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Neuromod Partners with 14 New US Tinnitus Clinics to Expand Availability of FDA Approved Lenire
The number of practice partners providing Lenire across the USA has increased to more than 80 in Lenire’s second US expansion of 2024.Lenire will be expanding the number of clinics in California, Texas, Illinois, and Florida to address signific
Media Alert: Signia Announces 2024 Signia Student University Program Lineup, Free to Audiology Students
Signia has announced its 2024 Signia Student University schedule, complete with an all-new lineup of regional professional training sessions taking place in July and September 2024.
North Carolina Audiologist Gives Free Hearing Aids to Patient in Need Through Widex Community Giveback Day Program
Dr. Melissa Palmer of Clayton Audiology in North Carolina gives free hearing aids to a patient in need through Widex Community Giveback Day Program that donates Widex hearing aids to patients who otherwise could not afford them.
Starkey Recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace in Minnesota for the Third Consecutive Year
For the third consecutive year, Starkey has earned a spot among the Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota for 2024, as recognized by the Star Tribune.
2024 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards - Call for Submissions
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM), an online resource for hearing professionals and consumers with hearing loss, has announced a call for submissions for the fifth annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™.
Oticon Government Services Team Partners to Benefit Homeless Veterans
For the sixth consecutive year, the Oticon Government Services Team rallied Oticon and Demant employees to participate in the Community Hope’s Flag Day 5K Run/Walk to benefit homeless veterans.
Signia Named a Winner in the 2024 Globee® Awards for Customer Excellence
The annual program honors companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to customer service programs and outcomes.
Starkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich Celebrates 30 Years Leading the Hearing Industry
Starkey’s President and CEO, Brandon Sawalich, celebrates his 30-year milestone in the hearing industry, marking three decades with the company.
Karen Spaeth Honored with Notable CMO Award by Twin Cities Business Magazine
Starkey is proud to announce that Karen Spaeth, Chief Marketing Officer, has been recognized with a Notable CMO Award by Twin Cities Business.
FDA-Approved Lenire Tinnitus Device Now a Treatment Option for 2.9 Million US Veterans Through Veterans Affairs
Neuromod USA Inc. has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule 65 II Medical Equipment and Supply Contract from the US Government

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Staying Connected with Mobile Captioning App for Hearing Loss

July 1, 2024

Pat shares her experience communicating with her husband Fred who lives with severe hearing loss. Fred uses InnoCaption, a real time mobile captioning app and is the only mobile app that offers real-time captioning of phone calls through live stenographers and automated speech recognition software. The choice is yours.Do you need live captions to understand your phone calls due to a hearing loss?InnoCaption provides real-time captioning of phone conversations at no cost to users, as it is funded by the FCC's Telecommunications Relay Services Fund. Created for the deaf and hard of hearing, InnoCaption empowers you to call anyone, day or night, with fast and accurate real-time captioning. If your hearing loss makes understanding your cell phone calls difficult, our app is the solution for you..
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Stay Connected with Mobile Captioning App for Hearing Loss

July 1, 2024

As a company dedicated to inclusivity and accessibility, when creating our InnoCaption commercial our team knew that we needed to include real members of the deaf and hard of hearing community. We were lucky to connect with Rebecca Hayes and found the perfect actress for the role. Becki is a real user of InnoCaption, as are her family members. Watch the video as she shares her story about how InnoCaption has allowed her and her hard of hearing family members to stay more connected than ever.
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Real-Time Captions for Your Calls

July 1, 2024

InnoCaption provides real-time captions, your way. We are dedicated to empowering the deaf and hard of hearing community to make phone calls with confidence! Utilizing both live stenographers and automated speech recognition technology [ASR], InnoCaption lets you choose your caption style. Funded by the FCC, InnoCaption is offered at no cost for eligible users and our service is available 24 hours, 7 days a week. InnoCaption keeps you connected to all life’s special moments and ready to take on everything your day has in store.
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Lyric Self-Replacement

July 1, 2024

Available to patients since late 2007, Lyric has been an attractive hearing solution because of it invisibility, 24/7 hearing with no daily hassles, tinnitus relief and no batteries to change. And now, Lyric is even more attractive as it comes with the option of FDA-cleared self-replacement. Discover more about this brand-new option for your Lyric patients.
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Introducing Neosensory Duo

July 1, 2024

Neosensory Duo was designed by neuroscientists to help manage the ringing in your ears through the process of bimodal stimulation.
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Helping Both My Patients and Business to Thrive! with Dr. Dana Coveney, Owner Audiology & Hearing Aids of the Palm Beaches

