Just Good Enough on the à la carte Menu
“Signal & Noise” is a bimonthly column by Brian Taylor, AuD. In addition to fitting conventional hearing aids, audiologists and hearing instrument specialists may have the opportunity to adapt an à la carte approach to technology with a menu of offerings tailored to the “just good enough” needs of the individual. This menu may…
Read MoreSignal & Noise: Are We Entering the “Just Good Enough” Era?
Hearing Economics is pleased to announce Brian Taylor as a new columnist. Dr. Taylor plans to help us get to core concepts in a series of bimonthly discussions entitled “Signal & Noise.” Today’s post marks his debut column, describing actual data to bear on outcomes from available ear-level amplification technologies. Welcome, Brian, and thanks for…
Read MoreWatch Out, Watch Out, Here Her Comes!
Her was first described at Hearing Economics in a December post as real-life version of Samantha, the ear-level, all-knowing operating system that whispered into Joaquin Phoenix’s ear(s) in the film “Her.” As the hearing industry enters 2015, Her is manifest in a variety of ear-level wearables of varying sophistication and application, collectively dubbed Hearables. The January 4-9,…
Read MoreConsumers Listen Up Before Purchasing Online Hearing Aids
Today’s post comes from Guest Editor Harvey Abrams, PhD, back with another compelling read. He was last heard explaining away the $100 hearing aid myth. Readers can find his bio at the end of the post. Today’s post picks up the Pricing issue from the service side of the equation: Not only do products cost more…
Read MoreGovernment Regulation of Hearing Healthcare, part 2
Several posts ago, Hearing Economics looked at the Supply Curve in a free market and likened independent Audiologists to wheat farmers, in the sense that they exercise little if any influence on Pricing. That post evoked comment from a regular reader: C: Holly, you using the analogy of how hearing aid professionals are like wheat…
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