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Published Nov 01, 2024
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Sonova Returns to Costco with Sennheiser Sonite R Hearing Aid
Costco is exploring Sennheiser as a new supplier for hearing aids, meaning Sonova may be returning to the nation's largest hearing aid retailer after a 2-year hiatus.
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Signia Active Pro IX Feature Review: Signia's Coolest Hearing Aid?
HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides an overview of the Signia Active Pro IX, a hearing aid designed to look and feel like earbuds while providing exceptional sound quality and functionality.
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Knowles Teams Up with Mimi to Deliver Customized, Immersive Audio for Breggz
The new Breggz ZOHN-1 is a high-end (EUR1,973) hearable/IEM that features Knowles balanced armature (BA) drivers with Mimi’s sound personalization software. The Breggz devices are custom-built via a personal ear scan, resulting in 3D-printed earbuds.
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Amplifon Q3 2024 Report: Strong revenue growth at 1.75 billion euros (+8%) and EBITDA at 412.2 million euros (+6.9%) | Amplifon
Amplifon, the parent company of Miracle-Ear, reported 8% revenue growth with 3.9% organic and 4.1% from acquisitions despite a European sales slowdown. The company continues to expand its international retail footprint with a network of over 10,000 offices, 379 of which were acquired this year.
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HearAdvisor: Apple AirPods Pro 2 OTC Hearing Aids Expert Review
Apple AirPods Pro 2 in the new Hearing Aid Mode achieved a SoundGrade of B, which places it in the top 50% of its category and the bottom 45% of all devices (prescription and OTC) tested.
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New earplug can protect hearing while preserving sound quality
A new piezoMEMS chip opens and closes multiple slits by bending small "beam structures" or tiny "lids" situated on top of each slit, reportedly allowing volume control from nearly 0 dB (open) to 40 dB (closed).
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This Week in Hearing: The Audiology 2050 Initiative–Elevating the Profession to Tackle Future Challenges | Hearing Health & Technology Matters
Drs. Amyn Amlani and Jason Leyendecker explore with Dave Kemp the Audiology 2050 initiative, a new roadmap launched at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) AuDACITY Conference.
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- Bill Schiffmiller: Breaking Barriers and Increasing Accessibility for People with Hearing Loss hearingtracker․com
- Nov. 12: 'LISTEN TO THIS' Master Class on Connection Between Hearing and Brain Health | LinkedIn linkedin․com
- Marshall Chasin: Does Digital Delay in Hearing Aids Matter? hearingreview․com
- Leading Hearing Care Retailer HearUSA Brings Two New Hearing Centers to the Houston Metropolitan Area finance․yahoo․com
- MAAIA Supporters Push for Congressional Action | AAA audiology․org
- Legislation Introduced to Address Cuts in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule | AAA audiology․org
- Oto Achieves Regulatory Status as Europe’s First English-Language, CBT-Based Digital Therapeutic for Tinnitus joinoto․com
- New Book: Neuroimaging of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems–A Clinician’s Guide The First Edition audiologyonline․com
- EUHA Congress 2024 Attendance Exceeds Expectations hearingreview․com
- How Seafood in Diet Affects Tinnitus Risk: An Interview with Sharon Curhan, MD, ScM hearingreview․com
- WSA to continue supplying hearing aids to US chain Costco | Paywall medwatch․com
- Demant and GN to face hotter competition in US thanks to Sonova's Costco deal, says analyst | Paywall medwatch․com
- How Apple developed the world’s first end-to-end hearing health experience | Apple apple․com
- Amplifon Kicks Off New Hearing Awareness Campaign in Italy and Spain corporate․amplifon․com
- Hearing Aid Telecoil and Loop Update, 2024 hearingtracker․com
Audio/Video
- Engaging Earlier: Insights and Strategies to Help Promote Hearing Loss Prevention, and Early Intervention in Younger Adult Consumers, with Heather Malyuk and Jessica Lovell | ADA audiologist․org
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Wait…Your Tinnitus Could be Making Your Stress Worse, too? youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Redefining Hearing Aids, with Brandon Sawalich buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff: BCBS FEP Hearing Aid Insurance Just Got Worse! youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Inside OTOPLAN–MED-EL’s Innovative Tool for Optimizing Cochlear Implant Results, with Katelyn Glassman hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Schooling YOU on Real Ear Measurement youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: From Clinic to Courtroom–Navigating Forensic Audiology with Dr. Robert Traynor hearinghealthmatters․org
