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Some commercial wireless earphones could work as basic hearing aids, a new study claims.
OTC hearing aids promise to increase the accessibility and affordability of the devices for millions of adults who live with untreated mild to moderate hearing loss.
Wireless earphones have freed us from devices. It’s tempting to wear them all day for phone calls, podcasts and music but research into hearing aids suggests this can create a sticky problem.
Only 3.7% of people in the U.S. with hearing difficulty own hearing aids. Thanks to a federal law in progress of being implemented, OTC hearing aids may help bridge the gap.
Unidentified or late identified hearing impairment has significant implications for the speech-language, cognitive and scholastic development of the child.
mHealth supported service-delivery systems can provide increased access to hearing and vision services for preschool children in poor communities.
The aliens of A Quiet Place track their prey by hearing something outside the norm.
The term APD describes several disorders that result in a breakdown in the listening process. It is most common in primary school, affecting more than 5% of children.
Audiology services are government registered for many – such as for children up to the age of 26 and veterans. But many fall through the cracks and rely on the self-regulation of the industry.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Audiology, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor in Audiology in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Division of Human Communication, Development and Hearing, University of Manchester
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Professorial Research Fellow, Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne
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