The Audiologist Informer

News

• New Executive Order Freezes NIH and Public Health Agencies | AAA audiology․org
• FCC Web Update: National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (iCanConnect) fcc․gov
• HearingHelp Express Now Owned and Managed by Lexie Hearing [Website announcement] hearinghelpexpress․com
• Preventing Childhood Hearing Loss Worldwide | Duke Univ pratt․duke․edu
• April 1-4: Audiology Australia Conference, Adelaide audaconference․com․au
• Listen Technologies and Ampetronic Further Their Strategic Partnership listentech․com
• US can't single out EU nations for trade war threats—"This is what Trump might not understand" | Paywall medwatch․com
• Amplifon Is a Top Employer 2025 in Europe, North America, and Latin America | Amplifon corporate․amplifon․com
• Cilcare Appoints Dr. Bettina M. Cockroft as Chief Medical Officer hearinghealthmatters․org
• Serving in the Air Force with Hearing Loss audiology․org
• Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Cost and Financing | CareCredit carecredit․com
• NYC Radio Host and Realtor Has a Huge “Aha!” Moment, Rediscovers His True Loves with Widex SmartRIC™ Hearing Aids widexpro․com
• Helping People Hear Anywhere with Telecoils and Auracast canadianaudiologist․ca

Audio/Video

• Dr. Rachael Cook: 4 Hearing Loss Apps You MUST Have! youtube․com
• Dr. Cliff: Hearing Aids Prices SKYROCKET! [Trump's Proposed Tariffs] youtube․com
• Happy Hearing Podcast: Episode 18 - Talking Tinnitus and the Oto App with Dr. Edmund Farrar youtube․com
• Hearing Matters Podcast: Bridging Healthcare Gaps with Cultural Sensitivity, with Kristina English open․spotify․com

Research

• DFingerNet: Noise-Adaptive Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids arxiv․org
• Explaining the link between adult-onset hearing loss and dementia to individuals with hearing loss | Paywall tandfonline․com
• Effects of stimuli and contralateral noise levels on auditory cortical potentials recorded in school-age children journals․plos․org
• The clinical efficacy of scalp acupuncture for tinnitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis sciencedirect․com
• Association between obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus in the United States: NHANES 2005-2020 pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• The Impact of Financial Coverage on Hearing Aid Utilization Rates Within the Military Health System pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• Hearing Loss as a Risk Factor for Dementia: A Nationwide 15-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study in Taiwan karger․com
• Early detection and management of hearing loss to reduce dementia risk in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the treating auditory impairment and cognition trial (TACT) academic․oup․com
• The decision to tell or not to tell is associated with experiences of stigma and hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss tandfonline․com
• Reduced neural responses to natural foreground versus background sounds in auditory cortex pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• The Alteration of Brain Network Topology in Tinnitus Transition From Recent-Onset to Chronic onlinelibrary․wiley․com
• Pupillometry and perceived listening effort for cochlear implant users—a comparison of three speech-in-noise tests tandfonline․com
• Association between diabetes mellitus and tinnitus: A meta-analysis researchgate․net
• The known structural variations in hearing loss and their diagnostic approaches: a comprehensive review pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• The neural activity of auditory conscious perception pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• Role of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in alleviation of tinnitus in normal hearing subjects link․springer․com
• Digital Frequency Customized Relieving Sound for Chronic Subjective Tinnitus Management: Prospective Controlled Study pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
• Individual Differences in the Recognition of Spectrally Degraded Speech: Associations With Neurocognitive Functions in Adult Cochlear Implant Users and With Noise-Vocoded Simulations journals․sagepub․com
• Prevalence of Tinnitus Among Patients of Post COVID-19 pjbmr․com
• Hearing loss rather than vestibular loss identifies patient subgroups with different outcomes in Meniere’s disease tandfonline․com