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GN has established a photo bank on the popular free image website Unsplash depicting modern hearing aids worn by real-life users.
hearingtracker․comPhilips just launched its new HearLink 50 series, which shares many physical and technological characteristics with the new Oticon Intent hearing aid. Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides an overview and speculates when HearLink 50 might be seen at Costco.
youtube․comLondon researchers have completed the first trial of a therapy designed to restore hearing loss. The REGAIN trial suggests the treatment did not restore hearing across a group of adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by the research group's ambitious target of 10 dB HL; however, it did attain this improvement in 45% of participants at some frequencies.
uclhospitals․brc․nihr․ac․ukSignia's Integrated Xperience (IX) hearing aid platform now offers three new stylish options: the Styletto IX receiver-in-canal (RIC) and the Insio IX invisible-in-canal (IIC) and completely-in-canal (CIC) models.
hearingtracker․comDr. Juliëtte Sterkens sheds light on common misconceptions and limitations about hearing aids and advocates for the installation and use of hearing loops and telecoils.
hearingloop․orgResearchers from the ENHANCE study provide an overview on how hearing aids can stabilize cognitive function for at least 3 years for older adults with hearing loss.
pursuit․unimelb․edu․auAmplifon, the parent company of Miracle-Ear and Amplifon Hearing Health Care, had a record-setting year in 2023, with 12.7% revenue growth in the Americas and 18.5% organic growth.
corporate․amplifon․comThe National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is planning a report for April 2025 to recommend a core set of adult hearing outcome measures and domains (e.g., hearing, communication, and others) for better standardization.
nationalacademies․orgNews
- Factors associated with age-related hearing loss differ between males and females sciencedaily․com
- Starkey Genesis AI Hearing Aids Honored as a 2024 BOLD Award Finalist hearingtracker․com
- Tuned Hearing Closes on $3M Seed Funding venturebanc․com
- Demant removes upper age limit for board members | Paywall medwatch․com
- Hearing Aid and Ear Device Patents for January 2024 hearinghealthmatters․org
- Academy Weighs in to Support Oklahoma Legislation | AAA audiology․org
- Sacked Demant executive receives USD $2.6 million golden handshake | Paywall medwatch․com
- A Quick Test For Cochlear Dead Regions in Those With a Unilateral Sensori-Neural Hearing Loss and Also to Check if Your Loudspeakers Are Working Well canadianaudiologist․ca
- The Bidirectional Association between Tinnitus & Mental Well-being: Clinical Implications for Audiologists canadianaudiologist․ca
- Quick Answers: How many times do afferent/efferent feedback loops occur during hearing? | Robert Harrison, PhD canadianaudiologist․ca
- Using Bluetooth (And Personal Hearing Aids) for Live Music Performance canadianaudiologist․ca
- Barbara Weinstein: The Times They are A Changing canadianaudiologist․ca
- Hearing and Nutrition: Why Integrated Care Could be Beneficial canadianaudiologist․ca
- NALscribe mobile app can help your clients be part of the conversation audiologyblog․phonakpro․com
- 2024 OticonNext Conference Explores New Life-Changing Technology and Strategies audiologyonline․com
- It's World Hearing Day and We're Here To Challenge Outdated Perceptions | Sennheiser hearingtracker․com
- ASHFoundation Opens 2024 Funding Opportunities for Researchers, Students leader․pubs․asha․org
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Discover the truth about melatonin and tinnitus! youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Mastering the Art of Audiology Marketing in the Digital Era buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff Show: Hearing Aid Bluetooth Overview youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Mapping Hearing Loss Across America: Insights from the Sound Check Study Revealed hearinghealthmatters․org
Research
- 💡Viewpoint: Rethinking non-syndromic hearing loss and its mimics in the genomic era nature․com
- 💡A phase I/IIa safety and efficacy trial of intratympanic gamma-secretase inhibitor as a regenerative drug treatment for sensorineural hearing loss nature․com
- A scoping review on the clinical effectiveness of Trans-Impedance Matrix (TIM) measurements in detecting extracochlear electrodes and tip fold overs in Cochlear Ltd devices dx․plos․org
- Hearing Aids and Quality of Life: A Psychological Perspective pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- A global bibliometric analysis on the relationship between tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- The Benefit of Bimodal Hearing and Beamforming for Cochlear Implant Users karger․com
- Hearing and Balance in Healthy Aging Project: Characterization of Hearing, Balance, and Other Associated Disorders in Three Population Groups Aged 55 and Over karger․com
- 💡Sex differences in associated factors for age-related hearing loss dx․plos․org
- Predicting early auditory evoked potentials using a computational model of auditory-nerve processing pubs․aip․org
- Auditory processing disorder: an online survey of hearing healthcare professionals’ knowledge and practices tandfonline․com
- 💡Manual switching between programs intended for specific real-life listening environments by adult cochlear implant users: do they use the intended program? tandfonline․com
- Clinical Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation in an Expanded Adult Population | Cochlear clinicaltrials․gov
- Numerical Simulations of the Epley Maneuver With Clinical Implications journals․lww․com
- Improved Postoperative Speech Recognition and Processor Use With Early Cochlear Implant Activation journals․lww․com
- Supra-Threshold LS CE-Chirp Auditory Brainstem Response in the Elderly karger․com
- 💡Real-time control of a hearing instrument with EEG-based attention decoding biorxiv․org
- PKHD1L1 is required for stereocilia bundle maintenance, prolonged hearing function and enhanced resilience to noise exposure. biorxiv․org
- Predicting early auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) using a computational model of auditory-nerve processing pubs․aip․org
- 💡Ten-year association between change in speech-in-noise recognition and falls due to balance problems: A longitudinal cohort study bmcpublichealth․biomedcentral․com
- 💡An audibility model of the headband trial with a bone conduction device in single-sided deaf subjects tandfonline․com