News about hearing aids, hearing loss, cochlear implants, and more
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Have you ever felt dizzy, weak and woozy? Or experienced vertigo, that troubling sensation that the room is spinning while you’re standing perfectly still? If these occur regularly – or intensely – you may be coping with a vestibular disorder.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just published a notice of proposed rulemaking for OTC hearing aids in their Spring 2021 Agency Rule List.
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Lou Ferrigno, the former professional bodybuilder and actor known for playing the title character on TV’s The Incredible Hulk, recently underwent surgery to get the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Profile™ Plus Implant.
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Why is music such a good practice for those with hearing loss? In both researching the benefits of music training and seeing the results in her patients, Dr Jill Davis found that music training can help people who struggle with background noise.
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One silver lining of the pandemic is that hearing people have now come to realize what people with hearing loss have always known — concentrating on conversation takes work!
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We recently connected with Dr. Goldin to learn about three new features just released in the BeHear ACCESS assistive hearing headset.
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Apple announced today that hands-free calls are coming to future generations of Made For iPhone hearing aids.
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Sony's new SRS-WS1 Immersive Wearable Speaker now supports fully personalized audio to help overcome your unique hearing loss profile.
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The estimated total economic impact of hearing loss in 2019 exceeded $981 billion. This burden was largely due to lost productivity due to hearing loss.
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Recently, there’s been interest in using cochlear implants (CIs) to improve hearing for those with SSD. Some studies have reported improved spatial awareness and hearing in noisy environments when a person with SSD wears a cochlear implant.
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APD is a neurological condition that disrupts the brain’s ability to process sounds, and it is responsible for the listening problems of a surprising number of school-aged children.
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Despite stereotypes that people with hearing loss are elderly, many young people are born with or develop hearing loss. We learned about their frustrations with ageist stereotypes, the importance of accessibility, and explore some silver linings.
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