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How Can The Audiogram Be More Useful?

Hosted by Drs. Manohar Bance and Steve Aiken, the Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) group held its first workshop in Halifax NS for leaders in audiology, otology, and hearing science from across the country to discuss priority research questions and form plans to address them.

Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force Position Statement

The Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force recently released their Position Statement on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI).

High-Fidelity Earplug Attenuation Measurements Agree After All

Musicians earplugs are indeed flat after all and provide uniform attenuation of sound from 80 Hz to over 16,000 Hz making them ideal for playing and listening to music.

Can We Measure Our Age in dB? … You Must Be Kidding?

The answer to this question may surprise you.

The Benefit of Remote Microphones with Four Different Wireless Protocols

This article reports on an investigation of the speech recognition benefits of four commercially available remote microphone systems, each with a different wireless audio transmission protocol.

PSAPs And Hearing Aids: Myths And Expectations, Part 2

Originally posted at HHTM On August 25, 2015. Reprinted with permission. In the second, and concluding, part of his remarks to the Institute of Medicine, Mead Killion makes the case for PSAP and for guidelines that encourage their safe and efficacious use. While he cites a study that found that hearing aids and (at least some) PSAPs…

Boundary Areas Between PSAPs And Hearing Aids, Part 1

Originally posted at HHTM On August 18, 2015. Reprinted with permission. This is first in the Device Disruptions series edited by Richard Einhorn. Editor’s Note:  In the 70s, Mead Killion, PhD, ScD (hon), urged high sound quality for hearing aids when hardly anyone else cared, let alone understood, its crucial importance. He is the inventor of the…

Hearing Aid Dispensing Groups Back New FDA Restrictions On PSAPs; HLAA Does Not

Originally posted at HHTM On January 19, 2016. Reprinted with permission. The following post was originally published on February 5 and updated on February 6. By David H. Kirkwood ROCKVILLE, MD –Three more organizations concerned with hearing submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week on the agency’s submitted comments to the U.S. Food…

FDA Gives Approval for Over-The-Counter Home Hearing Test

Originally posted at HHTM On January 19, 2016. Reprinted with permission. SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA — Over the past year, there has been growing interest in the morphing of consumer electronics and medical devices. New product categories are being created and the hearing care industry seems to be on the brink of some significant changes, especially in light of the…

Starkey Bets on Hearables: Announces Partnership with Bragi to “Transform” Hearable & Wearable Tech

Originally posted at HHTM On January 20, 2016. Reprinted with permission. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — As Starkey Hearing Technologies kicks off their 2016 Hearing Innovation Expo today in Las Vegas, one of the largest events for independent hearing care professionals in the US, a strategic partnership has been announced between the company and German startup Bragi, creators of The Dash, touted as “the world’s first…