In a new profile appearing in “Bloomberg Businessweek,” Starkey Hearing Technologies President Brandon Sawalich and company Founder Bill Austin discuss the company’s rise from its humble beginnings in Austin’s basement to become what is now the only US-based “Big 5 manufacturer.”
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Legend has it that the idea for a cookbook “of, by, and for audiologists” was conceived by a group of American Academy of Audiology (AAA) members one night in the midst of a relaxed dinner in Scottsdale.
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In an article published in “The Cut,” Dr William Slatterly III of House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles, discusses how his first role in a major movie came to be.
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According to the report, the newest version of the Apple Watch—which retails for $399—includes features like fall detection and an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor which can help detect irregular heart rhythm. Insurers are looking to subsidize the cost—which may be unaffordable for some senior Medicare patients—as a preventative strategy to detect potentially expensive health problems before they worsen.
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Otolaryngologist Yi-Chun Carol Liu, MD, performed the surgery on an 18-year old, and the device was successfully activated on November 13, 2018.
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Shares of three large hearing aid companies—GN Store Nord A/S, William Demant Holding A/S, and Sonova Holding AG—dropped significantly on Monday, according to an article on ‘Bloomberg.’
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Gentamicin is said to reduce the excitability of the vestibular cells in a targeted manner. Researchers have now reexamined 32 Austrian treatment cases between 2012 and 2015 and evaluated the results.
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The feature—found in hearing aids certified through Apple’s Made for iPhone hearing aid program—will enable users to utilize their phones as a remote microphone when positioned near the source of sound (such as in a noisy restaurant).
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The newest debate to divide the Internet community involves two words and how they are perceived, according to an article on the “National Geographic” website.
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During the past two decades, the frequency of hearing loss among young people has increased and going to music concerts, clubs, and festivals may be part of the reason. Noise-induced hearing loss because of recreational noise exposure may be reduced by using earplugs.
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sound level recordings at a London Underground station showed public transit trips that peaked at 109 dB, according to an article on BBC.com.
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There was a small association between age-related hearing loss and increased risk for cognitive decline (such as in executive function, episodic memory, and processing speed), cognitive impairment, and dementia.
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Audio Everywhere from Listen Technologies products will begin shipping December 11, 2017.
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Nearly a third of about 40 million adults in the United States who report hearing difficulties have not seen a specialist for their hearing problems.
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The text details the various tests that can be performed though rotational assessment, including the benefits and limitations of each. Test interpretation and clinical application of rotational outcome measures data are also discussed.
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