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Published Feb 21, 2025

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Matthew Allsop: We Fitted 500+ Phonak Infinio Sphere Hearing Aids. Review & Patient Feedback Shared...

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides a full review of the Phonak Audéo Sphere, including his and his patients' clinical experience with the hearing aid.

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Untreated Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Cognition: Correlational Outcomes 2025

A multidisciplinary group of hearing care providers writes that, while we cannot say “untreated hearing loss causes dementia,” patients need balanced information about the scientific evidence on this topic.

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Nuance Audio OTC Hearing Glasses Now Available Online and in EssilorLuxottica Retail Outlets

Nuance Audio hearing glasses are now available at EssilorLuxottica's U.S. retail outlets, including LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, and Target Optical stores nationwide, and on the Nuance Audio website. The company plans to partner with hearing care providers interested in offering the devices soon.

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Hearing Loss and Its Relation to Loneliness and Depression—A Population-Based Cohort Study

A new study in Laryngoscope finds that hearing loss is significantly associated with loneliness and depression. Hearing aids did not have a significant effect; however, the researchers say it was not an interventional study and only a small number were fitted with hearing aids.

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Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?

More young people are showing up in British hearing clinics and being diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD). Some think noise-cancelling headphones may be to blame.

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