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Concerns were raised this weekend by one of Britain’s best-known television presenters, Anne Diamond. The thirty-year veteran has spoken out publicly claiming that her work mandated hearing device has caused deafness in one ear. The reality of her condition is now brining renewed interest in the region to hearing health.
For decades Apple has addressed the digital divide between technological innovation and the disabled consumer. According to a new article out of Australia, the company’s most recent features have “taken aid for the disabled [even] further.”
Audiologist Dr. Bill Keith of New Zealand, is working to draw both national and international attention to a disease called, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), which has been overlooked and miss-diagnosed within the profession.
The holidays are a special time of giving and the audiology industry has embraced the seasonal sentiment with open ears. Many companies and private organizations offer giveaways for those in need of hearing care.
In an article catered to HR Professionals we learn both what employees and employers should know, in order to protect their rights regarding hearing health in the workplace.
A recent article in the Journal Standard, highlighted the work of two audiologists and hearing aid store proprietors, who make frequent Mission trips to impoverished countries like Guatemala, Peru, and Mexico in order to fit children and adults with needed hearing devices.
This holiday season many American families will welcome home soldiers from overseas engagements, who according to a new study, have higher than usual hearing loss. An October article in “Hearing Health” reported that hearing loss among current veterans had reached an “epidemic level.” In response to these findings the law firm, Legal Help for Veterans, is fighting to protect healthcare rights and seek compensation for effected veterans.
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune entitled, “Casino Bets on the Hearing-Impaired: Nonprofit Helps Des Plaines Gambling Venue Focus on Abilities, Not Disabilities In Hiring,” drew attention to an important issue- changing hiring practices affecting the hearing impaired. As the article highlighted, things are looking better. A sigh of relief from many can been felt, as historically those with hearing issues have encountered numerous obstacles in the hiring process.
David Smirga, M.A. of AuDNet was featured in an Audiology Online video this week that recapped the efforts of the AuDNet enterprise, which began nine years ago. Often asked: Why the Nation needs a commercial brand to market Audiology? Smirga explained the reasoning behind the company’s creation. Simple speaking, AuDNet strives to create demand for Audiology care in the consumer marketplace. Why is this needed? And how does it work?
The New York Times recent article “A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter” is more a celebration for the future of hearing than a product review for a new hearing device. The article explains how an invention from decades ago, called the telecoil (or t-coil), has finally begun to rise in prominence due to more widespread placement of the product in public places.
A recent story broadcast by WOWK, a CBS-affiliated television station in West Virginia, called attention to an important issue affecting the present and future hearing health of West Virginian children. West Virginia’s Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology are seeking to overturn “a bill passed in 1992 [that] exempted audiologists and speech language pathology specialists working in public schools from [being] licensed.”
AuDNet is gearing up for the annual ADA Conference, November 3-5, 2011 in Bonita Springs, FL. This year’s Conference entitled: “Rock the Boat: How to Practice, Manage and Lead in Rough Waters” is described as a great meeting place for industry leaders, manufactures and service providers.
Last week a video went viral, posted by a young woman with hearing loss who recently began to hear after 29 years due to the implantation of an Esteem hearing device offered by Envoy Medical. Comments posted in response to the video in the Mashable Social Media article were a moving addition to the home video shot in the young woman’s doctor’s office; people responded to the emotions the young woman expressed when hearing her voice for the first time and were collectively overjoyed at sharing in her new found life experience.
October is the official “Audiology Awareness Month” in the United States. Like similar Month’s created to spread awareness this date encourages the public to stay cognizant of their hearing health by encouraging annual check-ups. According to the American Academy of Audiology “hearing loss it the third most common health problem in the United States,” and with “more than half of the people with hearing loss [being] younger than age 65,” you may be wondering how healthcare organizations plan to reach the “36 million Americans” afflicted with hearing problems.
On the heels of a successful launch of their Android App, NOWiHEAR will launch the iOS version of their app, complete with the BHI quick hearing check. The free mobile app is designed to test consumer’s knowledge of their hearing loss and aid them in addressing their hearing loss issues by providing a quick and easy directory of AuDNet Audiologists.
