As cochlear implant technology has significantly improved, the US Social Security Administration (SSA) should use a more difficult test than the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) to make disability benefit determinations in adults and children after cochlear implant surgery, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
The new device can be used at home without clinical supervision, facilitating medical check-ups while maintaining social distancing due to COVID-19, and may also have the potential to measure glucose or COVID-19 antibodies that accumulate in earwax.
A new bill sponsored by Virginia Senator Bill DeSteph would require insurance companies to offer...
A new building planned for the Texas Medical Center will unite The Center for Hearing and Speech and Texas Children’s Hospital under one roof for more robust services to thousands more children with hearing loss.
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Legislators in both California and Nevada have introduced bills to make it mandatory for insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for children, according to articles in the “Santa Monica Daily Press” and “Las Vegas Review-Journal.”
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The easy-to-use app is said to allow children to recreate their day and talk about how they communicate in different environments—at home, on the playground, or in the classroom–by populating the spaces with friends, family, and the things they enjoy.
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The easy-to-use app is said to allow children to recreate their day and talk about how they communicate in different environments—at home, on the playground, or in the classroom–by populating the spaces with friends, family, and the things they enjoy.
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Student Scholarships are available and will include registration, a $120 travel stipend to offset expenses, and a student membership in ACI Alliance until graduation.
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The study is said to have demonstrated that the cord blood infusions were safe, feasible, and well-tolerated. In addition, 45% of participants showed improvements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) after their infusion.
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The hearScreen app is designed so that screenings can be carried out without audiology training using only a special smartphone and headphones.
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Should noise reduction algorithms be used in pediatric hearing aid fittings? Here is an examination of the rationale and arguments from the literature which generally support the use of advanced noise-reduction techniques and technologies for children.
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The new website aims to facilitate participation and collaboration by pediatric audiologists around the world on current and future pediatric audiology projects and studies.
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Pediatric audiologist Jane Madell, PhD, tells about The Listening Project and the new documentary everyone in hearing healthcare should see. See the trailer for the film, read the interview by Douglas Beck, and get Dr Madell’s perspectives on “why every child should hear.”
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Schultz was selected for participation in a federally funded grant that allowed her to complete additional pediatric coursework, clinical experiences with children, and the opportunity to create parent-focused learning modules.
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In a single-center group of 348 preschoolers who survived cardiac surgery, researchers found hearing loss in about 21 percent, a rate 20 times higher than is found in the general population, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced.
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Via an approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE), the OTTER Study will evaluate the in-office placement of tympanostomy tubes in approximately 300 children ages 6 months through 12 years old enrolled at up to 25 investigational sites in the United States and Canada.
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My World uses play theory to help children describe their experiences with hearing loss. The tool is designed as a game board and allows children to act out their days with a variety of characters, locations, and accessories.
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My World uses play theory to help children describe their experiences with hearing loss. The tool is designed as a game board and allows children to act out their days with a variety of characters, locations, and accessories.
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