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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a common buzzword of late. AI used to be only of interest to bearded computer nerds (me) and fans of sci-fi movies (also me), but the term has now entered the common language and we see newspapers running stories about everyone losing their jobs to smart robots, driverless cars becoming popular and intelligent computers beating

WASHINGTON, DC — A US government employee stationed in China has reported medical symptoms “entirely consistent” to those experienced last year by US diplomats stationed in Havana, Cuba. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said the worker’s symptoms and reports of abnormal sensations of sound and pressure are “very similar” to the experience of US diplomats in Cuba. The US

Earlier this month, iHEAR Medical announced its plans to launch over-the-counter (OTC) hearing solutions in major drugstore chains and independent pharmacies across the United States. According to the announcement, iHear will launch TReO, its first “prescription quality” hearing amplifier for OTC market, and the iHearTest home hearing screener, in 500 pharmacies in June 2018. After the initial launch of the

Adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients are known to require several hours of “face time” with an audiologist following surgical intervention. In addition to mapping the CI, audiologists spend a considerable amount of time on CI orientation, review of CI accessories and other important counseling-related activities. Unquestionably, these are vital components of follow-up care that lead to successful CI outcomes. Taking

Use of ear tubes – also known as tympanostomy tubes – has been a common solution to chronic ear problems in children for many years. In fact, myringotomy with tube insertion is the most commonly performed outpatient surgery on children in the US. More than 700,000 children undergo the procedure annually. The purpose of tympanostomy tubes is to aerate the

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY — Acousia Therapeutics, a privately held biotech firm developing novel therapies for inner ear disease and pathologies, announced this week the closing of a €10 million (approximately $11.8M USD) Series B financing round to “advance its pipeline of preclinical drug candidates into clinical stage”.  According to the announcement, the financing round was led by new investor LBBW Venture

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A new study by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that eating a healthy diet is associated with a lower risk of acquired hearing loss in women. While previous studies had examined how specific types of nutrients may impact hearing loss risk, the relationship of overall diet and risk of developing hearing loss has not been

Danish hearing aid maker, Widex, recently announced the launch of the “world’s first machine learning hearing aid” technology: Evoke. According to the company, the new devices will give users the ability to employ real-time machine learning that allows the hearing aid to learn from the user’s input and preferences. Using what Widex calls SoundSense Technology, users tell their hearing aids

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week that it is settling charges against a group of Florida business entities, and its owner, over deceptive advertising claims for the MSA 30x sound amplifier device. The company had claimed in advertising that the device is “independently tested to help you hear up to 30 times better.” Under

Hearing implant maker, MED-EL, announced today that it had received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its latest non-surgical bone conduction hearing technology: ADHEAR. According to the company, ADHEAR is an  option for people with conductive hearing loss, or single-sided deafness (SSD), that are either not candidates for, or who would not like to undergo, bone