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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 and nanotechnology are the study and application of nanoparticles undetectable by the human eye and made up of only a few hundred atoms and

Falls are a tremendous problem worldwide and have the potential to cause significant personal injury, physical decline, activity limitation and even death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently found that 3 million individuals are treated in emergency departments for falls annually in the United States. Of the 3 million individuals that were treated for falls, 800,000 were hospitalized, most likely due to traumatic

We know that most electronic devices, including hearing aids, are tested to be moisture resistant, some are even said to be “waterproof”.  Hearing care practices in  high humidity locations, routinely deal with water, sweat and other common hearing aid repairs.  These issues have long been problems with both hearing aids and cochlear implant processors. Practitioners realize that hearing aids are

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 to communicate for Telehealth, ZOOM, Go To Meeting, Skype, etc., are simple devices that do not offer compensation for hearing loss. The team at EVEN is

by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP & Garry G. Gordon, M.S. Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, competitive market conditions created a concern for practitioners as virtually all manufacturers, big box stores, physicians, hearing aid dispensers and audiologists were all pursuing the same patients. After the Pandemic, most practices will have survived though the hard work of employees and practitioners using

Attention Hearing Care Professionals: Stevens and Davis (1938) said, “There are, in general, two conditions under which a normally effective auditory stimulus may fail to arouse a sensation.  One is when it is accompanied by another sound which obliterates or masks it; the other is when it is preceded by a sound which leaves the organism unresponsive or fatigued.”  Previous

While COVID-19 is a serious disruption of clinical income, there have been many storms before and there will be many more after this one. This is not total disaster, especially for an established practice. During the week of March 18-24, 2020, Strom (2020) conducted a poll to review the actual situation for clinic owners. The small sample of 220 notwithstanding

Hearing International  reviewed this innovative finding at Hearing Health and Technology Matters, October 18, 2011.   This update and modification of the original blog suggests that caffeine still might not be a tinnitus enhancer, but could even be beneficial.   ———————————————————————————————————————– One of the world’s most international experiences is coffee, but so is tinnitus….. While there are lots of sources

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 are publishing a special holiday edition filled with what we call our Readers’ Choices. Our Readers’ Choices featured this week are the posts

Stanton (2016) indicates that the history of deaf and hard of hearing lawyers parallels the history of deaf and hard of hearing people in general. As technology progressed, and as accessibility laws were enacted, the opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing lawyers (and deaf and hard of hearing people in general) increased and the barriers faced by them were