Harnessing Technology and Patient Care for Pediatric Hearing Aid Fittings
A look at advancements in pediatric hearing aids and advice to enhance the fitting experience for younger patients and their HCPs.
A look at advancements in pediatric hearing aids and advice to enhance the fitting experience for younger patients and their HCPs.
Orka, a developer of human-centered technology, unveiled a next-gen hearing aid device aimed at redefining the way people hear, the Orka Two.
The AAIA gathers top scientists within different disciplines and seeks to connect them with entrepreneurs to help advance the development and deployment of AI technologies.
WSA grew revenue organically by 22% to pass the EUR 2 billion mark (USD $2.3 billion) and simultaneously delivered a historically strong normalized EBITDA of EUR 464 million (USD $524 million) – an increase of 40% compared to the year before, according to the announcement.
Read MoreToday’s latest upgrade is said to “improve the hearing experience offered by the Whisper earpieces so that users have a better experience if they don’t have the Whisper Brain with them.”
Read MoreStarkey announced it is entering into a research collaboration with researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine to study the use of hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to track and mitigate health risks as well as enhance speech intelligibility in challenging listening environments.
Read MoreA team of engineers and clinicians have used 3D printing to create intricate replicas of human cochleae and combined it with machine learning to advance clinical predictions of ‘current spread’ inside the ear for cochlear implant (CI) patients. ‘Current spread’ or electrical stimulus spread, as it is also known, affects CI performance and leads to ‘blurred’ hearing for users, but no adequate testing models have existed for replicating the problem in human cochleae – until now.
Read MoreThe authors of an article recently published in “Nature Machine Intelligence” call for the artificial intelligence (AI) and hearing communities to merge and “bring about a technological revolution in hearing,” through the creation of “true artificial auditory systems.”
Read MoreIn underwater acoustics, deep learning is gaining traction in improving sonar systems to detect ships and submarines in distress or in restricted waters. However, noise interference from the complex marine environment becomes a challenge when attempting to detect targeted ship-radiated sounds.
Read MoreWhisper announced the release of its third upgrade for its flagship product, the Whisper Hearing System. Today, Whisper released an upgrade to its proprietary, AI-based Sound Separation Engine that creates “more contrast between voices and background noise, while helping Whisper wearers maintain a sense of their surroundings.”
Read MoreAcclarent, Inc announced the US launch of its “first-ever AI-powered ENT technology, designed to simplify surgical planning and provide real-time feedback during ENT navigation procedures.”
Read MoreStarkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich, along with other members of the Starkey executive team, announced their attendance at EUHA 2021 in person earlier this month, to connect directly with partners in hearing healthcare.
Read MoreAudibel, which offers hearing aid fitting and service, hearing aid repair for all brands, hearing screenings, and other audiological care services nationwide, announced that it is now accepting patients at its first location in Manhattan, New York City.
Read MoreStarkey announced the Evolv AI, its newest full line of hearing aids. According to the company, the Evolv AI “is setting the stage for an entirely new hearing ecosystem that not only emphasizes hearing’s impact on overall health and wellness but creates an effortless user experience.”
Read MoreThough much of the discussion related to hearables has centered around over-the-counter devices designed to help improve hearing or to make connecting to other wireless devices like smartphones easy and convenient, they could also be game-changing in an educational setting, says Rory McGreal, author of an article in “The Conversation” and an “expert in educational technology.”
Read MoreThe article identifies three “game-changing hearing innovations” poised to take the hearing world by storm.
Read MoreChatable (HAAC Ltd) announced in a white paper – “Breaking Through the 6ms Latency Barrier” – what the company describes as “a dramatic fundamental breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) for conversation enhancement.” The white paper introduces Chatable AI v3.0 Edge: “the first on-chip inline deep neural network (DNN) for direct audio processing that has no perceptible latency.”
Read MoreThe latest in hearing aid technology, including new innovative products from Widex, Oticon, Signia, Starkey, Phonak, Whisper, Unitron, Rexton, Earlens, NewSound, and Miracle Ear.
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