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A new 'Lancet' study looks at the worldwide burden of hearing loss attributable to disease or ototoxic medications and how we should make these conditions a global health priority.
thelancet․com
Researchers sound an alarm bell for the 3 billion e-gamers globally who may be at risk for hearing loss and tinnitus.
hearingtracker․com
Audiologist Matthew Allsop reviews the evidence supporting the Neuromod Lenire system and provides the pros and cons of its technology.
youtube․com
The authors developed a custom-designed cooling neck collar to reduce the temperature of the inner ears of rats by 3-4°C following noise exposure to deliver mild therapeutic hypothermia, successfully mitigating NIHL.
frontiersin․org
The study's 1,823 participants (ages 24-82) with hearing loss showed a faster decline in verbal memory, information processing speed, and executive function than those without hearing loss.
alz-journals․onlinelibrary․wiley․com
An attorney for the plaintiffs, now numbering over 276,000, said they believe the 98% participation threshold to uphold the deal will soon be met.
startribune․com
Lise Hamlin of HLAA, Dr. Frank Lin of Johns Hopkins, Kerri Conn Haresign of the CTA, and hearing industry veteran John Luna provide their perspectives on OTC hearing aids at last week's CES Show.
live․ces․techNews
- Starkey Launches Genesis AI Hearing Aids in Australia and New Zealand hearingtracker․com
- Insurance Doesn’t Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids kffhealthnews․org
- Bose’s wild-looking Ultra Open Earbuds are here — kind of theverge․com
- Michael Harvey, PhD: Aging with Dignity with Assistance from an Audiologist hearingreview․com
- Helping Cochlear Implant Recipients Improve Their Relationship with Music hearingreview․com
- America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities kffhealthnews․org
- Fired CEO on "unsafe" work environment at Interacoustics: "There were individual cases" | Paywall medwatch․com
- Why the One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Tinnitus is Not Successful canadianaudiologist․ca
- The Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT™) Diagnostic Test to Take on the Number One Challenge with Hearing Loss canadianaudiologist․ca
- How Vision Influences Speech Understanding in Age-Related Hearing Loss canadianaudiologist․ca
- Who Measures Otoacoustic Emissions? canadianaudiologist․ca
- HearUSA Furthers Goal of Expanding Access to Simply Excellent Hearing Care with Planned Opening of 17 New Hearing Centers of the Future in 2024 audiologyonline․com
- CES 2024 - A recap of the latest in technology | Thomas Olsgaard of GN gn․com
- Demant and GN took Veterans Affairs market shares from rivals in December | Paywall medwatch․com
- The Need for Routine Cytomegalovirus Screening in Newborns leader․pubs․asha․org
Audio/Video
- Hearing Journal Podcast: Revising the Cochlear Implant Standards, with Terry Zwolan, PhD, and Mary Rose Goldstein, AuD ivoox․com
- Matthew Allsop: Connect Your Hearing Aids To ANY Computer With The Widex SoundConnect youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Best Power Hearing Aids of 2024 youtube․com
- Embracing Healthy Aging and Better Hearing: Kevin English's Journey to Better Health Over 50 hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Are Normal Sounds Too Loud for You? All About Hyperacusis youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Just Trying to RIP YOU OFF! youtube․com
Research
- Effectiveness of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on salicylate-induced tinnitus sciencedirect․com
- Extracellular vesicles for developing targeted hearing loss therapy sciencedirect․com
- Hearing Impairment and Severe Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Nationwide Study journals․lww․com
- Localization of Low- and High-Frequency Sounds in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using a Contralateral Hearing Aid journals․lww․com
- Perception of Specific Musical Attributes in Dependence of the Insertion Depth of Cochlear Implant Electrodes Using the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia journals․lww․com
- An Implantable Piezofilm Middle Ear Microphone: Performance in Human Cadaveric Temporal Bones link․springer․com
- Tinnitus: A Dimensionally Segregated, yet Perceptually Integrated Heterogeneous Disorder link․springer․com
- The surprising robustness of visual search against concurrent auditory distraction doi․apa․org
- Importance of role models and mentors for improving care for late-deafened adults who become cochlear implant recipients tandfonline․com
- The Benefits of Cochlear Implantation for Adults: A Systematic Umbrella Review journals․lww․com
- The effect of voice familiarity on attention to speech in a cocktail party scenario academic․oup․com
- Risk factors for severe hearing loss in Susac syndrome: A national cohort study pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Genetic diagnosis of childhood sensorineural hearing loss pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Modulating the difficulty of a visual oddball-like task and P3m amplitude nature․com
- Associations Between Auditory Working Memory, Self-Perceived Listening Effort, and Hearing Difficulty in Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury journals․lww․com
- Multimodal assessment of tinnitus using functional near-infrared spectroscopy and psychophysiological measures pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Aging effects on dual-route speech processing networks during speech perception in noise onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- ART and AutoART ECAP measurements and cochlear nerve anatomy as predictors in adult cochlear implant recipients link․springer․com