Last week, an industry partner of AuDNet, Inc. (AudiologyOnline) published an article written by our President & Founder, David Smriga. The article, entitled "Are We (Still) Asleep At The Wheel? An Update from Seven Years Ago", explores the changes, or lack thereof, in the Audiology industry with regard to marketing and positioning themselves as THE hearing experts and go to professionals for hearing health.
Marine Lance Cpl. David Goldich was operating the gun turret on top of a Humvee when a roadside bomb, rigged with a 155 mm artillery shell, detonated beside him.
“It knocked out our vehicle commander, blew out fuel tank, shredded our tire,” Goldich recalled about the summer night in 2006 outside of Fallujah, Iraq. The explosion caused physical damage to the serviceman, too; it punctured Goldich’s right eardrum.
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent health complaints in adults over the age of 60 and a major factor in speech comprehension difficulties. The goal for researchers at the Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Volen National Center for Complex Systems at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts was to examine the effects of hearing ability on the brain processes supporting spoken language processing in adult humans.
The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor activity in the brain while older adult subjects with normal-level hearing for their age listened to sentences that varied in the amount of linguistic comprehension needed to understand them...
Tinnitus, a relentless ringing in the ears that affects lovers of loud music, soldiers exposed to explosion noise and millions of others, is due to the under-inhibition of major neural pathways in the auditory center of the brain. According to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the connection between tinnitus and too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits was reported in this week’s online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Viagra may enhance some things, but it could also make you deaf. According to The Daily Telegraph, Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to more than a few cases of sudden hearing loss.
How could the little blue diamond, keeping gentlemen in the game for over a decade, suddenly sideline them with hearing loss? Researchers in England examined instances of a condition called sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) in men taking Viagra and other erectile dysfunction (PDE-5 inhibitor) drugs.
Hearing loss isn’t just an old-folks problem anymore; it’s a big problem for all Americans, especially U.S. teenagers. According to a recent study, one in five teenagers in the U.S. have hearing loss...
Extremely loud iPod earbuds, jumbo jets, cruiser bike gangs and ear-related infections can constantly put our hearing under siege. To avoid these problems, many audiologists and experts from day one, when you are born, you should be taking great care of your ears.
Oddly enough, besides lungs, it seems that smoke gets in your ears. A large study by Zausmer Foundation and NYU indicated that teens exposed to secondhand smoke tend to experience an associated hearing loss.
Americans seem to be getting older, and as a result the hearing care market is changing. As the generation Baby Boomers continue to climb in years, millions more are finally reaching the “retiree” stage of 65 years or more. The most recent US Census provided very simple data to support this curious finding – there are currently about 40 million Americans who are older than age 65, but that number is projected to increase to 55 million by 2020 and even 72 million by 2030. Unless the world population is just capsizing, we are having an influx of older folks that need hearing care.
To most people who are looking to buy hearing aids, they perceive a difference in the quality of the technology, but tend to only think in terms of the cost of the device. They may not consider the quality of their hearing when comparing prices. On the other hand, audiologists know that different technology will result in a different quality hearing outcome for their patients, and this is mostly due to the manufacturer's use of channels and bands within a hearing device. The number of channels and bands inside a hearing device may effect hearing, but do these technology differences improve hearing? The value of higher technology in the form of more channels and bands is certainly questionable.
As you have heard, legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, which, when passed, will allow Medicare eligible beneficiaries direct access to audiologists for hearing and balance evaluation and diagnosis.
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. today announced the findings of a recent survey of 500 hearing aid wearers, showing the need for a more robust hearing device to accommodate today’s active lifestyles. According to the study, Americans want to lead a more vibrant daily life, but feel bound by the shortcomings of today’s traditional hearing devices. Siemens fills the gap with the new Aquaris, the first truly waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant hearing aid.
A new study published in the Department of Veteran Affair’s Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development indicates that tinnitus is more common for veterans than nonveterans.
