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The HeardThat app and Remote Mic Kit promise to deliver clear speech in noisy environments using AI and the processing power of a smartphone paired with hearing aids or Bluetooth earbuds. HearingTracker contributor Digby Cook reviews the system.
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Researchers have uncovered a significant correlation between social isolation and accelerated biological aging, indicating that individuals with limited social connections are at a higher risk of premature death.
neurosciencenews․com
Audiologists Ron Leavitt and Douglas Beck unravel the mysteries of personalized hearing aid fittings, real-ear measurements, acclimation, and what the latest science says about hearing aid programming.
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New research in JAMA suggests hearing loss decreased cognitive performance and increased the rate of adverse change in processing speed in a study of Hispanic and Latino participants.
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Ear infections are accurately diagnosed <75% of the time in pediatric and primary care settings. Alejandro Hoberman and colleagues at Pitt and UPMC have created a smartphone app that uses AI to diagnose them with almost 94% accuracy.
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Starkey Founder Bill Austin, Dr. Dave Fabry, and HearingTracker's Karl Strom discuss the journey of innovation that led hearing aids to have all of the remarkable capabilities they have today.
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- WSA Extends Financing on EUR 3.3 Billion Long-term Loans by 3 Years to 2029 wsa․com
- How 'Public Access Ready' Hearing Aids Could Offer a Competitive Edge hearingreview․com
- Updated Federal Employee Program (FEP) Blue Cross/Blue Shield Policy Expected April 1, 2024 | AAA audiology․org
- Sensorian Highlights New Funding and Clinical Trial Success in Letter to Shareholders sensorion․com
- Patient-led wax and aural foreign body removal technology – is it safe? entandaudiologynews․com
- Updated: Listen Technologies, Ampetronic Announce Auracast-Based Assistive-Listening Solution commercialintegrator․com
- Two drivers for William Demant's Increased Investment in GN | Paywall medwatch․com
- Customers with hearing loss concerned about AT&T’s call to cut landlines kcra․com
- Learning Labs at AAA 2024+HearTECH Expo | AAA audiology․org
- FDA approves first drug to treat yeast ear infections in dogs phys․org
- Don Goldberg develops Test of Auditory Functioning (TAF) to assess children who are deaf or hard of hearing wooster․edu
- Phonak hearing aids stand out in recent durability testing | Phonak audiologyblog․phonakpro․com
Audio/Video
- Matthew Allsop: Measure Your Tinnitus Sound With These Tinnitus Frequency Tests youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Major Problem with Hearing Aid Insurance youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook Short Video: Deaf “The Bachelor” Contestant’s Hearing Restored! Cochlear Implant Activation youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Thriving with Hearing Loss in the Corporate World: Discussion with Monica Dreger of Airbnb hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Are You Guaranteed to Have Tinnitus? youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: NEW Doctor Cliff AuD Channels! youtube․com
Research
- 💡Introduction to Special Issue: Molecular Mechanisms of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Hearing Protection | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience frontiersin․org
- Prognosis of Bilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡Altered Fhod3 expression involved in progressive high-frequency hearing loss via dysregulation of actin polymerization stoichiometry in the cuticular plate journals․plos․org
- How Individuals Shape Their Acoustic Environment: Implications for Hearing Aid Comparison in Ecological Momentary Assessment journals․lww․com
- Clinical Trial: Safety of Autologous Human Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Fraction to Treat Acquired Hearing Loss in Children | Aryn Knight, Memorial Hermann Health System clinicaltrials․gov
- COVID-19 Vaccination Effects on Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: Longitudinal Case study pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Standard and Extend High-Frequency Audiometry in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Impacts on Tinnitus and Mental Health journals․lww․com
- Auditory Outcomes Following Cochlear Implantation in Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- Impact Of Sensorineural Hearing Loss On Subjective Tinnitus Quality In Patients With Bilateral Tinnitus pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Age-related changes in the zebrafish and killifish inner ear and lateral line nature․com
- Phenotypic spectrum of tinnitus patients bearing rare ANK2 gene variants link․springer․com
- 💡Peripheral Neural Synchrony in Postlingually Deafened Adult Cochlear Implant Users journals․lww․com
- Healthcare Utilization Among Adults With Vestibular Vertigo in the United States journals․lww․com
- Relationship Between Cognitive Abilities and Basic Auditory Processing in Young Adults pubs․asha․org
- Predictors of Listening-Related Fatigue in Adolescents With Hearing Loss pubs․asha․org
- Objective intelligibility measurement of reverberant vocoded speech for normal-hearing listeners: Towards facilitating the development of speech enhancement algorithms for cochlear implants pubs․aip․org
- Effects of Deep-Brain Stimulation on Speech: Perceptual and Acoustic Data pubs․asha․org
- Comparison of side effects of different steroids used in intratympanic injections linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation and Revision pubs․asha․org
- Utricular Dysfunction and Hearing Impairment Affect Spatial Navigation in Community-dwelling Healthy Adults: Analysis from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging karger․com
- Serum Prestin Level May Increase Following Music Exposure That Induces Temporary Threshold Shifts: A Pilot Study journals․lww․com
- The association between dietary total antioxidant capacity and hearing loss: results from the Tehran employees Cohort Study bmcpublichealth․biomedcentral․com