MCK Audio Launches New Website
MCK Audio, the company making HearHooks and Companion Mics, has just launched a new website offering detailed product information, case studies, and research on music practices during a pandemic.
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White House Uses ASL Interpreter During COVID-19 Briefing for ‘First Time,’ WJLA Reports
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) recently won a federal lawsuit that now compels the government, effective October 1, to include ASL interpreters as part of coronavirus briefings as well as on the White House's live web feed, according to WJLA.
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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.
Sensaphonics Reopens Chicago HQ
After nearly three months of required closure, all facilities are back in operation, including the Musicians Hearing Clinic and the adjoining manufacturing lab.
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ChatableApps Launches ‘Universal Hearing Aid’
ChatableApps announced the launch of “the world’s first universal hearing aid, using neuroscience-led artificial intelligence to enable those suffering from hearing loss to hear one-to-one conversations clearly, using an everyday smartphone and a standard pair of earbuds.”
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Conversor’s ALDs Can Enhance Effectiveness of Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants
Designed to increase the effectiveness of hearing aids and cochlear implants, it can make a difference in alleviating “the daily grind of hearing-impaired patients, making hearing, easier.”
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Nuheara Announces Sales Milestone with IQbuds2 Max
Nuheara Ltd announced that it has now surpassed over 4,000 units in pre-orders for its newest flagship product, IQbuds² MAX.
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Listen Technologies Acquires ExXothermic, Inc
ExXothermic has several patents for its Wi-Fi streaming technology and has delivered Wi-Fi audio channels for use in assistive listening, fitness centers, waiting areas, hospitality, and other applications and environments around the world.
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New Guidelines Help Make Remote Learning More Accessible to Hearing Impaired Students
In particular, the article stresses the importance of making certain that captions for lectures are accurate.
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‘Forbes’ Article Discusses Challenges of WFH for Those Who Are Hard of Hearing
In order to comply with social distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have transitioned to work-from-home scenarios.
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Student Makes Masks with Plastic Panels to Help Aid Communication
A 21-year-old Kentucky college student teamed up with her mother to make face masks with plastic panels to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, according to an article on the “Lex18” website.
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How Do Medical Masks Degrade Speech Reception?
This study shows that each type of medical mask essentially functions as a low-pass acoustic filter for speech, attenuating the high frequencies (2000-7000 Hz) spoken by the wearer by 3 to 4 dB for a simple medical mask and close to 12 dB for the N95 masks. In the era of Covid-19, Alexander Goldin, Barbara Weinstein, and Nimrod Shiman also explain how some of these problems might be overcome.
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ASHA Offers Tips for Effective Communication During Virtual Meetings
With virtual meetings becoming a critical tool for US workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, people with—and without—hearing loss may experience new communication challenges.
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‘TechCrunch’ Profiles ChatableApps
‘TechCrunch’ published a profile of a UK-based company that developed a smartphone app that helps provide hearing assistance by removing background noise.
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Unitron Launches Coach Feature in Remote Plus App
Coach sends users notifications for when to change or charge batteries, clean their devices, usage details, what to expect and how to get the most from their hearing instruments.
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Listen Technologies to Develop Assistive Technology Utilizing Disney MagicALL
MagicALL is for guests with hearing loss, who are deaf or blind, or guests who speak a different language. Disney licenses MagicALL to other organizations so they can use this technology to enable “magical guest experiences everywhere.”
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Deaf Patients Not Always Helped by VRI Technology
The reliance of some hospitals on video remote interpreting (VRI Technology) as a way to comply...
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Oticon’s EduMic Helps Speech Understanding in The Classroom
EduMic, a new wireless remote microphone system from Oticon, Inc, is said to “improve speech...
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