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Published Aug 02, 2024

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Matthew Allsop: Starkey Genesis AI Hearing Aid Tinnitus Features Reviewed

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop explains how Starkey's Multiflex tinnitus technology allows for personalized tinnitus relief based on the user's hearing thresholds and preferences.

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Hard-of-hearing Olympian Aaron Small went from being bullied to going for gold in Paris

Team USA sprint kayaker Aaron Small, who has hearing loss in both ears, hoped to make the 2028 Olympics. His dreams came true sooner.

today․com

Ear disease, hearing loss, and cognitive outcomes in high school children

Placing an exclamation mark on the value of pediatric hearing care, results from this study of 8,000 children in the Philippines reveal decreases in nearly all individual subtests for kids with either ear disease or hearing loss—even in nonverbal and non-auditory skills.

thelancet․com

Italy's Amplifon posts flat Q2 net profit on weak Europe demand

Amplifon, the parent company of Miracle-Ear, posted a Q2 2024 net profit that was little changed from the same period last year, as lackluster sales in Europe offset strong demand in the Americas.

reuters․com

Relationship between hearing loss and depression: A cross-sectional analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2018

Using NHANES self-report data, researchers found a significant association between moderate to severe hearing loss and an increased risk of depression, notably in older adults.

sciencedirect․com

The effectiveness of curcumin [turmeric] as a safe agent on hearing threshold improvement in patients with chronic kidney disease: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial of 40 chronic kidney disease patients suggests that curcumin [found in turmeric] has protective effects and possible mechanisms as a therapeutic agent on hearing impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease.

nature․com

Audiograms and Prevalence of Hearing Loss in U.S. Children and Adolescents 6-19 Years of Age

Dr. Larry Humes shows that when the criterion for hearing loss is PTA ≥ 16 dB HL for either PTA512 or PTA3468k in either ear, the population-weighted prevalence is 11.2%—or an estimated 5.1 million individuals 6-19 years of age with hearing loss.

pubs․asha․org

The Torch is Passed…Again

JAAA Editor Gary Jacobson, PhD, discusses the journal's lack of submissions from US audiologists, pays tribute to former editors, including legend Dr. James Jerger, who died last week, and passes JAAA's editorial torch to Dr. Erin G. Piker.

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News

Low-dose Aspirin Does Not Progress Age-Related Hearing Loss in Older Adults hcplive․com
Nuclear medicine shows strong tie between hearing loss, Alzheimer's wdbj7․com
Starkey Honored with 2024 HLAA National Access Award for Pioneering Contributions to Hearing Loss Solutions hearingtracker․com
Young adults at higher risk of hearing loss after COVID infection, data suggest cidrap․umn․edu
Demant corrects 2023 figures in connection with discontinuation of Communications and Cochlear Implants Divisions | Paywall medwatch․com
Miracle-Ear Foundation's New Website Will Support Access to No-Cost Hearing Aids hearingreview․com
National Acoustic Laboratories Unveils Live Captioning App for Apple Vision Pro hearingreview․com
Sound Pharma Announces Phase 3 Study Completion of SPI-1005 Oral Capsule for the Treatment of Ménière's disease (Results pending) soundpharma․com
Abstract Submissions Open for CI2025 Boston: Conference on Cochlear Implants audiologyonline․com
Kim Cavitt: Where Audiology Lands in the Metrics of Healthcare | LinkedIn linkedin․com
Amplifon Q2 2024 Financial Report | Amplifon Corporate corporate․amplifon․com
Macrophage Depletion Shows Promise in Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss hearinghealthmatters․org
WSA writes off DKK billions: Takes a big hit in the income statement | Paywall medwatch․com

Audio/Video

Hearing Matters Podcast: Exploring OTC Hearing Aids with GAO’s John Dicken: Affordability, Stigma, and Market Dynamics buzzsprout․com
Dr. Cliff: How Hearing Aid Artificial Intelligence Keeps Getting Better! | Oticon youtube․com
Dr. Rachael Cook: How to Connect Your Hearing Aids to a MacBook youtube․com
This Week in Hearing Turns 3! A Look Back at the Top 10 Episodes of the Past Year hearinghealthmatters․org
Dr. Cliff Vlog: Do it Right or Do it Again! youtube․com
Hearing Review Podcast: How to Discuss Mental Well-Being with Audiology Patients, with Bec Bennett, PhD hearingreview․com

