The Audiologist Informer

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop shows how you can transform your Apple AirPods Pro 2 into OTC hearing aids with this step-by-step video tutorial.

In this new video, HearAdvisor's Steve Taddei, AuD, presents audio test lab results on the ELEHEAR Beyond OTC hearing aid.

HIA Executive Director Bridget Dobyan and Dr. Thomas Powers provide their perspectives on the primary issues surrounding coverage and access to hearing aids in 2024-2025.

“Signia Active Pro IX combines the ease of use and familiar design of earbuds with the industry’s best hearing-in-noise technology,” says Kerrie Coughlin of WS Audiology.

Although the ACHIEVE study has previously shown that hearing intervention improves communicative function and slows cognitive decline in certain populations, this new analysis published in JAMA did not find improvements in physical or mental health-related quality of life over the relatively short 3-year study period.

The authors conclude that listeners with hearing impairment suffer from poorer speech in noise recognition not only because of impaired access to speech acoustic cues but also because they are less able to adapt to background noise.

Sonova Group—the parent company of Phonak, Unitron, and Sennheiser—saw group sales increase by 5.9% in the first half of its 2024/25 fiscal year, driven by the strong performance of its Hearing Instruments and Cochlear Implants divisions.

AAA states it will continue to urge Congress to reverse the 2.83% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement announced in the 2025 fee schedule.

TRICARE has recently expanded its hearing aid coverage to include eligible children of retired service members.