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Published Aug 09, 2024
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Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio Feature Review: The Best Hearing Aid of 2024!
After posting his video on Phonak's new Infinio hearing aids (see Audio/Video section below), Audiologist Matthew Allsop follows it up with a review of the unique Audéo Sphere Infinio RIC.
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Phonak Unveils Infinio Hearing Aids; Dual-Chip AI-Powered Audéo Sphere Infinio Breaks New Ground for Hearing in Noise
Phonak has announced a revolutionary advance in AI-driven hearing aid technology with the launch of its new flagship Infinio platform. Here's our first look at it as well as initial impressions of how it performed during a NYC media event attended by HearingTracker editor Karl Strom.
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ReSound Nexia Expanded with New Custom and CROS Options; Multi-Mic+ and Smart Fit 2.0 Introduced
GN has announced the expansion of the ReSound Nexia series with the addition of a non-rechargeable wireless ITC and a rechargeable CROS BTE, as well as its newly updated ReSound Smart Fit 2.0 fitting software.
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Nuheara collapses after failing to renegotiate debt obligations
Nuheara, the maker of IQ Buds MAX and HP Pro earbuds, has entered voluntary administration after failing to renegotiate its $2.5MM debt obligations with Realtek, a world giant in chip manufacturing. The administrators will now work to assess the Company’s financial situation and explore potential outcomes, including restructuring, asset sales, or finding a buyer.
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Toni Trucks Recalls Hearing Loss Being 'Ignored' Growing Up, Talks Finally Feeling 'Empowered' to Treat It | People
‘SEAL Team’ actress Toni Trucks opens up to People Magazine about wearing hearing aids and feeling “empowered” to treat her mild hearing loss.
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- New CEO wants to change culture at Interacoustics: "We have to start with transparency" | Paywall medwatch․com
- ASHA: Act Now to Increase Payment for Medicare Part B Services leader․pubs․asha․org
- From AI to DNN: Starkey Shares a Deep Dive into Hearing Technology hearingtracker․com
- Ting Therapeutics Receives a NIH SBIR Phase II Award and Publishes a Paper on Drugs Protecting Against Antibiotics-Induced Hearing Loss tingtherapeutics․com
- Introducing Beltone's Multi-Mic+, the World's First Auracast™ Enabled Portable Microphone, and Additional Beltone Serene™ Hearing Aid Styles prnewswire․com
- New Designations for Pediatric Audiology and Cochlear Implant Specialty Certification Holders! | AAA audiology․org
- March 2025-March 2026: Tinnitus Masterclass | Tinnitus Clinic hashirtinnitusclinic․com
- New CDC webpage: Hearing Loss in Children—Measurement of Timely Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention cdc․gov
- Shari Eberts: Hearing Aid History and the Duke of Wellington livingwithhearingloss․com
- UnitedHealthcare to Expand Cochlear Implant Coverage for Children | ACI cdn․ymaws․com
- Beyond Hearing Screening: The Importance of Holistic Hearing Care and Audiometric Analysis hearingreview․com
- Professional Drummer Mark Schulman Shifts into a New Career - and Better Hearing, Thanks to Widex SmartRIC™ Hearing Aids prnewswire․com
- MedChem supports Ear Science sensorineural hearing loss treatment project hearingpractitionernews․com․au
- CQ Partners Announces Olympian Chaunté Lowe as Reconnect ’25 Keynote Speaker hearinghealthmatters․org
- How Tinnitus Relief is Possible on Your Smartphone | Mahana Tinnitus hearingtracker․com
Audio/Video
- This Week in Hearing: Brandon Sawalich Reflects on 30 Years at Starkey and the Future of Hearing Care | Hearing Health & Technology Matters hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Cliff Show: Hear & Beyond Interview youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Celebrating Dr. Jack Katz—A Legacy of Audiology Innovation and Education buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: 6 Ways to Prevent Hearing Aid Bluetooth Issues youtube․com
- Future Ear Radio: The Realities of Private Practice Ownership in 2024, with Kelsi Mangrem, AuD futurear․co
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Greedy Hearing Aid Manufacturers? youtube․com
- Matthew Allsop: Reviewing Phonak's Audéo Infinio, Virto Infinio R & Phonak Audéo Infino CROS Features youtube․com
Research
