Category: Patient Care

Patient Care

FDA Formally Classifies Active Noise Attenuation Systems for Infant Incubators as Class II Devices

The regulatory action clears a pathway for future manufacturers to bring noise-canceling incubator systems to market through a less burdensome route.

Patient Care

ASHA and CHSA Launch “Helping You Communicate” Campaign Targeting Caregiver Challenges

Poll data from ASHA's campaign shows audiologist and SLP intervention significantly improves outcomes for patients and their caregivers.

Pediatric Care

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Otarmeni Gene Therapy for OTOF-Related Hearing Loss

In a pivotal trial, 42% of participants achieved normal hearing using the gene therapy indicated for pediatric and adult patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss due to biallelic OTOF gene variants.

Counseling & Education

How Recognizing Sound Preference Could Reframe the Hearing Care Conversation

The WSA Sound Preference program aims to reframe hearing aid counseling to include identifying individual sound preferences and thereby enable more personalized fittings, improved patient engagement, and better hearing aid satisfaction, and increase adoption.

Evaluation

What’s In a Hearing Number? An Interview with Frank Lin, MD, PhD

Frank Lin, MD, PhD, discusses the Know Your Hearing Number campaign and why this concept can help break down barriers to hearing care.

Patient Fittings

Hearing Australia Implements New NAL-NL3 Fitting Prescription

Developed by the National Acoustic Laboratories, the system builds on NAL-NL2 and is designed for more precise, personalized hearing aid fittings.

Pediatric Care

FDA Clears IotaMotion’s Robotic CI Insertion System for Expanded Pediatric Use

The IotaSoft robotic-assisted cochlear implant insertion system is now cleared for use in children aged four and older.