New Technology Can Measure Tinnitus A technology called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be used to objectively measure tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, according to a new study published November 18 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE by Mehrnaz Shoushtarian of The Bionics Institute, Australia, and colleagues. A summary of the study was published on the Science Daily website. […]
Study Shows Hair Cell Regrowth with New Drug Newly formed cochlear hair cells contain intricate hair bundles with many stereocilia (critical for sensing sound) and other components that are critical for proper function and neural transmission. Credit: Will McLean An approach to regenerate inner ear sensory hair cells reportedly lays the groundwork for treating […]
Zoom Charges Monthly Fee for Closed Captioning During Pandemic, ‘WBFO’ Reports The challenges for hearing impaired people working remotely and utilizing video conferencing services during the coronavirus pandemic can make communication difficult. According to an article on the WBFO/NPR website, hearing advocate and Living With Hearing Loss founder Shari Eberts recently wrote an open letter—that turned into a […]
Nuheara IQbuds2 Max Selected for ‘TIME’s 2020 Best Inventions’ As reported by The Hearing Review Nuheara announced that IQbuds² MAX has been recognised as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2020. “After launching IQbuds² MAX at CES in Las Vegas in January 2020, Nuheara have gone on to win a succession of global accolades including three CES Innovation […]
Musician Steve Lukather Discusses Experience with Widex Moment Hearing Aids Read & see more on the Hearing Review Website Steve Lukather, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, has been playing rock and roll since he was nine years old. “And when I was young, I played really loud,” he explained recently. Over […]
SoundWatch: New Smartwatch App Alerts Hard-of-Hearing Users To Sounds Original story on the Hearing review.com By Sarah E. McQuate, PhD, Science Writer | University of Washington News & UW College of Engineering Smartwatches offer people a private method for getting notifications about their surroundings — such as a phone call, health alerts, or an upcoming […]
A New Subscription Hearing Aid with Big Brains for Hearing Care Read the article here at the Hearing Review Whisper may have a quiet name, but it could reverberate loudly in the hearing healthcare industry. The company launched its first new hearing aid on October 15—a product that really is significantly different from all others dispensed by audiologists […]
‘BMJ’ Publishes ‘First Reported UK Case’ of Sudden Hearing Loss Linked to COVID-19 Although uncommon, sudden permanent hearing loss seems to be linked to COVID-19 infection in some people, warn doctors, reporting the first UK case in the journal BMJ Case Reports. An article summarising the results appears on the EurekAlert website. Awareness of this possible side […]
Hearing Speech Requires Quiet—In More Ways than One A very interesting paper by: Kim Krieger, Research Writer, University of Connecticut Perceiving speech requires quieting certain types of brain cells, report a team of researchers from UConn Health and University of Rochester in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Neurophysiology. Their research reveals a previously […]
BBC Looks at How Loud Music Can Lead to Early Signs of Hearing Damage Those who frequently attend loud concerts and music events may be more likely to have earlier signs of hearing damage according to an article in BBC Science Focus Magazine. The article examined a study from researchers at the University of Manchester, […]
