Hearing Health & Technology Matters
Timely information and lively insights for everyone who cares about hearing loss.
- Phonak Wins Two Red Dot Awards for Virto Black and Roger On
STAFA, SWITZERLAND – Phonak has announced that it has been honored with two international Red Dot Awards for excellence in product design for its Virto Black hearing aid and Roger On remote microphone. Virto Black, the […]
- “Excuse Me, I LOVE Your Hearing Device!”
As a user of hearing technology, do you ever catch yourself looking at other people’s ears? With the popularity of earbuds, headphones, and AirPods and other “hearables”, we don’t have to look too long find someone […]
- Exercising Virtually with Hearing Loss
Yoga and exercise are an important part of my daily routine. Almost every morning I hit my mat for a heart pumping HIIT (high intensity interval training) class or a rejuvenating yoga practice. On my best days, I follow this […]
- Can Hearing Technology Decrease Risk of Falling?
Falls are a tremendous problem worldwide and have the potential to cause significant personal injury, physical decline, activity limitation and even death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently found that 3 million […]
INNOVATIONS IN HEARING HEALTHCARE
- Adoption First: A Consumer and Provider Centric View of a Changing Hearing Aid Landscape
by Kim Cavitt, AuD John Smith is a 55 year old, self-employed farmer in rural America. Access to hearing healthcare, on a good day, is a solid 45 minute drive from his farm. The available options are open Monday through […]
- US Ear Device Patents for February 2021
GN Hearing’s two distinct lines of business have long covered diverse hearing needs, ranging from medical devices for hearing loss to head-worn devices for communications and streaming. Its newly proposed device (Fig 1, […]
- BeHear PROXY: Hands On Review
Earlier this year, Alango Technologies added a new model to its line of hearing enhancement solutions: BeHear® PROXY. The BeHear PROXY is a customizable Bluetooth neck speaker and hearing amplifier that is designed to […]
- What to Look for at AAA 2021
by Adam Dawson As you may already know, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference will be entirely virtual this year. While it isn’t the same as experiencing the spectacle in person, it’s still worth checking […]
- Helping Families Accept and Use Hearing Technology
In the olden days, when I started to work in this field, we used to think that parents where having trouble using hearing aids with their children because they were not comfortable with technology. That might have been true […]
- The Video Ocular Counter-Roll (vOCR): A New Means to Assess Utricle Function
The vestibular system (inner ear and brain pathways) has a primary role of providing visual stability associated with head movement through the vestibular ocular reflex (VOR). The VOR is able to provide visual stability by […]
- FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com – part 9
Over the next months, I will be uploading some commonly viewed FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com. This is the website of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, and was completely updated over the last Christmas holidays. I […]
- An Audiologist’s Guide to Hearing Loss
by Callum McPhillips We have 5 senses vital to everyday life, yet hearing is thought to be one of the most important. In terms of communication, hearing allows us to connect with loved ones, contributing to our happiness and […]
- Some Essential Calibration Measurements in CAPD Testing
Frank Musiek, Ph.D., University of Arizona Many years ago, in one of my first job interviews, I was asked what the difference and related implications was between electronic calibration and acoustic calibration. That […]
- The Loudest Sound
How loud can sound get? Could loud sound kill you? Are there limits, and if so, what are they? How are such things determined? All of these are interesting questions and an attempt will be made to answer these as […]
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