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Connecting Those with Hearing Loss to Surgical Centres When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people will have some degree of hearing loss with approximately 700 million requiring hearing healthcare services. What remains to be determined is the proportion of individuals with hearing loss who will require implantable hearing devices. This article outlines bone conduction and cochlear implant systems in general.
The Effect of Shooting Glasses on Earmuff Attenuation Measured with Acoustic Test Fixtures and Firearm Impulses
Firearm users are faced with conflicting or inaccurate information when choosing personal protective equipment. While both ballistic safety glasses and hearing protection are recommended for use with firearms, product labeling does not reflect potential changes in performance when using both devices simultaneously.
Striking the Right Balance: Article Summary for ‘Sounds Disrupt Balance in People with Vestibular Disorders, Student Finds’
In this edition of “Striking the Right Balance,” Michael Vekasi, AuD, R.Aud, Aud(C), FAAA provides an overview of an article on the role of sound in disrupting balance for people with inner ear disorders, with special permission to reprint from The Hearing Review.
The Artificial Eardrum: How an Eggshell Membrane Fed a German ENT Family
Author Wolf Lubbers shares his vivid personal boyhood memories of how perforated eardrums indirectly supplemented his weekly diet in post-war Germany.
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Volunteer Subjects Wanted for Online Research
Are you or someone you know interested in how hearing loss affects the enjoyment of music? A research team at Johns Hopkins University is conducting a study to explore this important topic. Led by Dr. Alexander Chern, the study aims to identify the factors that contribute to music enjoyment for people with hearing loss, aiming to improve how music is heard for these individuals.
What’s New About Getting Older?
It is well known that the prevalence of audiometric hearing loss increases markedly as adults age. The hallmark of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is elevated audiometric thresholds in the high-frequencies. Reduced audibility of high-frequency speech cues can result in difficulties in understanding speech because of misperceptions. Amplification provides solutions but temporal processing problems may continue contributing to difficulties in understanding speech in noise.
Sound Business Sense
The modern practice of audiology requires clinicians to understand the business dynamics of their profession. Knowing the economic indicators is one of the variables that can present a view of future business climate allowing for predictions and adjustments to those predictions for continued success.
From the Labs to the Clinics
If you have no clue about what this title means, then you are not alone. Eager to find the latest research in the field of audiology and to elucidate its practical importance in audiology (that being my mandate for Canadian Audiologist), I searched for a very recent scientific publication. A paper from January (2025) in Frontiers in Audiology and Otology immediately sparked my curiosity, not least because from the title, I had absolutely no idea what it was about. If you read this column with its title the same as the paper, I suspect you have the same feeling.
The Way I Hear It
Recently, my consumer articles for HearingHealthMatters.org (HHTM) have centred on how we, as people with hearing loss, handle the small indignities of the hearing loss life – the incidents that, while common, still manage to spark an uncomfortable emotional response every time.
Clinic Corner
As an audiologist and clinic owner in Toronto, I find myself facing a dilemma that many healthcare providers encounter: how do we set pricing that reflects both the value of our services and the realities of running a business?
Audiology in the Classrooms
February is the month when registration for kindergarten opens for families, so it’s not too early to start thinking about what our students need to navigate this important transition. The first day of kindergarten is a big step, usually consisting of equal parts excitement, uncertainty, nervousness, and anticipation.