New System Might Help Reading Lips Through Face Masks
A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face...
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Which Mask Is Easier on the Ears?
To determine how masks affected a person's ability to be understood while speaking, a researcher spoke to participants in four different mask styles: a surgical mask, a cloth mask with a filter, a cloth mask without a filter inserted, and a mask with a clear plastic insert.
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Masks May Not Impede Early Language Development
A team of psychology researchers observed that young children produce the same amount of language whether or not they are wearing masks.
ASHA Poll Results Show ‘Inaction’ On Hearing Loss
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced the release of new polling results that reveal a disconnect between the high value that Americans say they place on their hearing and their low willingness to be treated for any hearing loss. The findings are being made public in tandem with the launch of a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign—Act Now on Hearing—as the nation recognizes Better Hearing & Speech Month this May.
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Diabetes and Hearing Loss
Researchers examining the link between hearing loss and lifestyle factors believe that hearing healthcare has an important role in diabetes care and management. And now the American Diabetes Association, the CDC, and others are starting to agree…
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Phonak Wins Red Dot Awards for Virto Black and Roger On
Phonak announced it has won two international Red Dot Awards for excellence in product design for its Virto Black hearing aid and Roger On remote microphone.
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Achin Bhowmik, PhD, Named ‘Health Care Heroes’ Honoree
Starkey announced that Chief Technology Officer Achin Bhowmik, PhD, has been named a 2021 Health Care Heroes honoree by the “Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.”
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Elderly with Hearing Loss Report Mental Health Issues During Pandemic
People with hearing difficulties experience heightened self-reported depression, loneliness, and memory problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an online survey of the over 70s.
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Research Audiologist Receives PACE Award
Sara Mamo is currently conducting a study of age-related hearing loss in people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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Signia to Display Xperience Hearing Aids at JDVAC 2021
Signia Xperience hearing aids showcased at JDVAC are backed by “multiple audiology and technology world firsts, such as acoustic-motion sensors, Own Voice Processing (OVP), the Signia app, and more.”
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BIHIMA Releases Q4 2020 Market Data
The latest UK and Irish hearing instrument data for Q4 2020 shows significant NHS recovery in the final months of the year, despite a second national lockdown in December, according to an announcement from the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
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Study Shows Adaptation to Listening with Masks
Ten months into COVID-19 living, people are adapting to speaking from behind, and understanding others who are wearing a cloth face mask, University of California, Davis (UC Davis), researchers suggest in a new study.
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ASHA Notes Challenge to Hearing Impaired Wearing Masks
As government and public health officials increasingly recommend the practice of wearing two masks to help protect against new and more contagious variants of COVID-19, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced that it is encouraging the public to be aware of the undue challenges that this measure will pose to people who are deaf or hard of hearing—and to take some simple steps to make communication more effective for the roughly 48 million Americans with hearing loss.
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Survey Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Hearing Loss
Ninety-five percent of people living with hearing loss in the United States say masks and facial coverings impact their ability to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also heightened levels of anxiety, social isolation, and other mental health-related effects among nearly half of the nation’s hearing loss community.
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Ida Institute Partners with NAL
This is the non-profit institute’s “first formal collaboration with an organization exclusively focused on research and represents a significant milestone for the entire Ida community.”
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Audicus Partners with Lone Tree Hearing Clinic
Audicus, a provider of telehealth hearing aids, has announced the opening of its partnership clinic with Safeway, the Lone Tree Hearing Clinic, a concept that is said to provide affordable hearing aid prices with in-person support.
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Starkey’s Livio Edge AI Wins 2021 BIG Innovation Award
Starkey announced that Livio Edge AI has won a 2021 BIG Innovation Award, presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The annual business awards program recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing “new ideas to life in innovative ways.”
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Signia Appoints Mike O’Neil as President
O’Neil assumed this role in October 2020 and has complete responsibility for the management and growth of Signia.
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