July 1, 2024

Dr. Dana Coveney, Owner of Audiology & Hearing Aids of the Palm Beaches is both a CareCredit provider and cardholder. Having used the financing solution in her clinic for over 10 years, Dr. Coveney shares how accepting the CareCredit healthcare credit card benefits both her patients and her business.
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Behind the Scenes of Creating InnoCaption Web

July 1, 2024

Our engineer and marketing director have been sharing some exciting behind-the-scenes details about the development of InnoCaption Web. This innovative feature helps make calls far more accessible by allowing users to place captioned calls directly from their browsers or live stream captions from their phones onto a computer screen. Here’s a closer look at how it all came together.Engineering Insights: Our engineering team worked tirelessly to integrate seamless real-time captioning into a web-based platform. This involved extensive coding, testing, and fine-tuning to ensure that captions appear instantly and accurately. The goal was to create a user-friendly interface that provides the same high-quality captioning experience as our app, but through a browser. Security and privacy were also top priorities, with robust measures implemented to protect users' information.Marketing Vision: From a marketing perspective, the challenge was to communicate the benefits and ease of use of InnoCaption Web to our users. Our marketing director focused on highlighting how this new feature enhances accessibility, particularly for those who rely on captions for effective communication. By showcasing real-life use cases and providing step-by-step guides, the marketing team aimed to ensure that users could quickly grasp how to make the most of InnoCaption Web.To use InnoCaption Web, follow these simple steps: Register for an InnoCaption Account: *If you don't already have an account, you need to register for one.Log into the Portal: Use your cell phone number and account password to log in. Your login details are the same for both the InnoCaption app and InnoCaption Web.Visit Our Website: Go to http://www.innocaption.com and click on the "LOGIN" button at the top right corner of the page. Benefits for Video Conference Calls: InnoCaption Web is especially useful for Zoom meetings or other video conference calls where captioning is necessary. It ensures that you can follow along with the conversation without missing any details. By leveraging both engineering expertise and strategic marketing, we are proud to offer InnoCaption Web as a powerful tool to improve accessibility and communication for our users.
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Neosensory Sound Awareness Instructional Video

June 26, 2024

Neosensory Sound Awareness lets a wearer experience the sounds around them, even if their ears cannot. This video teaches users how to set up the device and shows off some of its most important features.
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Neosensory Clarify real reviews

June 26, 2024

Neosensory Clarify uses sensory substitution technology to help those with high-frequency hearing loss to understand speech better. These users were able to use their classical hearing aids less or not at all in order to understand conversations.
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Widex SmartRIC | Smarter by Design

