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Published Jul 12, 2024

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Mahana Tinnitus App: New Tools for Reducing the Effects of Bothersome Tinnitus

Mahana has introduced a unique evidence-based, scalable program for tinnitus relief that hearing care professionals can integrate into their practices. The app offers tinnitus patients guidance and new tools for reducing and coping with their persistent tinnitus.

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Long-Term Outcomes of Self-Fit vs Audiologist-Fit Hearing Aids

A new study published in yesterday's JAMA Otolaryngology demonstrates that, after 8 months, a self-fit OTC hearing aid (hearX Group's Lexie Lumen) with remote support for fitting and fine-tuning can offer comparable long-term benefits to audiologist-fit hearing aids for individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss.

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Matthew Allsop: The NEW Costco Rexton Reach is Launched–Top Features Reviewed

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop gives you the scoop on the Rexton Reach R-Li T RIC available at Costco, which boasts a battery life of 39 hours, MultiFocus technology, Auto Echo Reducer for reverberant rooms, and LE Audio that makes it Auracast-ready.

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Implantable microphone could lead to fully internal cochlear implants

Researchers developed a prototype of an implantable microphone for a cochlear implant. Their device, which senses the movement of the ear drum in the inner ear, performed as well as commercial hearing aids and could someday enable a fully internalized cochlear implant.

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Novel genome editing approach restores hearing in adult preclinical models with genetic deafness

Scientists have restored hearing in preclinical mouse models with a specific form of inherited deafness called DFNA50 caused by mutations in microRNA. Using a novel in vivo CRISPR genome editing approach, the researchers hope this work can one day be translated into applications for humans.

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Nagish Raises $16 Million to Revolutionize Communication for Individuals with Hearing Loss Through AI

Startup Nagish has developed an AI-driven end-to-end private relay service for people with hearing loss to communicate without a third party and announced $16MM in funding.

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MED-EL and Starkey Announce Collaboration to Develop New Bluetooth Experience

Hearing implant maker MED-EL and hearing aid manufacturer Starkey have announced a collaboration that will enable an all-new Bluetooth listening experience for people with MED-EL cochlear implant (CI) and Starkey products.

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