Following the OTC hearing aid law going into effect on October 17, 2022 in the US, Nuheara plans to bring to market its first medical device as the HP Hearing PRO under its worldwide Trademark License Agreement for use of HP trademarks on Nuheara’s hearing aids, personal sound amplification devices, and accessories.
The National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) in Australia has addressed masking and language comprehension problems by developing the free NALscribe iPad app that clinics can use to make communication easier for people struggling to hear.
NAL’s solution details specific adjustments that can be made to any type of hearing aid to counter the effect of different types of face masks on speech sounds. It follows extensive research into the effect of face mask use on speech understanding and how best to counter it.
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.
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In an announcement, Hearing Australia encourages parents to check their child’s hearing health to...
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An introduction to the October 2019 special edition of The Hearing Review about unilateral hearing loss (UHL) in its many forms.
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There is a need to improve awareness and to better understand the impact and struggles of people who have unilateral hearing loss (UHL), the professionals who treat them, and those who work, live, and socialize with them. With better awareness comes better understanding, so health professionals can refer them rather than dismiss them. Moreover, better understanding can fuel motivation and allow the person with UHL to be more proactive about managing the condition while reducing anxiety.
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Nuheara IQbuds™ BOOST, a personal sound amplification product (PSAP) device, will be carried by ADCO Medical Suppliers, a General Services Administration (GSA) contract holder authorized to supply audiological equipment to the US federal government, including the VA.
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Brent Edwards, PhD, who has recently been appointed director of the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) research center in Sydney, Australia, is interviewed by Douglas Beck, AuD, in this edition of “HR’s“ Inside the Research. Topics include research at NAL, the NAL’s cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) system known as HEARLab, over-the-counter hearing aids, and more.
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There has been great interest in using speech-evoked cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEP) as an objective hearing aid validation measure, because CAEPs allow us to assess the audibility of speech sounds at the highest (cortical) levels. Here is a review by Sridhar Krishnamurti and Larry Wise, as well as results from a study they conducted that suggests there is clinical value of CAEPs for assessing cortical changes from amplification, as well as using this data in audiology services to demonstrate patient benefit.
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Dillon is the former director of the Australian National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) and co-creator, with Denis Byrne, of the Client Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI), a NAL questionnaire designed to evaluate client needs, goals, and improvements in hearing ability.
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Audiologists from around the world will meet in Louisville to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of using the Internet for research and hearing health care (telehealth) for individuals with hearing impairment.
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It appears that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to tender some draft form of a classification for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids very soon—quite possibly at the June 9 National Academies’ Hearing Health Care Report Dissemination Meeting.
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This review of clinical studies from three leading hearing aid research centers shows a consistent trend for the Signia primax features to significantly reduce listening effort. Moreover, research from one site revealed that speech recognition performance for hearing-impaired listeners (pure-tone average 35-60 dB) using the primax Narrow Directionality algorithm was equal to that of normal-hearing individuals for the same speech-in-noise task.
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The National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) in Australia has developed an online noise risk calculator that is featured on the “Know Your Noise” website, a primary feature of HEARsmart, an initiative from the HEARing CRC aimed at promoting smarter hearing habits and reducing the incidence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
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Part 2. Bimodal hearing should be standard for most cochlear implant users
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Part 1 of a 2-part article that provides information on fitting a hearing aid to the opposite ear of a cochlear implant. Part 1 provides information on attaining the proper hearing aid gain, frequency response, and loudness balance relative to the cochlear implant.
Read MoreHere is a PDF copy of Julie K. Purdy’s series “Validation of Hearing Instruments, Parts 1-4” from the Jan-Apr 1999 Hearing Review magazine for audiologists and hearing aid specialists.
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