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Published Dec 06, 2024
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Starkey Edge AI Hearing Aids: Full Feature Review
HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop dives into the advanced features of Starkey Edge AI hearing aids, including the G2 Neuroprocessor, AI-powered sound processing, and robust connectivity options like Auracast and telecoil, as well as a battery life of 51 hours.
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Can You Use Hearing Aids with Headphones?
Carly Sygrove provides tips and tricks for enjoying music and noise-canceling headphones while you wear hearing aids and cochlear implants.
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Alice Cooper Shares His Hearing Loss Story on Starkey Sound Bites
Hall of Fame rockstar Alice Cooper joined Starkey Chief Hearing Health Officer Dave Fabry on the latest episode of Starkey Sound Bites to share his story about hearing loss and combating the stigma of hearing aids.
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Scientists produce world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years
Scientists have created the world's first carbon-14 diamond battery that, with further development, could potentially be used in cochlear implants, hearing aids, and other medical devices.
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Lace AI Pro Expands Clinical Excellence with Acquisition of Amptify
Two leaders in aural rehab programs that feature innovative, accessible solutions are joining forces, as Neurotone AI, creator of Lace AI Pro, has announced the purchase of Amptify.
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Researchers at CWRU, Mass Eye and Ear aim to prevent hearing loss by protecting inner-ear cells
With a new 5-year $3.2 million grant from the NIDCD, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Mass Eye and Ear will study what causes acquired hearing loss (AHL) and seek new ways to protect against it.
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- AGX Hearing Aids by Audigy – Who Makes Them? hearingtracker․com
- Unitron Blu hearing aids featured in groundbreaking study sonova․com
- How Snakes Lost Their Legs and How It Relates to Audiology audiology․org
- UK: BAA National Aural Care Strategy Group Position Statement baaudiology․org
- Registration Opens for ACI Alliance CI2025 Boston Conference on Cochlear Implants audiologyonline․com
- Brain Mapping Advances Understanding of Human Speech & Hallucinations in Schizophrenia nyulangone․org
- How Often Do People Clean Their AirPods or Hearing Aids? The Answers Might Surprise You! audiology․org
- Equality lawyers criticize Demant for top appointment: "You can't pull that trick" | Paywall medwatch․com
- WS Audiology's chief of operations leaves after just over a year | Paywall medwatch․com
- WS Audiology aims for positive cash flow by 2025 | Paywall medwatch․com
- WSA sees room for earnings improvement: Better prices and strong growth to ensure progress | Paywall medwatch․com
- UK: BAA Position Statement on the link between adult-onset hearing loss and dementia baaudiology․org
- Subjective Intelligibility and Hearing Loss: The Objective-Subjective Intelligibility Difference (OSID) Test hearingreview․com
- Starkey Brings Hearing Health Care to the Bronx Community hearingtracker․com
- Trump announcement on Mexico tariffs could disturb WS Audiology's business | Paywall medwatch․com
- WS Audiology reports large bottom-line loss despite organic growth of 10% | Paywall medwatch․com
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff: Is Hearing Loss Ruining Your Life? youtube․com
- Heartstrings | Apple holiday ad for AirPods Pro 2 youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: How ClearDrum Could Transform Tympanic Membrane Repair and Recovery, with Dr. Marcus Atlas hearinghealthmatters․org
- Hearing Matters Podcast: From Misdiagnosis to Advocacy–Dr. Mark Campbell-Foster’s Inspiring Path buzzsprout․com
- Dr. Cliff: Which Hearing Aids Should I Buy? | ReSound youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Changing the WORLD! | Audigy youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: 7 Reasons You Are NOT A Good Candidate For Lenire youtube․com
- Hearing Matters Podcast: 6 Ways to Reduce Hearing Aid Returns and Enhance Patient Satisfaction in 2025 buzzsprout․com
Research
- 💡Association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and tinnitus in a South Korean population-based cohort study - Scientific Reports nature․com
- 💡Toward Alleviating the Stigma of Hearing Aids: A Review mdpi․com
- Health-Related Quality of Life and the Role of the Big Five Personality Traits in Postlingually Deaf Cochlear Implant Users pubs․asha․org
- Effects of triple semicircular canal plugging on hearing in patients with Meniere’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis dx․plos․org
- 💡Unravelling hidden hearing loss elifesciences․org
- Musicality as a Health-Relevant Factor for Hearing Outcomes | Paywall jamanetwork․com
- Stream segregation, musical abilities, and the development of speech perception in noise pubs․aip․org
- Clinical Trial: Tinnitus and Treatment With umPEA-LUT | University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy clinicaltrials․gov
- Older adults’ recognition of medical terminology in hospital noise cognitiveresearchjournal․springeropen․com
- 💡Development and Evaluation of a Loudness Validation Method With Natural Signals for Hearing Aid Fitting journals․sagepub․com
- 💡Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol dx․plos․org
- Traumatic brain injury and hearing loss among older Medicare beneficiaries agsjournals․onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Clinical Trial: Lifestyle Changes in Obese Males With Sexual Dysfunction and Tinnitus | Cairo University clinicaltrials․gov
- 💡Development and verification of non-supervised smartphone-based methods for assessing pure-tone thresholds and loudness perception tandfonline․com
- The Distribution and Therapeutic Effectiveness of Clinical Unilateral Ménière’s Disease Phenotypes onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Patient Preferences in Cochlear Implant Manufacturer Selection journals․lww․com
- Disparities among Different Countries in Access for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Sensorineural Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- 💡Cardiovascular Diseases and Sensorineural Hearing Loss-A Systematic Review of the Literature journals․lww․com
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Developmental Disabilities Among Children Who Receive Hearing Health Care pubs․asha․org
- Recorded Word Recognition Testing Is Worth the Time pubs․asha․org
- Artificial intelligence enabled smart mask for speech recognition for future hearing devices nature․com
- 💡 Can hearing aids support balance under common multitasking conditions? communities․springernature․com
- COVID-19 and Hearing: Pure Tone, Speech, and High-Frequency Audiometry thieme-connect․de
- 💡 Artificial hearing systems based on functional cochlea models researchgate․net
- Bone conduction stimulation efficiency at coupling locations closer to the cochlea nature․com
- 💡Relationship Between Working Memory, Compression, and Beamformers in Ideal Conditions journals․lww․com
- Clinical Trial: Venting Effects on Speech Performance | Sonova AG clinicaltrials․gov
- 💡Comparison of hearing-aid effectiveness based on user-operated versus traditional audiometry: a randomised clinical trial tandfonline․com
- 💡Evaluation of Communication Outcomes With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids journals․lww․com
- Gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss linkinghub․elsevier․com
- A Survey on Hearing Loss, Dizziness, and Balance Problems as Fall Risk Factors: Responses of Older Adults Seen by Audiologists thieme-connect․de
- Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Investigational Hearing Instrument Features | Sonova clinicaltrials․gov
- Hearing and balance functions in adults with iron deficiency tandfonline․com
- The Ins and Outs of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Growth: A Review link․springer․com
- Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and practices in managing ototoxicity in children with cancer sajcd․org․za
- Comparison of LS CE-Chirp and Click Stimuli in Auditory Brainstem Responses in High-Frequency Hearing Loss journals․lww․com
- 💡 Self-Reported Hearing Aid Requirements among U.S. Military Personnel and the Association with Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder thieme-connect․de