Hearing Health & Technology Matters
Timely information and lively insights for everyone who cares about hearing loss.
- The American Academy of Audiology Announces 2022 Academy Honorees
RESTON, VIRGINIA — The American Academy of Audiology has announced the 2022 Academy honorees. These luminaries have made significant contributions within the audiology profession or hearing sciences. Each award recipient […]
- Have You Offered Hearing Help To A Stranger?
The cashier at the Safeway checkout was talking animatedly to the customer standing on the other side of the plexiglass shield. The customer kept shaking her head and her hands made movements that said I don’t understand […]
- 11 Best Hearing Aids in 2022: Reviews & Pricing
by Ben Thompson, AuD In 2022, consumers are in the driver’s seat as there are several excellent hearing aids on the market, at a variety of price points. It should be said, though: not every hearing aid is appropriate for […]
- Cheers to 50 Years! Celebrating 50 Years of Hearing Aid Fittings with Gus Mueller, PhD
This Week in Hearing co-host, Bob Traynor, is joined by special guest, Dr. Gus Mueller, to celebrate 50 years since his first hearing aid fitting as an audiologist in the US Army stationed at Walter Reed Hospital in […]
- Magnanoscience: Offering Miracles to Hearing Care
by Robert Traynor, Ed. D., MBA, FNAP It has been said that “Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply do not believe.” What is nanotechnology and how can it be applied to hearing care? Nanoscience […]
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- Readers’ Choice 2021: Don’t Forget Assistive Listening Devices – They’re Not What They Used to Be
Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]
- Ear Device Patents for December 2021
Hearable is a relatively new word in our vocabulary. It’s only made the title of 6 US patents since it first appeared in 7/2019. Not until this month has a patent title specified a hearable of the type we see on the […]
- UK startup Oto closes £510,000 pre-seed raise with Y Combinator selection
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Digital health startup Oto has been selected to join the globally renowned Y Combinator accelerator program at the same time as successfully closing their pre-seed raise. As one of only 15 UK […]
- What Should Your Practice Post on Social Media?
Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]
- It’s a New Year for Listening
It’s a new year. What do we have to do during this year to help children with hearing loss succeed? Listening is the basis of success We have to be certain that the children are hearing what they need to hear. For […]
- Readers’ Choice 2021: Atypical Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]
- What is the best musical instrument for my hard of hearing child?
From time to time I am asked about the best musical instrument for someone’s hard of hearing child. It turns out that this is not an easy question. If this was the 1960s, I may have said drums, but that 60-year old answer […]
- 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 […]
- January 2022 NeuroAudiology Newsletter
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- 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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