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ReSound Vivia is designed to "have it all," with exceptional AI-driven speech in noise performance while maintaining a discreet design and long-lasting battery life.
hearingtracker․comNuance Audio Glasses, the world’s first OTC hearing aid integrated into a pair of stylish smart glasses, have received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
hearingtracker․comSoundGear Shield combines advanced protection with comfort and usability, empowering users to remain aware of their environment while safeguarding their hearing health.
hearingtracker․comWSAudiology, the parent group of Signia Hearing and Widex, is off to a good start with 4% organic revenue growth reported in its Q1 2024/25 financial year, and says it's looking forward to launching new platforms in the coming months.
hearingtracker․comGN realized group organic revenue growth of 1%, as it continues to transform into a one-company setup and recovery from soft market conditions in its Gaming & Consumer division. In Hearing, GN performed strongly, leading to market share gains as a result of 10% organic revenue growth due to the success of Nexia.
gn․comAfter a rocky year that included its decision to remove Oticon's premium product (Intent) from US managed care offerings, Demant posted 2024 year-end results that were in line with its mid-year revised forecast of 2% organic growth and 4% revenue growth in a very competitive environment.
demant․comAuri™ lets venues and end users adopt Auracast™ broadcast audio technology for assistive listening in public spaces.
ampetronic․comThe study suggests that batroxobin (snake venom enzyme) therapy improves hearing recovery and maintains plasma fibrinogen at a low and safe level. In addition, sustained low fibrinogen levels throughout treatment predict a better prognosis in TD-ISSNHL.
nature․comJabra Enhance Pro 20 received a SoundGrade of A and sits in the top 50% of devices in the prescription category and the top 35% of all devices tested.
hearadvisor․comA study from Germany “suggests that these muscles are engaged not merely as a reflex but potentially as part of an attentional effort mechanism, especially in challenging auditory environments,” says the primary author.
discovermagazine․comNews
- Beltone Announces Beltone Envision Hearing Aids with "World’s Best” Hearing in Noise Tech and New Auracast Assistant hearingtracker․com
- 20Q: Auditory Neuropathy and Auditory Synaptopathy—Genotyping and Phenotyping, with Linda Hood, PhD audiologyonline․com
- GN's hearing aid business falls slightly short of expectations | Paywall medwatch․com
- Positive cash now flows as WSA CEO eyes more growth later this year | Paywall medwatch․com
- Oregon and Washington Audiology Associations Merge to Form Northwest Academy of Audiology hearinghealthmatters․org
- MUSC to lead way in trial involving totally under-the-skin cochlear implants web․musc․edu
- 2025 Academy Honors and Awards Recipients | AAA audiology․org
- Demant met expectations for 2024 – forecast for future operations slightly disappointing | Paywall medwatch․com
- Demant ready with new AI hearing aids in smallest form factors in Q1 | Paywall medwatch․com
- Demant CEO on strategic decision in the US: "It was a mistake" | Paywall medwatch․com
- Bruce Gantz, MD, Named ACI 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient hearingreview․com
- Interdisciplinary USU Team to Build App Supporting Parents of Children Who Use Hearing Aids usu․edu
- Nebraska LB 154: Academy Opposes Scope of Practice Expansion for Hearing Instrument Specialists | AAA audiology․org
- Audiologist in New York Gifts 21-Year-Old Patient a New World of Sound on Widex Community Giveback Day hearingtracker․com
- Feb 18: HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (Free) hearingloss․org
- "ADA-Access-Ready" Hearing Aids with Telecoils | Center for Hearing Access (Shedd Institute) centerforhearingaccess․org
- Hearing Loss Associated with Reduced Physical Activity Among Elderly without Hearing Aids | ENT Today enttoday․org
- World-Wide Survey on the Treatment of Peripheral Vestibular Disorders | AAA audiology․org
- GN Observes Black History Month by Donating Portion of Proceeds to Scholarship Fund hearingtracker․com
- The importance of cultural considerations in hearing healthcare for African Americans audiologyblog․phonakpro․com
- Tinnitus Awareness Week: Is Tinnitus a Disease or a Symptom? sonova․com
- A Step Toward Fully Implantable Cochlear Implants engineering․columbia․edu
