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Signia's Integrated Xperience (IX) portfolio expands to include Active Pro IX and Active IX earbud hearing aids, as well as extended performance levels across select Signia styles and models for more options and greater affordability.
hearingtracker․com
The ransomware hacker attack has affected WSA’s local IT systems in stores in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, according to MedWatch. Here's the link for the announcement sent to the affected parties.
widexhongkong․com․hk
HHTM announces that Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio took the top honors in the RIC hearing aid category, Starkey Signature Series in custom aids, Widex SmartRIC in non-traditional, and Signia in design, with Interacoustics named "Innovator of the Year" for its ACT test.
hearingtracker․com
Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides information about the links between dental/TMJ problems and tinnitus.
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A prognostic model has been developed “to assist ENT surgeons in making informed treatment decisions for individual patients with ISSNHL.” It is available online at no cost.
jamanetwork․com
A new study finds that hearing decline rates vary by sex, race, and baseline age group. It may be the first study to document that the rate of hearing change per year is lower in Black/African American individuals.
nature․com
Researchers found no association of sleep duration with pure-tone averages (PTA) at age 50; however, compared to those reporting 7-8 hours of sleep, there was a borderline-significant association at age 60 and a significant association at age 70.
sciencedirect․comNews
- UHC Preparing to Launch Prior Authorization Gold Card Program | AAA audiology․org
- Starkey’s R&D Team Reaches Nearly 300 Years of Collective Experience in AI hearingtracker․com
- Sept. 17: TDI NextGen Accessibility Summit–Bridging Divides: Empowering All Abilities tdiconf․com
- VA Health Care Benefits at Risk audiology․org
- Oticon Audiology Summer Camp Helps Next Generation of Audiologists Successfully Transition to a Career in Hearing Healthcare audiologyonline․com
- Newly discovered gene may influence longevity sciencedaily․com
- Real-World Study Measures Lenire’s Effectiveness in Treating Tinnitus hearingreview․com
- Hackers steal sensitive personal data in attack on WS Audiology | Paywall medwatch․com
- The Changing Landscape for hearing loss and therapeutics: Novel advances of gene and cell therapies cloud․3dissue․net
- Mindfulness and tinnitus: a path to peace in the present entandaudiologynews․com
- GN Group CEO Peter Karlströmer buys almost 20,000 shares in own firm medwatch․com
- A New Research-Based Protocol for Childhood Hearing Screening audiologyonline․com
- Research QuickTakes Volume 8: Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox v2 – Non-audiologic Considerations in the Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids audiologyonline․com
- Name Calling: Complexities of product naming from a manufacturer’s perspective. canadianaudiologist․ca
- Striking the Right Balance: It’s Not Just a Vestibular Loss: Beyond Vertigo and Dizziness! canadianaudiologist․ca
- The Risks of Explaining Hearing Loss as a Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia –Summer 2024 Update on New Global and Canadian Population Attributable Fractions (PAFs) canadianaudiologist․ca
- Robert Traynor, EdD, MBA: Sound Business Sense canadianaudiologist․ca
- Quick Answers: Why Is It Crucial To Measure Bone Conduction Hearing Thresholds Directly with the User’s Specific Device and Connection In Place? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Roundtable: Hearing Aid Selection in Severe, Profound Losses hearingreview․com
Audio/Video
- This Week in Hearing: Magnetic Nanoparticles–The Future of Hearing Loss Treatment? Exploring the Latest Research with Dr. Daniel Sun hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Cliff: Do Hearing Aids Amplify Background Noise? | ReSound youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Everything You Need to Know About Earwax – Caregiver Edition youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Expert Tips for Integrating Cognitive Screening in Audiology Practices, with David Fabry, PhD buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Hearing Aid Price Controls youtube․com
Research
- Glymphatic system dysfunction associated with cognitive impairment in chronic tinnitus patients frontiersin․org
- No Risk of Hearing Loss in Neonates and Toddlers with in Utero Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡High Doses of Radiation Cause Cochlear Immunological Stress and Sensorineural Hearing Loss cell․com
- Using Machine Learning and Multifaceted Preoperative Measures to Predict Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes: A Prospective Pilot Study journals․lww․com
- 💡Developing a Framework for Industrial Noise Risk Management Based on Noise Kurtosis and Its Adjustment journals․lww․com
- Relating monaural and binaural measures of modulation sensitivity in listeners with and without hearing loss pubs․aip․org
- Electrocochleography-Based Tonotopic Map: I. Place Coding of the Human Cochlea With Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- Clinical Trial: Online CBT for Tinnitus Among Canadian Adults—A Randomized Controlled Trial | Western University, Canada clinicaltrials․gov
- Estimation of hearing thresholds with auditory steady-state responses to narrow-band chirps in children karger․com
- Musical training does not enhance neural sound encoding at early stages of the auditory system: A large-scale multisite investigation biorxiv․org
- A real-world evaluation of the clinical benefits of improved sound processor technology among Chinese cochlear implant users: A focus on Cochlear Nucleus 7 dx․plos․org
- Efficacy of biologics for eosinophilic otitis media tandfonline․com
- Evaluation of the audiovestibular system before and after treatment in patients with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension tandfonline․com
- Effect of hearing aids on the externalization of everyday sounds pubs․aip․org
- Classification of ossicular fixation based on a computational simulation of ossicular mobility nature․com
- Development and evaluation of a novel user-operated slider-based audiometry method tandfonline․com
- Examining the overlap between tinnitus and depression questionnaires—protocol for an ICF based content analysis frontiersin․org
- Management of Cholesteatoma: Hearing Rehabilitation linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Taking the Extra Listening Mile: Processing Spoken Semantic Context Is More Effortful for Older Than Young Adults journals․lww․com
- 💡Hearing aid evaluation for music: Accounting for acoustical variability of music stimuli pubs․aip․org
- Clinical Trial: Benefits of Choir for Older Adults with Unaddressed Hearing Loss (WP2) | Toronto Metropolitan University clinicaltrials․gov
- Better education required for professionals in healthcare regarding auditory processing disorder link․springer․com
- The multilingual digits-in-noise (DIN) test: development and evaluation tandfonline․com
- Cognitive load associated with speaking clearly in reverberant rooms nature․com
- Noise exposure of the inner ear during robotic drilling link․springer․com