Research
- Dissociable effects of hyperacusis and misophonia severity imply different mechanisms of decreased sound tolerance tandfonline․com
- Investigating Sensitivity to Auditory Cognition in Listening Effort Assessments: A Simultaneous EEG and Pupillometry Study onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡The Role of Hearing Aids in Improving Dual-Task Gait Performance in Older Adults With Presbycusis: A Cognitive and Motor Analysis onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡Spatial selective auditory attention is preserved in older age but is degraded by peripheral hearing loss nature․com
- Hearing Screening in Older Adults in Primary Care Clinics: How the Effects of Setting and Provider Encouragement Differ by Patient Sex and Race journals․lww․com
- Executive Function Associations With Audibility-Adjusted Speech Perception in Noise pubs․asha․org
- The Effect of Noise and Reverberation on Spatial Perception in Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users thieme-connect․de
- Effects of Different Auditory Stimuli and Cognitive Tasks on Balance in Healthy Young Adults karger․com
- Ototoxicity associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; what are the risk factors? tandfonline․com
- Clinical Trial: Evaluation of the Automated Integration of a Robotics and ECochG System for Use with Cochlear Implant Surgery | iotaMotion, Inc. clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Smartphone Enabled Hearing Study | Apple Inc. clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Clinical Evaluation of Frequency Allocation for Bimodal CI Users | NYU Langone Health clinicaltrials․gov
- Sound Localization in Single-Sided Deafness: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Comparison Between Cochlear Implantation, Bone Conduction Devices, and Contralateral Routing of Signals Hearing Aids journals․sagepub․com
- A Nostalgia Brain-Music Interface for Enhancing Nostalgia, Well-Being, and Memory Vividness in Young and Elderly Individuals biorxiv․org
- Health issues of young adults with hearing loss or deafness: A basis for the development of a chatbot sciencedirect․com
- Early identification of potential occupational noise-induced hearing loss: A systematic review tandfonline․com
- The Relationship between P300 and Central Auditory Processing Test Result thieme-connect․de
- Clinical Trial: Remote Audiometry to Monitor for Treatment-Related Hearing Loss in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Receiving Cisplatin And/or Radiation | Emory University clinicaltrials․gov
- Effect of digital noise-reduction processing on subcortical speech encoding and relationship to behavioral outcomes biorxiv․org
- 💡Endolymphatic hydrops and cochlear synaptopathy after noise exposure are distinct sequelae of hair cell stereociliary bundle trauma nature․com
- Finite element analysis on the human and guinea pig cochlear vibration patterns under bone conduction stimulations nature․com
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of e-Health and Internet-Based Psychological Interventions for Chronic Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Associated factors and outcomes for quality of life in children receiving cochlear implantation before seven years of age link․springer․com
- Assessing the accuracy and reproducibility of ChatGPT for responding to patient inquiries about otosclerosis link․springer․com
- Timing of bilateral sequential cochlear implantation for children: Determination of its benefit link․springer․com
- 💡Exploring adult hearing aid user experiences: meaning extraction methods, content patterns, and associations with demographic and outcome variables tandfonline․com
- Research Protocol: OTC Hearing Aids Versus Traditional Hearing Aids in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Hearing Loss–Protocol for a Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial [Aug 2024-July 2026] researchprotocols․org
- A case series suggests peaking transimpedance as a possible marker for scalar dislocations in cochlear implantation karger․com
- Testing for genetic and viral etiologies in congenital hearing loss based on a survey of cochlear implant centers: proposed HEARRING group consensus and future directions tandfonline․com
- Do Adolescents with Hearing Loss Use Social Media and the Internet Differently from Their Hearing Peers? cambridge․org