions in clinical settings.
hearingtracker․comThis large longitudinal study using the "gold standard" for dementia diagnosis found the association between dementia and hearing impairment was 1.04 per 10 dB loss in hearing threshold with a moderate association for individuals less than 85 years of age (see original study below in Research).
news-medical․netIn its 2022/23 fiscal year, WSA delivered organic revenue growth of 7% (5% reported). In Q4, it reported growth of 9% driven by strong growth in the Asian-Pacific, US online, US managed care and Americas retail, UK, Germany, and smaller EMEA markets.
wsa․comEvery time our eyes move, so do our hearing responses. Now, Duke Univ researchers have eavesdropped on signals to better understand how the brain connects what it sees with what it hears.
spectrum․ieee․orgA growing number of people with hearing loss are at risk of isolation this winter, according to BIHIMA and the Marmalade Trust, a charity dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness.
bihima․comNews
- Tinnitus Is Psychologically Damaging, New Research Finds psychologytoday․com
- Census Bureau wants to shake up how people with disabilities are counted in massive U.S. survey fortune․com
- HearAdvisor independent lab has now tested more than 50 hearing aids | HearAdvisor on LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Egea Publishing Presents: Rediscovering and Protecting "The Emotion of Sound" corporate․amplifon․com
- Video: NASA, Moog humming along on air taxi noise tests techxplore․com
- Amplifon, Hearing Care Experts, Expands Its Footprint in Alberta and Reaches More Than 130 Stores in Canada businesswire․com
- Interacoustics Appoints Villads Thomsen as new CEO after predecessor's unclear exit | Paywall medwatch․com
- IHS and Beltone Announce New Membership Program audiologyonline․com
- Report on 67th International Congress of EUHA | ENT & Audiology News entandaudiologynews․com
- How spider silk research led to a new kind of microphone techxplore․com
- WSA CFO: We still have a lot to gain on our margins | Paywall medwatch․com
- Starkey Named a 'Top 50 Technology Team' by 2023 OnCon Icon Awards hearingtracker․com
- Advanced Bionics Extends Marvel CI Product Offering With Remote Programming and Expanded Linked Two-ear Solutions businesswire․com
- Tax Deductions for Hearing Care Professionals (Updated for 2023) | MedRx medrx-diagnostics․com
- No promise of profits at WSA despite improvements on bottom line | Paywall medwatch․com
- Middle ear pressure therapy aids vertigo symptoms medicalxpress․com
- Dr. Alyssa Ricevuto Shares the Benefits of Phonak’s CROS Lumity in her Latest Interview audiologyonline․com
Audio/Video
- Johns Hopkins senior, with severe hearing loss, named a Rhodes Scholar cbsnews․com
- Dr. Cliff Show: Best Hearing Aid Features 2024 youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Bridging the Gap in Hearing Care Accessibility—Technology, Perception, and Adoption, with Drs. Brent Edwards and Sophie Brice m․youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: 6 Winning Strategies to Reduce Hearing Aid Returns in 2024 buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff Show: Lenire Tinnitus Treatment Device Audiologist Interview with Dr. Emily McMahan youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Auracast Demo at EUHA—Accessibility & Audio Sharing LIVE from EUHA 2023 hearinghealthmatters․org
- This Week in Hearing: Exploring Innovation in Hearing Care—LIVE from EUHA 2023 hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Rachael Cook: The Biggest Problem with Movie Theaters youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage Hearing Aids Coverage youtube․com
Research
- Blast exposure alters synaptic connectivity in the mouse auditory cortex pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Association of hearing loss with patient-reported functional outcomes in adult survivors of childhood cancer academic․oup․com
- Hearing impairment and risk of dementia in The HUNT Study (HUNT4 70+): a Norwegian cohort study thelancet․com
- Introducing MEG-MASC a high-quality magneto-encephalography dataset for evaluating natural speech processing nature․com
- Audiological ototoxicity monitoring guidelines: a review of current evidence and appraisal of quality using the AGREE II tool tandfonline․com
- The Effects of Music-Based Auditory Training on Hearing-Impaired Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment e-ceo․org
- Spectral Grouping of Electrically Encoded Sound Predicts Speech-in-Noise Performance in Cochlear Implantees link․springer․com
- Dementia and Hearing Aid Use and Cessation: A National Study pubs․asha․org
- Congruence and incongruence on the radiological and functional examination of inner ear hemorrhage tandfonline․com
- The Use of Electronic Health Records for Behavioral Phenotyping of School-Age Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Methodological Approach pubs․asha․org
- Holistic bursting cells store long-term memory in auditory cortex nature․com
- Tinnitus suppression by means of cochlear implantation: does it affect cognition? link․springer․com
- Isolated Sudden Bilateral Neurosensory Hearing Loss as a Presentation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis: A Case Study ejao․org
- Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Sleep Quality and Depression in the Elderly With Chronic Dizziness: A Prospective Study ejao․org
- Combination Therapy of Choline Alfoscerate With Ginkgo biloba Monotherapy in Age-Related Hearing Loss: Effects and Outcomes ejao․org
- The First Cases of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Post Coronavirus Disease in Children ejao․org
- Comparing Direct-to-Consumer Devices to Hearing Aids: Amplification Accuracy for Three Types of Hearing Loss pubs․asha․org
- Heightened OAEs in Young Adult Musicians: Influence of Current Noise Exposure and Training Recency sciencedirect․com
- Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential Testing in Children With Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder pubs․asha․org
- Cochlear Implantation in Children With a Long Average Duration of Single Sided Deafness journals․sagepub․com
- Fatty acid binding protein type 7 deficiency preserves auditory function in noise-exposed mice nature․com
- Factors that can affect divided speech intelligibility linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Auditory Spatial Discrimination and Sound Localization in Single-Sided Deaf Participants Provided with a Cochlear Implant karger․com