Audio/Video
- Matthew Allsop: Four New ReSound Vivia Hearing Aids—First Look and EVERYTHING You Need to Know! youtube․com
- Dr. Steve Taddei: Loop Switch 2 (Engage, Experience, and Quite) Expert Review with Sound Samples | HearAdvisor youtube․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: The 4 BEST Tinnitus Treatments youtube․com
- Future Ear Radio: LACE AI—The Auditory Training Platform of the Future, with Neurotone's Robert Sweetow and Miles Aron youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Show: A New Era of Tinnitus Care with Dr. Craig Kasper of Modern Tinnitus youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Why High Frequency Hearing Aids are so CRITICAL youtube․com
- This Week in Hearing: Exploring ReSound Vivia Hearing Aids: AI-Powered Sound, Bluetooth LE Audio, and More, with Dr. Laurel Christensen hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: The RIGHT Way to TRIAL New Hearing Aids youtube․com
- Matthew Allsop: ReSound Vivia Unveiled at CES 2025—Next-Gen AI Powered Hearing Aids, with Dr. Laurel Christensen youtube․com
Research
- 💡 Predicting hearing aids outcomes using machine learning [PDF] karger․com
- Neural-WDRC: A Deep Learning Wide Dynamic Range Compression Method Combined With Controllable Noise Reduction for Hearing Aids journals․sagepub․com
- Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on tinnitus onset and severity: a comprehensive survey study frontiersin․org
- What factors do health professionals view as influencing the success of otitis media detection programs for First Nations children? A scoping review and synthesis of qualitative research tandfonline․com
- Social Anxiety, Negative Affect, and Hearing Difficulties in Adults journals․sagepub․com
- Dynamics of pitch perception in the auditory cortex pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Auditory brainstem response elicited by synthetic consonant-vowel /da/ and three geometric pulse click stimuli sciencedirect․com
- Sensorineural hearing loss after concurrent chemoradiotherapy with high-dose cisplatin in head and neck cancer patients: Roles of nutrition and trace elements sciencedirect․com
- 💡Serum homocysteine is a biomarker for hearing loss associated with or without cardiovascular risk: a cross-sectional study in men pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Pre- and Postoperative Imaging of Cochlear Implantation in Cadaveric Specimens Using Low-Dose Photon-Counting Detector CT pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Effects of cardiac and respiratory phases on auditory evoked potentials sciencedirect․com
- A deafness-blindness syndrome results from ATF6-based disruption of the unfolded protein response pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Effect of pre-school sound exposure on children’s hearing function: results from preparatory studies assessing hearing function by distortion product otoacoustic emissions tandfonline․com
- Touch Helps Hearing: Evidence From Continuous Audio-Tactile Stimulation journals․lww․com
- Barriers to Early Progress in Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes journals․lww․com
- The Influence of Asymmetric Hearing Loss on Peripheral and Central Auditory Processing Abilities in Patients With Vestibular Schwannoma journals․lww․com
- Auditory Prognosis of Patients With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Relation to the Presence of Acute Vestibular Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis journals․lww․com
- A Preliminary Data Visualization Approach to Vestibulocochlear Diseases Based on Multiple Scalar Dimensions journals․lww․com
- Comparison of Cochlear Implant Efficacy in Pre- Versus Postsynaptic Auditory Neuropathy: A Systematic Review pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Meta-analysis on lexical tone recognition in cochlear implant users tandfonline․com
- Language Complexities for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals in Their Pursuit of a Career in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine: Perspectives From an LSL/ASL User journals․lww․com
- Hearing care in low-resourced and humanitarian settings: findings from a pilot study in South Sudan tandfonline․com
- A qualitative study of the role of hearing aid use and physical fit accessories in a sample of older adults tandfonline․com
- Behavioural and electrophysiological assessment of temporal resolution in normally-hearing listeners with tinnitus tandfonline․com