Learning music may offset some of the effects of aging and improve the listening ability of older generations, a study has found.
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown.
The research, which was funded by RNID -- Action on Hearing Loss and published June 1, 2011 in the journal PLoS ONE suggests that the retina of adults who are either born deaf or have an onset of deafness within the very first years of life actually develops differently to hearing adults in order for it to be able to capture more peripheral visual information.
Every modern audiology practice needs to have an audiometer, testing booth, and other basic diagnostic equipment. And yet, it's difficult to prescribe a one-size-fits-all audiometer or a short list of features and utilities for testing equipment that are perfect for every practice.
Senators Tom Harkin and Olympia Snowe reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit with eight original co-sponsors.
The bad news: A study by Henry Ford Hospital shows a direct association between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum. The good news: The study also shows that, in most cases, the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases. The study was presented at the recent Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting in Chicago.
Why do people who fail a hearing screening at a health fair or open house choose not to go on for a comprehensive hearing assessment when one is clearly recommended? Similarly, why do people who fail a comprehensive hearing assessment choose not to follow recommendations for improving their ability to hear? Here are some answers.
For over 75 years, the month of May has been designated as Better Hearing and Speech Month. It’s a month raise public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the various forms of communication impairments to include those of hearing, speech, language, and voice. Use this month to raise awareness of these impairments by spreading the word to friends and family, helping those who suffer from hearing impairments, or by donating to a hearing-related charity!
For over 75 years, the month of May has been designated as Better Hearing and Speech Month. It’s a month raise public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the various forms of communication impairments to include those of hearing, speech, language, and voice. Use this month to raise awareness of these impairments by spreading the word to friends and family, helping those who suffer from hearing impairments, or by donating to a hearing-related charity!
According to research out of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, and The Ear Institute of Texas, San Antonio, your new Nissan 350Z convertible may be exciting, but it can also damage your hearing.
Are you one of the more than twenty-two million American workers exposed to excessive levels of noise in the workplace? Are you one of those listening to music with loud headphones, shooting firearms on a consistent basis, riding motorcycles, or working with motorized lawn and garden tools? These devices can cause individual hearing loss at alarmingly high rates. Most noise is painless, and the damage caused from excessive noise is progressive, permanent and preventable.
Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of hearing loss and most often caused by damage to the inner ear, for a variety of reasons.
Level -Headed app helps protect hearing by managing sound volume.
Hearing and Vision Test app is like a check-up on your iPhone!
Hearing Test #1 is an iPhone app that tests hearing in both your right and left ears!
NowiHear.com's new e-platform connects consumers with licensed audiologists!
iHearClearly app works not only as a hearing aid but filters out noise while amplifying the sounds you wanted to hear.
American Sign Language is now easy to learn on your smartphone!
Mobile app iTriage is great for people who want to understand their symptoms.
Teen hearing can be tested with this cool app!
As the Audiology world expands into the app market, Hark the interactive Android app is important to check out.
Deaf Nation app lets users keep up on trends within the hearing impaired community.
Hearing over the phone can sometimes prove difficult but now theres an app to help people experiencing hearing loss.
An app for hearing tests opens new doors for audiologists and those looking for hearing help.
An audiology patient will have many advantages by visiting an AuDNet Audiologist.
Recently a "Dear Abby" fan wrote in to ask for advice on what to do because her husband constantly needs to have blaring music in the car when she's around and how its painful to her ears. Abby suggested that it could be that her husband suffers from hearing loss (probably from listening to too-loud music), which is why he needs the volume turned up so high. She recommended that he should be checked by an audiologist - a "hearing specialist" (a term coined by AuDNet) so that he doesn't damage his hearing further, and hers won't be affected.
By using the term "hearing specialist," this advice reiterates the importance of seeing an audiologist rather than a hearing aid specialist, ENT, dealer, etc.
CLICK HERE to read the "Dear Abby" column (second letter) on Yahoo! News.
Kelly Halligan, Au.D., an AuDNet Doctor of Audiology from Arvada, Englewood, & Northglenn, CO shares her patient's story.
