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Jun. 16, 2023

New Dialogue Boost Tool in Prime Video Helps Improve Hearing Accessibility

Shari Eberts
How many times have you tried to watch an action movie at home, but it was hard to hear the dialogue because of all the background noise? For me, this happens a lot! My family loves action flicks, but I found them hard to enjoy until I discovered a unique work-around—noise-cancelling headphones. The noise-cancelling helps block the gunfire and car
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May. 17, 2023

Hearing Care vs. Over the Counter Hearing Aids: A Consumer’s Perspective

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By Stephen O. Frazier I almost let the call go to voice mail. I was busy proof reading a piece that needed to be in the hands of an editor by the end of the day. I thought I recognized the number, though, so I took the call. I was wrong – I didn’t know the caller but when he
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May. 10, 2023

Making Person-Centered Care a Reality in Clinical Care

Shari Eberts
How can we work together as an industry to make person-centered care a reality for each appointment? That was the topic of my talk at the Eleventh International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference in Woburn, MA. With a focus on aural rehabilitation, this gathering was already singing from the hymn book of person-centered care and a more-than-just-a-hearing-aid approach to audiology. Rather
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Apr. 21, 2023

Helping Decision Makers Understand Disability as Part of DEI

Shari Eberts
Increased awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has had positive impact on the workplace and society at large, but despite advancements like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the 1990s, disability is often overlooked. Advocacy and education are needed to help existing and burgeoning leaders to better understand the impact of disability on their organizations, clients, stakeholders, and
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Mar. 27, 2023

Real news and rumors on Auracast™ and the death of telecoils

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By Stephen O. Frazier There’s a popular misquote of Mark Twain where he reportedly said, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” He was alive and well and visiting Paris.  In a similar vein there is hearsay of the early demise of hearing loops, the most popular assistive listening technology for people with hearing loss. Rather than being exaggerated, those
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Mar. 12, 2023

Captions are Coming, But Not All Captions are Created Equal

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Have you ever watched a television program with captioning, but the dialogue was still hard to follow? Perhaps the captions were inaccurate, or not well synched with the actor’s mouth movements, or maybe they were flying across the screen too quickly to process. I’ve experienced all of the above. More people are seeking out captions when enjoying media of all
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Feb. 12, 2023

It’s Time to Update Hearing Aid Imagery in the Public Domain

Shari Eberts
Which image below do you think paints hearing loss and hearing aids in a realistic light?  Clearly, the one on the bottom right. But not everyone in the mainstream knows this, especially when bombarded by inaccurate and outdated hearing aid imagery on a regular basis. Amid all the media buzz surrounding the launch of OTC hearing aids, only a very
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Jan. 24, 2023

OTC Hearing Aids – There’s the hype and then there’s reality

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By Stephen O. Frazier The much anticipated roll-out of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids has now rolled and gotten more attention from the media than any other hearing care or hearing loss topic in years. Barbara Kelley, the Executive Director of the Hearing Loss Association of America, an advocacy organization for what’s termed the “invisible disability” and often, itself, invisible to
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Jan. 12, 2023

Hearing Health On Display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

Shari Eberts
It’s time to cross one item off my bucket list — attending the Consumer Electronics Show. Known simply as CES, the annual convention brings the movers and shakers in consumer electronics together for networking, new product launches, promotion, trendspotting, and good old-fashioned deal making. It was thrilling to see hearing health on display amid the latest products in gaming, housewares,
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Dec. 27, 2022

Finally! Live Captions on iPhone

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