Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor, AuD, is the Senior Director of Audiology for Signia. He is a veteran of the hearing industry with more than 25 years of experience. Brian is a prolific and respected contributor to the industry with more than 25 publications and numerous speaking engagements both domestically and internationally. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, Editor-at-Large for Hearing Health and Technology Matters and adjunct instructor at the University of Wisconsin.

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Marcon and AuDNet Join Forces as AHG

On January 29th AuDNet, Inc. and Marcon Hearing Group announced a merger. Their newly formed corporation will go by the name AUDNET Hearing Group (AHG). In a press release, AHG said it expects to lower the costs of hearing aids and related products as well as provide a variety of concierge business services for their members. Apotheke Vienna AT Principles

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New App Identifies Ear-Friendly Spaces

Who hasn’t encountered a patient in the past month or two complaining about trying to find a quiet restaurant in their neighborhood? Even with properly fitted hearing aids, noisy restaurants and other similar spaces with poor acoustics are a tremendous challenge for many. You don’t have to be an older adult with hearing loss to crave a quiet dining experience

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Sour Taste Linked to Sense of Balance

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Findings published January 25th, in the esteemed journal Science, show that scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a new class of ion channels that are important in the inner ear for balance, and are also present in the taste cells that respond to sour flavors. These ion channels let protons into cells. Protons set

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New Device Developed for Somasensory Tinnitus

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute recently developed a device for individuals suffering from annoying or debilitating tinnitus. Led by Susan Shore, PhD, the experimental intervention combines auditory and mild electrical pulse stimulation that offers promise as a neurologic approach to treating the incapacitating effects of tinnitus. The device, developed by the

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Rethinking the Hearing Aid User Guide to Improve Outcomes

Grit, guts, determination, fortitude, perseverance, tenacity. Those are a few of the words used to describe an individual’s ability to overcome obstacles and challenges in their life. No doubt, hearing care professionals, in their daily encounters with patients, are all-too familiar with these characteristics and how they affect treatment outcomes. Clinicians intuitively know that patients with more grit, mettle and

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Bragi Announces Tinnitus Relief Feature in New Earbuds

At this week’s CES in Las Vegas, Bragi, a leading manufacturer of wireless earbuds, unveiled an expansion of their partnership with Mimi Hearing Technologies that plans to take their products into a new, health-oriented direction. According to sources, this new personal sound amplification product will continue to offer end-users hearing enhancement, but with an added feature. The twist is the

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Nuheara Showcasing $200 Noise-Cancelling Earbuds at CES

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Several emerging companies are poised to take-on Apple for market share for their popular wireless AirPods. Australian upstart, Nuheara, makers of their own wireless earbud is set to battle Apple for this business. According to TechCrunch, Nuheara will be showcasing their IQBuds at the 2018 CES show, where they expect to leverage their active noise canceling

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Dr. Alicia Spoor Installed as President of Academy of Doctors of Audiology

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), announced this week that Alicia D.D. Spoor, AuD, of Highland, Maryland, began her one-year term as ADA President on January 1, 2018. A private practice owner and champion for best clinical and business practices, Dr. Spoor is focused on legislative and regulatory efforts to improve care for audiology patients. In

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Like past years, OTC was Hot Topic in 2017, Plus Bon Voyage to Holly and Wayne

Except for politics and earmold venting, there is not a more contentious topic among hearing care professionals than the re-regulation of hearing aids. Upon second thought, the re-regulation of hearing aids is wholly a political issue, and it’s a topic that Hearing News Watch has covered for more than two years. Twenty-seventeen marked the third consecutive year hearing aid re-regulation

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Symptoms of Hearing Loss and Tinnitus May Indicate Poor Outcomes in Cancer Survivors

Development of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIN), hearing loss, and/or tinnitus, in cancer survivors may be predictive of increased risk of severe symptom burdens and reduced quality of life (QoL), according to a study published in the European Journal of Oncology Nursing. All three conditions, CIN, hearing loss and tinnitus significantly detracts from patient QoL in numerous ways, including a decrease in