Trauma-related hearing loss can result from several causes, from loud sounds to a blow to the head.
Hearing aid marketing campaign has the potential to confuse hearing aid consumers.
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) are sounds generated in the inner ear (cochlea) of normal-hearing ears by active biomechanical vibrations within the outer hair cells.
In addition to providing expert diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss, an AuDNet Audiologist is highly trained in determining the most effective hearing instrument for each particular patient, and an AuDNet Audiologist custom fits analog and digital hearing aids and tunes them for maximum performance.
The leading audiology experts presented their knowledge and insights on using e-marketing to shape consumer awareness and attract new patients
America’s Audiology Network partners with InSound Medical, Inc. to train leading U.S.-based audiologists on fitting, programming, and marketing the world’s first 100% invisible hearing aid directly to patients
The average person cleans the outer part of their ears with cotton swabs as if its apart of their daily hygiene routine. Normally earwax is not a problem. It serves to protect the skin of the ear canal, assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection against dirt and other foreign particles. It may not cause any medical issues and doesn't always have to be removed, unless there is pain and discomfort.
The market is wide open for audiologists...namely because 38 million people suffer from hearing loss, people with hearing loss wait an average of 7 years before seeking help, 20% of people who need hearing aids actually have them, and the list goes on.
This is an under served population therefore, audiologists need a way to reach these consumers. AudNet and AudiologyOnline have teamed up to bring audiologists its iMarketing Program.
During the month of October, Oticon will donate a portion of the proceeds of its "Think Pink" hearing device sales to support breast cancer research. When you purchase a pair of these hot pink beauties, not only do you improve the quality of your life, you also improve the research community’s efforts to find a breast cancer cure.
AuDNet Doctor of Audiology Ann Messmer, discusses dizziness and balance testing.
Check out Dr. Julie's video on understanding various battery sizes.
For less then the cost of one hearing aid, leading audiology-focused companies partner to offer individual audiologists and private practices online marketing tools
AuDNet Audiologists were once Externs..here is how we learn to serve you
Although hearing aids are extremely useful devices, not every hearing loss needs hearing aids, and not every hearing loss can be helped by hearing aids. To learn more, click on the title above.
Having difficulty understanding in noisy situations? – Time to see an Audiologist!
Check out this inspiring true story that took place in Chicago recently!
The great industry debate: should the value of audiology care be nationally marketed?
Audiologists are THE hearing experts and thus the first professional you should seek when it comes to preventing hearing loss.
Pacific Eye & Ear Specialists Audiologist, Dr. Gregory Frazer, Teams up with AuDNet and Oaktree Products to Offer Local Consumers a Chance to Learn about Hearing Loss Prevention
A few facts on audiologists--THE hearing experts.
May is Better Hearing Month and we're sharing how you can prevent hearing loss.
Learn how to find an audiologist near you through AuDNet
As part of our Serve & Protect campaign, we asked a few military audiologists to share their thoughts on hearing loss and YOUR hearing health.
AuDNet’s Consumer Education and Awareness Campaign is Endorsed by Leading Military Audiologists and Seeks to Educate US Consumers about the Importance of Audiology Care
Take this one minute hearing test to determine whether you should seek an audiologists expert advice to prevent hearing loss.
The Preferred Provider Community is Both a Lead Generation Tool and Value-Added Membership That Offers Benefits for Audiologists Looking for Alternative and Cost-Effective Ways of Marketing Their Practices and Clinics
7 things you can do to prevent hearing loss and protect your ears
If you're unconvinced that preventing hearing loss should be a concern, read on for 7 facts you may not know about hearing loss and audiology care.
America’s national network of independent, licensed audiologists, will conduct a series of awareness campaigns to connect consumers seeking the best hearing care treatment with professional audiologists. Click on the title above to read more.
Hearing loss not effects over 34 million Americans. What is surprising is that approximately 65% of individuals with hearing loss are under the age of 65. Click on the title above to read more.
Child Hearing Protection At The Super Bowl!
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