Changing Public Perception
The current awareness around OTC hearing aids provides an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of hearing loss detection.
The current awareness around OTC hearing aids provides an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of hearing loss detection.
An article by Personal Health Columnist Jane Brody in the “New York Times” examines the findings from a recent study of so-called “cognitive super-agers,” people who have aged to 100 with their cognitive faculties as sharp as if they were 30 years younger.
What personal and technological factors will influence consumers’ success with self-fitting OTC hearing devices? Researcher Elizabeth Convery, PhD, looks at recent studies suggesting that OTC manufacturers and providers must address a range of important personal and device factors before self-fitting can become a viable option for adults with hearing loss.
The research will reportedly be one of the first large-scale studies to examine spoken language outcomes in young deaf adults who received their implants in childhood and now are enrolled at RIT/NTID.
Read MoreSeptember is World Alzheimer’s Month, and September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day — a good opportunity to raise awareness of connections between memory, cognitive function, and hearing loss.
Read MoreJason Galster, PhD, says it appears likely that patients with lower cognitive function would benefit from a longer period of counseling, education, and training on topics such as expectations for hearing rehabilitation, hearing aid care, and use of hearing aids, including manual adjustments and battery changes.
Read MoreAccording to Brent Edwards, PhD, if we are to fully understand patient treatment, we must now consider the relationship between cognitive function and hearing ability, and the relationship between cognitive function and hearing aid technology.
Read MoreJune is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a good time to engage in discussion with patients about the link between hearing loss, dementia, and other issues related to cognitive function. BHI draws attention to 7 hearing-loss-and-brain-health concerns.
Read MoreAccording to an article in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, researchers in France found that cochlear implantation improved speech perception and brain function in adults 65 years or older with profound hearing loss.
Read MoreMore than 300 hearing care professionals from the United States gathered in Spain for the 2014 OtiCongress. The event was held to help industry professionals gain a global perspective on the newest research on brain and hearing health from international experts on aging.
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