Christa Nuber, Author at The Hearing Review

The American Academy of Otolaryngology Publishes Update to BPPV Treatment Guideline

Sep 13, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Organizations, Rehab & Therapeutics, Vestibular Care, Vestibular Solutions, Vestibular Testing | 0 |

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) March 1 in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, the Academy announced in a release. The updated guideline reportedly provides evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers on diagnosis and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as well as answers to frequently asked questions about BPPV.

New York City Passes Legislation Mandating Hearing Loop Technology for Public Assembly Areas

Apr 19, 2017 | Assistive Technologies | 4 |

The New York City Council announced that they have passed legislation requiring that public assembly areas constructed or renovated using city dollars must install “Hearing Loop” technology for those with hearing loss.

MED-EL Launches Non-Surgical Bone Conduction Solution in UAE

Apr 17, 2017 | Bone-Conduction Solutions | 1 |

MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria—a company that manufacturers implantable hearing devices—announced that they will soon offer ADHEAR technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to an article in Emirates 24/7 News.

Williams Sound Names Ellison Northwest as New Pacific Northwest Representative

Apr 11, 2017 | Accessories, Hearing Products, Industry News, People | 0 |

Williams Sound announced Ellison Northwest, University Place, Wash, as its new manufacturers’ representative in Washington, Oregon, Western Idaho, Western Montana, and Alaska.

Elite 2017 Business Summit Elevates Independents in Era of Disruptive Change

Apr 10, 2017 | Over the Counter, Personal Sound Amplification | 0 |

This year’s Summit theme was “Elevate Your Independence,” focusing on how independent hearing care professionals can succeed in an era of disruptive technology, distribution, and what may ultimately be a new regulatory environment. Included in the Summit’s General Session was a historical perspective on the current over-the-counter device proposals, as well as a review of a recent pilot study that supports professionally dispensed hearing aids over OTC.

Tinnitus Evaluation and Treatment, Hyperacusis, and More: An Interview with Richard Tyler, PhD

Apr 10, 2017 | Tinnitus Counseling | 0 |

This month, Dr Beck turns his attention to an annual conference in June that is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017: The International Conference on Management of the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patient hosted at the University of Iowa in Iowa City by Richard Tyler, PhD.

Teleaudiology: Friend or Foe in the Consumerism of Hearing Healthcare?

Apr 10, 2017 | Apps, Evaluation, Growth Strategies, Patient Care, Practice Building, TeleHealth | 0 |

The new generation of consumers of healthcare—including hearing healthcare—are open to new ways of engaging with providers, including telehealth. Although providers have concerns in this area, advances in technology point inescapably toward incorporating aspects of telehealth in hearing healthcare. This article by David Fabry, PhD, and Jennifer Groth, MA, considers how the trend toward consumerism in hearing healthcare might interact with other trends, including telehealth.

Hear the World Foundation Announces Recipient of 2017-18 Judith Gravel Fellowship

Apr 10, 2017 | Organizations, People, Research | 0 |

Hear the World Foundation—a nonprofit founded by Sonova that helps disadvantaged people with hearing loss—announced Hannah Dorothy, a third-year doctoral student in audiology at East Carolina University, as the recipient of the 2017/18 Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology.

How Much Do You Really Know About Your Patient?

Apr 10, 2017 | Amplification, Hearing Aids, Patient Care, People, Research, Testing & Diagnostics | 0 |

Unitron’s Global Listening Environment Study (GLES), which provides normative data for identifying atypical listening patterns, is designed to add new insights into patient counseling and fitting needs.

Theater Group for Hearing Impaired Children Featured on ‘CNN Heroes’

Apr 10, 2017 | People | 0 |

The No Limits Theater Group, a California-based program that involves deaf and hard-of-hearing children in plays written specifically for them, was featured in “CNN Heroes” for a TV program to spotlight people making a difference in their communities.

American Tinnitus Association Seeking Applicants for Grant Program

Apr 10, 2017 | Tinnitus Counseling | 0 |

The American Tinnitus Association (ATA)—a nonprofit organization that supports scientific research related to tinnitus—is looking for applicants for its $50,000 seed-grants, kick-start innovative research projects to help researchers show initial proof- of-concept, according to a post on their website.

2017 Callier Prize Awarded to Sharon Kujawa for Research on Hidden Hearing Loss

Apr 10, 2017 | Counseling & Education, Events, People, Research | 0 |

Sharon G. Kujawa, an auditory neuroscientist who studies how aging and noise exposure can impact hearing, has been selected to receive the biennial Callier Prize in Communication Disorders for her research into the connections between the hair cells and the nerve fibers (synapses) that are most vulnerable—what is now being referred to as “hidden hearing loss.”

Call for Nominations: 2017 Oticon Focus on People Awards

Apr 10, 2017 | Patient Care, People | 0 |

Oticon announced that it is seeking nominations of outstanding individuals with any degree of hearing loss for the 2017 Oticon Focus on People Awards. The national awards program—now in its 19th year—honors students, adults, advocacy volunteers, and hearing care professionals who show that hearing loss does not limit a person’s ability to make a positive difference.

Using a De-reverberation Program to Improve Speech Intelligibility and Reduce Perceived Listening Effort

Apr 8, 2017 | Fitting Equipment, Testing Equipment | 0 |

Study shows that adding a dereverberation program found in the Signia Primax RIC improved speech intelligibility and reduced listening effort in the majority of the listeners tested using simulated reverberation.

OTC and Observations on the Humes et al Study

Apr 8, 2017 | Continuing Education | 2 |

Perhaps the most well-read article of 2017 is “The effects of service-delivery model and purchase price on hearing-aid outcomes in older adults: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial” by Larry Humes and his colleagues at Indiana State University, published in the March 2017 edition of the American Journal of Audiology. Drs Marshall Chasin and Steve Aiken provide their perspectives on this important research.

Author: Christa Nuber