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Presented by leading experts in hearing healthcare, the LISTEN TO THIS Masterclass is a 9-part series that addresses the urgent need for greater awareness of the link between hearing health and brain health.
hearingtracker․comAudiologist Matthew Allsop dives into the key differences between central and peripheral tinnitus—and why knowing the cause is crucial for finding relief.
youtube․comRexton has expanded its flagship hearing aid platform, Rexton Reach, by unveiling the new Rexton Reach inoX-CIC Li.
hearingtracker․comMED-EL has gained a new, expanded indication approval for U.S. adults with bilateral moderate-to-profound SNHL who have aided word recognition scores of ≤50% in the ear to be implanted and ≤60% in the non-implant ear.
medel․comVestibular schwannomas that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus are often watched rather than treated, but a new study is set to change how these tumors are managed using non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery.
sciencedaily․comDr. Nielsen answers questions about AI and explains how it is changing Audiology, as well as how AI powers Precision Medicine and Genomics in ways that will redefine our field.
audiologyonline․comHealth costs in a Canadian population with hearing loss (HL) were markedly higher among participants without HL: Total projected annual direct health costs for Alberta residents with HL were CAN$1.01 billion in 2023, of which $125 million was attributable to HL specifically, says this study.
pubs․asha․orgResearchers have created an AI-powered headphone that allows listeners to create a "sound bubble” with a programmable radius of 3 to 6 feet. Voices and sounds outside the bubble are quieted by an average of 49 dB—even if the distant sounds are louder than those inside the bubble.
techxplore․comJoin HearAdvisor's Dr. Steve Taddei as he tests Lucid Hearing’s premium OTC hearing aid Tala.
youtube․comNews
- Federal Register: Final Rule–Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility | FCC federalregister․gov
- ReSound Gift of Hearing Begins November 19 hearingtracker․com
- ASHA 2024 Awards of Excellence leader․pubs․asha․org
- Early Cochlear Implant Activation: Clinical and Surgical Implementation Considerations hearingreview․com
- New Tinnitus Test Available with MedRx Equipment hearingreview․com
- Redefining hearing care: GN's commitment to innovation and inclusivity at EUHA 2024 gn․com
- Apple’s 'Find My' enables sharing location of lost items with third parties apple․com
- The Beltone Hearing Care Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering Ears with 'Hear for the Holidays' Hearing Aid Giveaway prnewswire․com
- AAA: Update on Hearing-related Legislation After the 2024 Election audiology․org
- Apple headphones can work as hearing aids. Minnesota-based Starkey says it welcomes competition. startribune․com
- Demant still sees growth opportunities in new area of diagnostics business | Paywall medwatch․com
- Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered phys․org
- GN's US JabraEnhance.com online store is still making losses – but breakeven is approaching | Paywall medwatch․com
- ASHA: Two Professions; One Association leader․pubs․asha․org
- The Role of AI in Audiology canadianaudiologist․ca
- How Well Do People with Early Onset Hearing Loss Age? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Beethoven’s Hearing Loss hearingreview․com
- Starkey Edge AI Hearing Aids Now Available Through VA and DOD hearingtracker․com
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff: Steroids for Hearing Aids [Roger On 3] | Phonak youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: How Foam Earplugs Can Be Dangerous! | Starkey SoundGear youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Intelligent Hearing–Dr. Dave Fabry on AI Advancements in Hearing Aids buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff: 100% INVISIBLE Cochlear Implant | Acclaim by Envoy Medical youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: ELEHEAR’s Journey from OEM Supplier to OTC Hearing Aid Innovator, with Jalene Nadeau hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr Cliff Vlog: Arizona HLAA Walk4Hearing 2024 youtube․com
Research
- Clinical Trial: Innovations in Hearing Accessibility and Technology (IHAT) Study | Univ of Colorado & NIDCD clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical Trial: Sound Perception Study of Hearing-impaired People With Hearing Aids | Institut Pasteur clinicaltrials․gov
- Tinnitus and COVID-19: Effect of Infection, Vaccination, and the Pandemic frontiersin․org
- 💡Development of the First Patient‐Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for Hearing Loss in Audiology Care—My Hearing PREM pmc․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- 💡The Impact of Slight to Mild Hearing Loss on Academic Performance and Behavior of 9-15-Year-Olds pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- “Can physical activity reduce the risk of having tinnitus?” tandfonline․com
- Esteem® Active Middle Ear Implant versus Conventional Hearing Aids: Long-Term Performance karger․com
- Social Determinants of Health and Language and Academic Outcomes in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis jamanetwork․com
- Comparison of GWAS results between de novo tinnitus and cancer treatment-related tinnitus suggests distinctive roles for genetic risk factors nature․com
- Alignment of Audiologists’ Values With Best-Practice Standards: Insights From a National Survey pubs․asha․org
- Assessment of a Hearing Aid Training Program for Health Care Workers pubs․asha․org
- Individualized post-operative prediction of cochlear implantation outcomes in children with prelingual deafness using functional near-infrared spectroscopy onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Risky leisure noise exposure during the transition to adulthood and the impact of major life events – results of the OHRKAN cohort study tandfonline․com
- 💡Speech recognition in adverse conditions by humans and machines pubs․aip․org
- 💡Applications of automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies for hearing assessment: a scoping review tandfonline․com
- 💡Impaired brainstem auditory evoked potentials after in utero exposure to high dose paracetamol exposure sciencedirect․com
- 💡Association of hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: A nested case-control study bmcgeriatr․biomedcentral․com
- 💡The bidirectional brain-cochlea axis: a scaffold for neurologic disease-associated hearing loss academic․oup․com
- Speech Perception Outcomes with the Anatomy-Based Fitting Map Among Experienced, Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Longitudinal Study karger․com
- The Effect of Different Adaptation Formulas on Mid-Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials in Adults with Hearing Aids karger․com
- The Effects of Memantine on Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity karger․com
- Active piezoelectric bone conduction implant Osia® 2 – evaluation of surgery and one-year audiological and quality of life benefits link․springer․com
- Estimation of outer-wall length in optimizing cochlear implantation in malformed inner ears nature․com
- The Memphis SOUND Project: The Development of a Community-Based Research Project to Address Hearing Health Disparities Among Black Adults Who Qualify for Cochlear Implants journals․lww․com
- Early Hearing Outcomes and Audiological Experiences With a Novel Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant journals․lww․com
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Hearing Loss: It’s Time to Screen journals․lww․com
- Barriers to Cochlear Implant Uptake in Adults: A Scoping Review journals․lww․com
- Intraoperative Acoustic Monitoring Using Threshold and Suprathreshold Pure Tone Audiometry during Cochlear Implantation Under Local Anesthesia: A Simple and Novel Method to Potentially Enhance Hearing Preservation Cochlear Implant Surgery journals․lww․com
- Western Blot Characterization of Human Serum Prestin, an Outer Hair Cell Biomarker journals․lww․com
- Postoperative Auditory Progress in Cochlear-Implanted Children With Auditory Neuropathy pubs․asha․org
- Polygenic Risk Scores and Hearing Loss Phenotypes in Children jamanetwork․com
- Central auditory processing and cognitive abilities after mild traumatic brain injury in school-aged children tandfonline․com