Manufacturers’ Preview of Products – Fall 2012 Edition
We asked manufacturers about the latest product offerings that they will be featuring this fall.
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Invisible Hearing Loss Among Obvious Multiple Disabilities, Part 2: The Case of the Missing Hearing Aids
Two case studies of children with multiple disabilities who were fitted with hearing aids at an early age but no longer use the devices. The article suggests a critical need for long-term follow-up for this special population.
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The Aging Auditory System, Part 2: Slower Processing and Speech Recognition
Poor speech recognition may be related to slower processing within the aging auditory system. Individual variability is expected in both slower processing and speech recognition deficits, and is related to various factors including age, gender, and overall health of the individual.
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‘Shark Tank’ Star Tells CNN How Hearing Aids Changed His Life
In a CNNMoney interview, ‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John explains how high-tech, smart hearing aids have changed his life. He uses Halo 2 hearing aids from Starkey with the TruLink app for sound experiences that he describes as “night and day” compared to life before aided hearing.
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'Shark Tank' Star Tells CNN How Hearing Aids Changed His Life
In a CNNMoney interview, ‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John explains how high-tech, smart hearing aids have changed his life. He uses Halo 2 hearing aids from Starkey with the TruLink app for sound experiences that he describes as “night and day” compared to life before aided hearing.
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Starkey Launches ‘Made for Life’ Wearable Hearing Solutions
Starkey released a new group of hearing solutions, powered by a new platform and the Acuity OS operating system. The “Made for Life” launch includes Halo 2 Made for iPhone hearing aids; Muse hearing aids, and the SoundLens Synergy wireless platform.
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Brandon Sawalich Named President of Starkey Hearing Technologies
Brandon Sawalich has been appointed as the new president of Starkey Hearing Technologies. Sawalich began his career at Starkey Hearing Technologies in 1994 at age 19 in the company’s hearing aid repair lab and held several roles within the company before being named senior vice president in 2010. In addition to his work at Starkey Hearing Technologies, he is chairman of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) and has long-time involvement in several charitable organizations.
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Blog: Starkey-Audigy Deal Rumors Not True, Say Companies
The rumors about Starkey Hearing Technologies, Eden Prairie, Minn, purchasing Audigy Group, Vancouver, Wash, are untrue, according to both companies.
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Survey Details OTC Self-Fitting Hearing Aid Users’ Experiences, Perceptions
This survey provided insights into OTC hearing aid users’ experience, Eargo’s contribution to the landscape of hearing healthcare, and more
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Listen EVERYWHERE Installed at Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation
Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom installs Listen EVERYWHERE—an assistive listening system from Listen Technologies.
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Non-auditory Effects of Environmental Noise
An insightful study of environmental noise and its potential impacts on health.
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Researchers Explore How Brain Encodes Sentence Structure
In a neuroimaging study published in PLOS Biology, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics and Radboud University in Nijmegen report that the brain encodes the structure of sentences (‘the vase is red’) and phrases (‘the red vase’) into different neural firing patterns.
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Split-processing in Hearing Aids Reduces Neural Signatures of Speech-in-Noise Listening Effort
This study uses the electroencephalogram (EEG) and synchronous “alpha” activity over the parietal lobe of the brain to assess listening effort. The researchers find that the intelligibility advantages offered by Signia Augmented Focus hearing aids lead to less effortful listening across a range of SNRs typical of difficult listening environments.
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Damage to Brain Region May Explain Key Dementia Symptom
People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks,’ highly-evolved areas of the brain that support general intelligence, say scientists at the University of Cambridge.
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Are COVID-19 “Brain Fog” Symptoms and an Auditory Processing Disorder Related?
When a COVID-19 survivor reports that they have been diagnosed with brain fog or mild cognitive impairment (BF/MCI), or these terms appear in a medical report, hearing care professionals should be aware that many of the BF/MCI symptoms are very similar to those seen in patients with (central) auditory processing disorder. This article by audiologist Robert DiSogra, AuD, reviews the research on this subject and provides recommendations.
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