HEARING TESTING
Deafness and Death
Several syndromes involving hearing loss and deafness are relatively rare, but taken together justify thorough genetic studies of hard-of-hearing and deaf children. Recognizing inherited conditions can avoid blunders in educational preparation for careers. At the extreme, however, realizing that children and students carry a genetic anomaly that can cause death is the most compelling reason for routine genetic analysis.
Fitting Asymmetrical Hearing Losses
A review of three commonly overlooked areas that relate to audiometric test results, the length of time the patient has been without amplification, and knowledge of the patient's mind-set regarding amplification choices.
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Growing Up Noisy: The Sound-exposure Diary of a Hypothetical Young Adult
About one-fifth of the workforce between the ages of 17 and 25 years entering industries already have notches consistent with noise exposure. This literature review, in the form of a sound-exposure diary of a hypothetical high-school graduate waiting to enter college, along with relevant research findings, sheds some light on why.
News: Around The (Acoustic) Horn
Partnership Formed To Reduce Mortality Rates From Falls
GN Otometrics, Fall Prevention Clinics of America team up to save lives.
9/4/2008
FDA Clears New Balance, Vertigo Device
The Omniax was developed by Portland, Ore-based Vesticon Corp, which is in talks with several multinational medical device companies about distribution.
7/24/2008
Top Stories
Memory Impairment Affects Central Auditory Function
Findings in a case-control study by George Gates, MD, and colleagues suggest that even mild memory impairment adversely affects central auditory function. Due to this, the researchers recommend that central auditory testing be considered in the evaluation of older people with hearing complaints.
7/24/2008
Products and Services
GN Otometrics Launches New Video Otoscope
AURICAL OTOcam 300 is fully integrated, pluggable into a computer without additional equipment.
7/24/2008
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