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‘Science Magazine’ Profiles ‘DIY Hearing Aid’ Inventor

For about $15-$20, Bhamla says that anyone can recreate the device at home with online blueprints, a soldering iron, and easy-to-find parts.

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American Academy of Audiology Stresses Importance of Hearing Health During ‘National Audiology Awareness Month’ in October

One of the factors in maintaining healthy hearing is being conscious of the degree and amount of loud sound exposure. More than 40 million Americans, aged 20 to 69, have some type of hearing loss with approximately 10 million of those attributable to noise-induced hearing loss.

Hearing Loss, Hearing Products, Patient Care, Practice Building

Study Shows Hair Cell Regrowth with New Drug

A new approach, published in “Cell Reports,” to regenerate inner ear sensory hair cells is said to lay the groundwork for treating chronic noise-induced hearing loss by the company, Frequency Therapeutics, and its co-founders who are drawing on research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, and MIT. The program is expected to progress to into human clinical trials within the next 18 months.

Hearing Loss

New Paper Explores Audiologists’ Evolving Role As a ‘Hearing Loss Mitigation Counselor’

A new paper from a group of private-practice audiologists explores how the future of hearing healthcare depends upon recognizing and serving patients from a whole-person perspective—moving away from the narrow view of addressing hearing loss through amplification only, to becoming "hearing loss mitigation counselors" and treating the needs of the individual.

Prevention

University of Michigan Researchers Find Hearing Health Education Could Help Farm Youth

A study by the U-M School of Nursing found that incorporating hearing health education into an existing safety program increased the knowledge and attitude of hearing conservation practices among farm youths.

Tinnitus

University of Auckland to Study Chatbot Technology for Potential Tinnitus Treatment

The interface incorporates a sound therapy library which has proved to be effective tinnitus therapy, particularly for those who have trouble sleeping.

Practice Building

Survey Shows Audiology Remote Care Visits Are Beneficial

Dr Gabrielle Saunders, a senior research fellow at The University of Manchester, says findings from the survey of 140 audiologists are a rare positive in the crisis which has caused misery across the world.

Hearing Aids

Research Shows Benefit of Access to All Sounds in Environment

Studies conducted by Eriksholm Research Centre found that natural brain function first processes the entire sound scene before focusing or selectively attending to the sound of interest. Researchers point out that the findings have significant implications for hearing aid design, challenging traditional approaches that let conventional technology decide what the brain needs to attend to.

Inside Hearing

ASI Audio Partners with Triple G Ventures

As part of its growth strategy for the new in-ear monitor solution-the 3DME—ASI Audio announced it has formed a partnership with Pro Audio/MI/Consumer Technology industry veteran Gregg Stein and his new company, Triple G Ventures.