- Clinical Trial: Remote Support for Cochlear Implant Recipients—Evaluation of the HearCare MED-EL App | MED-EL clinicaltrials․gov
- 💡Association between hospital-diagnosed tinnitus and suicide: A Nationwide Danish longitudinal study sciencedirect․com
- Use of Speech-to-Text Translation Resources to Address Communication Barriers in Patients With Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review journals․lww․com
- Parent-Reported Ease of Listening in Preschool-Aged Children With Bilateral and Unilateral Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- 💡Effect of lidocaine on salicylate-induced tinnitus in guinea pigs: A focus on the auditory cortex journals․plos․org
- The association between amblyopia and the risks of hearing loss: A propensity matched analysis sciencedirect․com
- 💡Prevalence and Characteristics of Veterans with Severe Hearing Loss: A Descriptive Study journals․sagepub․com
- 💡Perspectives on Hearing Aid Cost and Uptake for Prescription and Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Users pubs․asha․org
- Effects of age and hearing loss on speech emotion discrimination nature․com
- Fiber-optic bionic microphone based compact sound source localization system with extended directional range pubs․aip․org
- Electrocochleography in Chronic Tinnitus: Correlations with Audiological Profiles and Psychological Distress sciencedirect․com
- 💡Remote self-report and speech-in-noise measures predict clinical audiometric thresholds tandfonline․com
- Cochlear implantation and partial deafness – A retrospective review on processor programming tandfonline․com
- The Merits of Bilateral Application of Middle Ear Implants in Patients With Bilateral Conductive and/or Mixed Hearing Loss journals․sagepub․com
- 💡Impact of Hearing Aid Processing Delay on Stop Consonant Voicing Perception in Open Fittings pubs․asha․org
- Dual-Task Interference in the Assessment of Listening Effort: Results of Normal-Hearing Adults, Cochlear Implant Users, and Hearing Aid Users pubs․asha․org
- 💡Optimizing Tinnitus Management: The Important Role of Hearing Aids with Sound Generators mdpi․com
- Clinical Trial: Musical Training in Cochlear Implant Users | Hospital Universitario La Paz clinicaltrials․gov
- The influencing factors of health status among low-income individuals living alone in Wuxi, China nature․com
- Comparison between the international outcome inventory for hearing aids questionnaire and real-ear measurement karger․com
- Voxelwise analysis of the central hearing pathway in senior dogs reveals changes associated with fractional lifespan nature․com
- Local anesthesia vs. general anesthesia in cochlear implant surgery: Impact on surgical duration, postoperative recovery, costs and clinical insights. An extensive meta-analysis linkinghub․elsevier․com
- 💡A cost-utility analysis of cochlear implants for single sided deafness in adults and children in the Netherlands dx․plos․org
- Remote self-testing for adult cochlear implant users: the effect of wireless streaming on speech recognition in noise tandfonline․com
- 💡A Step Toward Precision Audiology: Individual Differences and Characteristic Profiles From Auditory Perceptual and Cognitive Abilities journals․sagepub․com
- Do auditory brainstem implants favor the development of sensory integration and cognitive functions? onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Infant Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials: A Scoping Review journals․lww․com
- Bone conducted cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: comparison of tone burst stimulus vs chirp stimulus link․springer․com
- Comparison of listening efforts in typically developing children and children with central auditory processing disorders linkinghub․elsevier․com
- The tinnitus handicap inventory is a better indicator of the overall status of patients with tinnitus than the numerical rating scale linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Lower frequency range of auditory input facilitates stream segregation in older adults linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Biomarkers of auditory cortical plasticity and development of binaural pathways in children with unilateral hearing loss using a hearing aid linkinghub․elsevier․com
- 💡The Impact of Hearing Aids on Listening Effort and Listening-Related Fatigue – Investigations in a Virtual Realistic Listening Environment journals․sagepub․com
- 💡A systematic review of the prevalence of late identified hearing loss in childhood tandfonline․com
- Examining the Relationship Between Hearing Health Beliefs and Social Determinants of Health in Black Adults journals․lww․com