June 5, 2024

With new angles of natural hearing, Widex SmartRIC™ is the SMARTEST Widex product to date. Featuring a groundbreaking design; SmartRIC brings the benefits of exceptional focus, ultimate convenience unparalleled aesthetics. Built on the unique Widex technology, this upgraded platform combines innovative hardware with a smarter approach to sound for an experience that can only be found with the Widex SmartRIC.Learn more about the Widex SmartRIC: https://www.widexpro.com/en-us/products/smartric/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=widex-smartric-b2b-yt
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Accentuating the Positive: Overcoming the Complexities of Stigma Through Thoughtful Product Design & More-Effective Person-Centered Communication
A recent report suggests approximately 20% of hearing aid non-owners cite stigma as a barrier to pursuing hearing aids – even when lower cost, direct-to-consumer options are made available to them. This article outlines the underlying causes of stigma, how older adults with hearing loss manage stigma, and how both clinicians through better person-centered communication, and manufacturers through improved product design can more effectively address and overcome the deleterious effects of stigma.
| Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc
20Q: A Decade of Teleaudiology Transformation and the Road Ahead
This course dives into the transformative journey of teleaudiology over the past decade, exploring its rapid growth, the impact of mobile health technologies, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will gain insights into the current state of teleaudiology, including patient and audiologist perspectives, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and the potential for future innovations in hearing healthcare delivery.
| De Wet Swanepoel, PhD
20Q: Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids and Dementia - Don’t Let the Science be Hijacked by Hype
There is an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline, and hearing loss is also a risk factor for dementia. This course reviews the evidence that hearing loss causes dementia and treating hearing loss reduces the risk of dementia.
| Kevin J. Munro, PhD, MSc, Piers Dawes, PhD
Research Quick Takes Volume 7: Useful Clinical Nuggets Mined From Recent Hearing Aid Research
This course includes short summaries of recent journal articles that have direct clinical applications. Key teaching points are explained. The summaries are from articles spanning five different areas: pre-fitting considerations, pre-fitting testing, features and signal processing, selection and fitting, and verification.
| Brian Taylor, AuD, H. Gustav Mueller, PhD
20Q: Auditory Processing Disorders - Is there a Gold Standard?
This course describes the origins and current views on the auditory processing disorder (APD) construct. This course includes a discussion of the identification of the “gold” or reference standard test (or test battery), used for the diagnosis of an APD.
| Andrew J. Vermiglio, AuD
20Q: Working with Medicare - Reimbursement Rules of Engagement
This article reviews Medicare coverage policies for audiology services. An overview of health policy statutes related to audiologist participation in the Medicare program are provided.
| Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD
A Comprehensive Guide to Fitting Frequency-Lowering Hearing Aids
This article comprehensively examines the intricacies and applications of frequency-lowering technologies in hearing aids. It delves into the various methods of different manufacturers, detailing the technical aspects and potential impacts on speech perception. It emphasizes the need for careful consideration in applying these technologies, tailored to individual needs, and highlights the balance between enhancing audibility and preserving the perceptual distinctions between frequency-lowered speech sounds. The article is a crucial resource for clinicians and researchers, offering insights into optimizing hearing aid performance through frequency-lowering techniques.
| Joshua M. Alexander, PhD, CCC-A
Textbook CE Course: Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment, and Management
"Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment, and Management addresses the widespread issue of inaccurate information on tinnitus, a condition searched over 110,000 times monthly. This resource, presented in an accessible format, compiles evidence-based insights from peer-reviewed journals to serve as a practical guide for healthcare professionals, students, and individuals dealing with bothersome tinnitus, covering prevention, assessment, and management, including recent developments related to COVID-19 and social media."
| Aniruddha Deshpande, PhD, James W. Hall III, PhD
20Q: Changes to Auditory Processing and Cognition During Normal Aging – Should it Affect Hearing Aid Programming? Part 2 – Programming Hearing Aids for Older Adults
Part 1 discussed how a decline in some elements of cognition and auditory processing alters speech perception during normal aging. This course considers how hearing aids may help or hinder speech perception for older adults. The author discusses how different hearing aid settings can affect the speech signal and consider practical ways we can use this in the clinic to offer the optimum fitting for an individual, in particular how we should set up hearing aid compression.
| Richard Windle, PhD, MSc, CS
Demonstrating the Real-Life Reliability of Rexton Rugged
This article aims to raise the awareness of the importance of the durability and reliability of hearing aids. It presents a survey, in which the durability, reliability and audiological performance of the Rexton Rugged hearing aids were assessed in real life.
| Jackeline Sampaio, BSc, MBA, Yana Pak, MA

All Interviews (showing 10 of 904)


Celebrating Sennheiser Hearing’s 1st Birthday!
Sennheiser Hearing launched their OTC and situational hearing solutions one year ago. Sennheiser’s off-the-shelf solutions empower hearing healthcare provider providers (HCPs) to broaden their care to become more comprehensive providers, creating new opportunities and building new revenue streams.
| Jessica Dancis, MA
Phonak Lyric - The World’s Only 100% Invisible Hearing Aid is Now More Attractive with Self-Replacement
Dr. Michelle Wiebke discusses Lyric, why it’s attractive to a clinic, patient benefits, and how the option of Lyric Self-Replacement just made it even more attractive to both.
| Michelle Wiebke, AuD
Exploring Ponto Candidacy Through Surgical Cases
Dr. Chiffer shares insights on various surgical techniques, including our MIPS and MONO procedures.
| Rebecca Chiffer, MD
HearUSA on Expanding Healthcare Accessibility and Prioritizing the Client Experience
AudiologyOnline spoke to Gemma Gray, Sr. Director of Professional Development and Retail Expansion at HearUSA to discuss the company’s presence at AAA 2024, the importance of hearing care accessibility, and what is new for HearUSA this year.
| Gemma Gray, MSc AuD
Understanding the Role of Video-Nystagmography (VNG) in Vertigo Diagnosis
This interview with Dr. Vishal Pawar extensively covers the role and significance of Video-nystagmography (VNG) in diagnosing vertigo-related disorders.
| Vishal Pawar
Why Form Factor Design & Innovative Technology are Crucial Tools in Breaking Down the Barriers of Hearing Aid Stigma
The stigma surrounding hearing loss affects patients mentally and physically, hindering socialization and quality of life. However, healthcare professionals now have access to advanced technologies that not only combat stigma but also improve hearing aid effectiveness, enhancing patients' overall well-being through better social engagement and mental health support.
| Brian Taylor, AuD
Q&A with Virginia Ramachandran: New Oticon Intent™ with Sensor-driven BrainHearing™ Technology
In this interview, Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD dives deeper into the world's first hearing aid with user-intent sensors- a unique new technology that allows the hearing aid to recognize when the user's listening needs change and adapt accordingly. Oticon Intent incorporates information from head and body movement, conversation activity and the acoustic environment into the world’s first 4D Sensor technology.
| Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD
Tools to Support Your Practice When Speaking About Cognition
Dr. Alyssa Ricevuto discusses what support offerings Phonak has to help enhance your patient conversations around the link between hearing and cognition.
| Alyssa Ricevuto, AuD, MBA
The Audibility Index: An Indispensable Counseling Tool for Modern Hearing Clinics
In the ever-evolving field of audiology, the Audibility Index (AI) emerges as a pivotal tool, bridging the gap between clinical assessments and patient counseling. In an insightful interview with AudiologyOnline, Clayton Fisher delves into the nuances of AI, a metric that revolutionizes the understanding and communication of hearing loss. Fisher, leveraging his extensive expertise, unveils how the AI, or Speech Intelligibility Index (SII), quantifies the percentage of speech audible to an individual, offering a tangible perspective on auditory impairments. With the advent of modern audiometry suites like Maestro by Inventis, the manual task of calculating AI has been simplified, allowing clinicians to focus on comprehensive patient care. Through real-world applications and patient reactions, Fisher underscores the AI's significance in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and fostering patient acceptance of their auditory conditions. This discussion not only highlights the clinical utility of AI but also prompts a reevaluation of traditional methods, advocating for a more nuanced approach to diagnosing and addressing hearing loss.
| Clayton Fisher, M.Cl.Sc
An Interview with Cindy Olsen, AuD Private Practice Owner in Boise, Idaho for 25 years
An Interview with Cindy Olsen, AuD Private practice owner in Boise, Idaho for 25 years.
| Cindy Olsen, AuD

