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The Loudest Sound
How loud can sound get? Could loud sound kill you? Are there limits, and... Read More
July 4th – Celebrate Safely
The Fourth of July and fireworks are traditional in the US, and go together... Read More
RIC Hearing Aid Acoustic Considerations
Acoustic Application for Successful Hearing Aid Acceptance and Satisfaction A successful RIC hearing aid... Read More
The OTC Hearing Aid Consensus Statement: An Opposing View
In August, 2018, a Consensus Paper from hearing care associations was published relative to... Read More
Do Hearing Aids Meet ANSI Standards?
Measuring a hearing aid to ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Standards should be a... Read More
Intelligibility vs. Bandwidth
A Case for Mid-frequency Amplification (Continued) Should mid-frequencies be given more than a cursory... Read More
Hearing Aid Fears
In a previous post, I referred to the “Big Three” motivators of current hearing... Read More
Visual Guide to Critical Distance for Sound
Understanding how distance affects the transmission and intelligibility of sound is important to hearing... Read More
July 4th – Celebrate Safely
The Fourth of July and fireworks are traditional in the US, and go together... Read More
Sound Branding
Last week’s post chronicled the story of Harley-Davidson, the motorcycle manufacturer, attempting to get... Read More
Sound Quantification
Instruments that take sophisticated and precise measurements of sound are taken for granted today. ... Read More
PSAP Standard Review
Legislation recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives1 and expected to be passed... Read More