Hearing Health & Technology Matters
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- New Study Charts Developmental Map of Inner Ear Sound Sensor in Mice
BETHESDA, MARYLAND — A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure in the mouse inner ear. Scientists at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders […]
- 10 Fab Things My Cochlear Implant Tells Me
I’ve had a cochlear implant (CI) for three years and I don’t regret my decision. How could I, when the cochlea it was replacing was only contributing to 2% speech recognition in the right ear? And I’m sure […]
- EVEN: The Telehealth Communication Solution
Now that Telehealth is a part of medical and audiology practice, it is essential for patients to hear and understand the information presented by their healthcare providers. Typical headphones, microphones and Air Pods used […]
INNOVATIONS IN HEARING HEALTHCARE
- Marketing and the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Reaching the New Consumer
Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM is exploring how professionals, practices, and the […]
- US Ear Device Patents for April 2020
Ohmmmm In these days of COVID-19 sequestering and isolation, meditation and relaxation are handy skills, especially when offered through multitasking ear devices. Consider Starkey’s patent #10617842, Ear-worn […]
- Apple Research App Adds ‘Speech in Noise’ Test to Hearing Study
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA — This week Apple released a new update to its Research App, which includes a new ‘Speech in Noise’ test as part of the Apple Hearing Study, which was included as part of the original […]
- Google Makes Changes to “Call Only” Ads That Could Benefit Your Practice
Google receives 246 million unique users and 3.5 billion interactions daily. It’s paid ad service ‘Google Ads’ has an estimated return on investment of 700 percent, making it one of the best places for your […]
- Babies and Earmolds
A colleague recently asked me how many earmolds a baby was likely to need from the time hearing loss is identified until they are five. He is an adult audiologist and had been surprised when someone told him it could be as […]
- Dizziness and COVID-19
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has changed society as we know it. We have social distancing requirements and stay at home in orders in place. This is a new world that none of us are accustomed to. This virus is now […]
- FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com- part 3
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 […]
- Tinnitus – How you can help its sufferers
It is an awful and distressing thing to observe a loved one suffer from tinnitus. It debilitates the sufferer and ultimately renders the observer powerless. Here we talk about the various ways in which we can support […]
- Neuro-otology Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
Krista Fitzgerald, Au.D., CCC-A, CNIM Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Education, University of Florida Doctor of Audiology Program IONM liaison for SpecialtyCare, LLC Intraoperative […]
- 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 […]
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