Research

💡Tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination: Findings from the vaccine adverse event reporting system and the vaccine safety datalink sciencedirect․com
💡Predictors of Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Patients With Tinnitus jamanetwork․com
Clinical Trial: Brain Mechanism and Outcome of Surgical Intervention of Conductive Hearing Loss | Sun Yat-Sen University, China clinicaltrials․gov
💡A theory of coverage rate differences for hearing aids around the world based on correlational observation and analysis tandfonline․com
Speech Recognition and Spatial Hearing in Young Adults With Down Syndrome: Relationships With Hearing Thresholds and Auditory Working Memory journals․lww․com
💡Nationwide Hearing Loss Trends Over Two Decades onlinelibrary․wiley․com
Does tinnitus amplify the effects of healthy eating patterns and physical activity on the sleep disturbance or sleep insufficiency, based on the case study of NHANES survey in the United States frontiersin․org
Clinical Trial: Speech Locator—Benefits in Pediatric Popluations | Sonova clinicaltrials․gov
Auditory Steady-State Responses: Multiplexed Amplitude Modulation Frequencies to Reduce Recording Time journals․lww․com
Intraoperative Compound Action Potentials as a Predictor of Postoperative Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials in Cochlear Implant Users karger․com
Prevalence and risk factors of self-reported hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness in a population-based sample from rural northeastern Germany nature․com
Communication Public Health: An Integration of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Public Health pubs․asha․org
The effect of high-dose Levothyroxine on hearing in patients operated for thyroid cancer link․springer․com
Hearing Aid apps [Autosense Sky OS]: Are they safe, practical and beneficial for children and teens in challenging situations? link․springer․com
Metastasis to the External Auditory Canal: A Systematic Review journals․lww․com
Clinical Trial: The Effectiveness of a Tailored Nutritional Education Program on Profound Hearing Impairment Adults | King Saud University, Saudi Arabia clinicaltrials․gov
💡Using deep learning to improve the intelligibility of a target speaker in noisy multi-talker environments for people with normal hearing and hearing loss pubs․aip․org
A longitudinal study investigating the effects of noise exposure on behavioural, electrophysiological and self-report measures of hearing in musicians with normal audiometric thresholds linkinghub․elsevier․com
💡Cortical volumetric changes after cochlear implantation in postlingually deaf adults: correlation with speech perception abilities nature․com
Auditory hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons regenerate synapses with refined release properties in vitro pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
Clinical Trial: Anti-VEGF Gene Therapy Trial for Vestibular Schwannoma | Akouos, Inc clinicaltrials․gov
Understanding pediatric inpatient conductive hearing loss: An analysis of patient demographics sciencedirect․com
💡Age-related myelin deficits in the auditory brain stem contribute to cocktail party-deficits biorxiv․org
💡The Relationship between Speech Perception in Quiet and in Noise for Young Adults with Pure-Tone Thresholds ≤ 25 dB HL thieme-connect․de
Instruments for evaluating the parental emotional status and ecological support systems among parents who considered cochlear implantation for their children with hearing loss: A scoping review dx․plos․org
Performance of hybrid gain formula versus traditional fitting formulas in hearing aid fitting in tinnitus patients with hearing loss link․springer․com
A Systematic Review of the Clinical Effectiveness of Cochlear Implant Surgery in Pediatric and Adult Patients journals․lww․com
Auditory Localization Performance in Cochlear Implant Recipients With Single-Sided Deafness: The Challenges and Limitations of Current Outcome Metrics journals․lww․com
Neurophysiological, structural, and molecular alterations in the prefrontal and auditory cortices following noise-induced hearing loss sciencedirect․com
The impact of tinnitus on speech perception in noise: a systematic review and meta-analysis link․springer․com
Residual dizziness characteristics of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo karger․com
Validation of the Pediatric Spatial Hearing Questionnaire pubs․asha․org
Two Independent Response Mechanisms to Auditory Stimuli Measured with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Sleeping Infants journals․sagepub․com
Intratympanic Lidocaine as a Potent Remedy for Tinnitus in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial journals․lww․com
Amplitude Parameters Are Predictive of Hearing Preservation in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Intracochlear Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implant Surgery journals․lww․com
Mendelian Randomization Study Reveals a Predicted Relationship between Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Mitochondrial Proteins journals․lww․com
Prevailing Practices in Ototoxicity Monitoring in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy: A Scoping Review pubs․asha․org
Associations Between Tinnitus and Systemic Disease in Adolescents: Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency and Anaemia onlinelibrary․wiley․com
Learning disabilities in children with hearing loss: A systematic review linkinghub․elsevier․com
UK and US risk factors for hearing loss in neonatal intensive care unit infants dx․plos․org
Making a racket in America’s fastest growing sport: Evaluation of noise exposure in pickleball linkinghub․elsevier․com
Age-based disparities in hearing loss diagnosis and treatment in the United States population linkinghub․elsevier․com
Hyperacusis in Tinnitus Individuals Is Associated with Smaller Gray Matter Volumes in the Supplementary Motor Area Regardless of Hearing Levels mdpi․com

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