All Expert Advice (showing 10 of 1410)


How can I use SHOEBOX Consult to integrate remote audiometry into today’s hearing clinic?
We are witnessing a growing trend towards remote health services in audiology. Can you explain how the latest advancements in remote audiometry technologies, such as the SHOEBOX Consult, can integrate smoothly into clinical workflows to enhance patient access and clinical efficiency?
| Renée Lefrançois, M.S.c.
What is Lyric Self-Replacement and why should I consider it for my patients and my practice?
What is Lyric Self-Replacement and why should I consider it for my patients and my practice?
| Michelle Wiebke, AuD
What are the different protocols in ocular motor testing, and how do they help manage patients with vertigo?
What are the different protocols in ocular motor testing, and how do they help manage patients with vertigo?
| Vishal Pawar
Unveiling Phonak's game-changing innovations: AAA 2024 highlights revealed!
Phonak's impressive presence at AAA this year has been the talk of the town. Can you shed some light on what the Phonak team presented?
| Brandy Pouliot, AuD
Can you provide evidence to support the use of hearing aids in pediatric patients?
Can you provide evidence to support the use of hearing aids in pediatric patients?
| Brandy Pouliot, AuD
What is the role of re-positioning maneuvers in the treatment approaches for patients with BPPV?
What is the role of re-positioning maneuvers in the treatment approaches for patients with BPPV?
| Vishal Pawar
What innovations are available from Phonak this spring?
What innovations are available from Phonak this spring?
| Brandy Pouliot, AuD
What is Otoscan, and why should I consider it for my practice?
What is Otoscan, and why should I consider it for my practice?
| Lisa Hos, AuD
What is your protocol for fitting “low-gain” hearing instruments for slight and mild hearing losses (or for normal/near-normal hearing patients)?
What is your protocol for fitting “low-gain” hearing instruments for slight and mild hearing losses (or for normal/near-normal hearing patients)?
| Clayton Fisher, M.Cl.Sc
What constitutes comprehensive guidance on effective treatment strategies for migraine?
What constitutes comprehensive guidance on effective treatment strategies for migraine?
| Vishal Pawar

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Helping Both My Patients and Business to Thrive! with Dr. Dana Coveney, Owner Audiology & Hearing Aids of the Palm Beaches

July 1, 2024

Dr. Dana Coveney, Owner of Audiology & Hearing Aids of the Palm Beaches is both a CareCredit provider and cardholder. Having used the financing solution in her clinic for over 10 years, Dr. Covene...

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Lyric Self-Replacement

July 1, 2024

Available to patients since late 2007, Lyric has been an attractive hearing solution because of it invisibility, 24/7 hearing with no daily hassles, tinnitus relief and no batteries to change. And now...

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Starkey Equal - July 2024

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