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Is mHealth the Solution to the Global Audiology Shortage?

Dr. Matthew Bromwich explains how the use of low-cost consumer devices to provide basic and advanced hearing testing was both cost- and time-efficient. And, when faced with the massive global shortfall of audiometric services, it is important to conduct intelligent triage to streamline access to services for those who need them. They believe that mHealth has the potential to transform the face of heath service delivery across the globe.

Measuring Directionality of Modern Hearing Aids

Marc Aubreville, Dipl.-Ing and Stefan Petrausch, PhD explain why directionality in hearing aids is a key factor in understanding speech in noise, especially in very complex and demanding situations.

“PLUGS IN THE CLUBS” INITIATIVE

The authors introduce us to the current programs from H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established 1988 in San Francisco, California which was the first of its kind to launch world-wide music hearing conservation campaigns with the support of founding donor Pete Townshend of the Who, The Bill Graham Supporting Foundation, The Les Paul Foundation, The Hearing Aid Music Foundation and others.

Occupational Noise Exposure in Nightclubs

This paper presents is summary of sound levels measured inside nightclubs featuring loud music and a study of the hearing damage risk potential to the employees and patrons.

Speech in Brain in Noise: Neural Plasticity in the Auditory Brainstem

Gabe Nespoli explains why he ABR is a valuable method for evaluating the ability to represent sound, and how it offers insight into the noisy world of the human brain.

Perhaps the Reason We Haven’t Solved the Noise Induced Hearing Loss Problem is Because We’re Not Asking the Right Questions

People have known this about noise and its effects on hearing for decades and yet Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) remains epidemic in the workplaces of America. Jeffery Goldberg explains why.

Prevention of NIHL and Tinnitus is Possible: Dangerous Decibels® Update

Deborah O’Sullivan encourages all audiologists to make a positive and lasting difference in their communities by helping to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus.

Book Review

The Adult Audiology Casebook edited by Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente (2015) is an exceptional text book. The editors gathered 68 experts from around the world to share case reports, resulting in 71 chapters. Each chapter provides consistent sections with well-written and detailed case information on a wide variety of clinical cases. The chapters…

Rock and Roll Needs to Be Loud; Rock and Roll Does Not Need to be Intense

Version française disponible ci-dessous Despite the ear’s amazing complexity, it cannot discern the difference between industrial noise and music. Prolonged exposure to 85 dBA to noise or music can result in a permanent sensory-neural hearing loss and this is true whether its factory noise, Beethoven, or the Tragically Hip. Actually, prolonged exposure to noise or…

Letter to the Editor