Audiology

Dr. Michael Valente returns to make that case that audiologists should consider introducing remote microphones and TV listening devices routinely for their hearing aid patients as add-on accessories. Regular use of remote mics and TV listening devices help address the biggest complaints by hearing aid users, even in spite of being well fitted with their devices – difficulty hearing in

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an exception to the physician order requirement for certain diagnostic testing services to broaden patient access to services furnished by audiologists.  The finalized policy will allow beneficiaries direct access (without an order from a physician or NPP) to

BALLERUP, DENMARK — GN today announced that  it has been crowned CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for three of its leading technologies. ReSound OMNIA™/Beltone Achieve™, Custom made by ReSound™/Beltone Imagine Custom™ rechargeable hearing aids and Jabra Enhance Plus™ were each recognized by the CES Innovation Awards program. This year’s program received a record high  number of over 2,100 submissions. The announcement was

by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP, Robert Traynor Audiology, LLC, Ft Collins, CO., and Garry G. Gordon, M.S. Audiologist /CEO E.A.R., Inc., Boulder CO. Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO, 2021) estimates that 1.5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with some degree of recordable hearing impairment. For 700 million of these individuals their degree of hearing

An early disruptor to the direct-to-consumer (DTC) hearing technology segment, Eargo is more than a technology company. In this edition of This Week in Hearing, Eargo President and CEO, Christian Gormsen, sits down with Amyn Amlani to discuss the state of the hearing industry and his company’s attempt to reimagine what hearing wellness looks like from A to Z –

In this special presentation, Brent Edwards, Ph.D., explores innovations in treatment for so-called minimal hearing losses. He discusses whether hearing professionals should recommend hearing devices to people with minimal hearing loss, and what research actually tells us about how well people with minimal hearing losses can benefit from hearing devices. The presentation includes research findings from the National Acoustic Laboratories

LIVONIA, MICHIGAN – The International Hearing Society (IHS) closed on the purchase of a building  complex in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on November 10, 2022. The new international headquarters will house the 71-year-old Society that is “devoted to the education, advancement, protection, and promotion of hearing  healthcare professionals and the services they provide to help individuals communicate better”. The move from