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Lively Sells and Supports ReSound Hearing Aids Online
Lively offers a comprehensive teleaudiology service that starts with at-home hearing screenings and online tone tests, followed by remote consultations with audiologists for programming and adjustments. Priced competitively, their hearing aids are more affordable than traditional audiology practices, comparable to economy options like Costco's in-house offerings, while still providing advanced features such as Bluetooth connectivity and smartphone app control. Lively emphasizes accessibility and ...
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Lucid Hearing Launches Tala™ OTC Hearing Aids
Lucid Hearing's Tala OTC hearing aid offers personalized sound adjustments through its LucidShape app, enabling users to fine-tune frequency and pitch settings. Priced at $500, it joins other Bluetooth-compatible models like the Engage ($600) and Engage Rechargeable ($800). The company also provides a range of OTC devices, including in-the-ear (ITE) and behind-the-ear (BTE) options, as well as prescription hearing aids for its retail network. Tala can be upgraded to a custom-programmed prescripti...
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Lumity for All: Phonak Extends Its Latest Technology to Naída, CROS, and Pediatric Sky Hearing Aid M
Phonak has expanded its Lumity hearing aid family to better serve adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss, children, and individuals with unilateral hearing loss. The new additions include the Naída L-PR (rechargeable) and L-UP (675) BTE models for adults, Sky L-PR and L-UP hearing aids designed specifically for children with enhanced connectivity and personalization through the myPhonak Junior app, and the CROS-LR model for those with unaidable hearing loss in one ear. These products are po...
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Machine Learning May Widen Use of Tympanometry and Improve Hearing Screening for Children
A new study published in *Ear and Hearing* highlights a groundbreaking smartphone-based system designed to help untrained individuals in rural areas accurately screen for hearing problems in children. By utilizing a hybrid deep-learning model, researchers have developed a tool that can analyze tympanograms—graphs of eardrum movement—to identify potential issues like middle-ear infections. This innovation addresses the limitations of traditional hearing screening methods, which require extensi...
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Made for iPhone (MFi) Hearing Aids Will Now Pair Directly with Mac Computers
Apple has introduced a new accessibility feature enabling Made-for-iPhone (MFi) hearing aids to directly pair with Mac computers, expanding audio streaming capabilities beyond iOS devices. Previously limited to iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads, this functionality now allows users to enjoy streamed audio like music, podcasts, and video calls on select Macs with M1 chips and all Macs with M2 chips. This advancement is part of Apple's broader efforts to enhance accessibility, alongside new features ...
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Mama Hu Hears: How One Doctor Is Using Social Media to Support Families with Hearing Loss
Dr. Michelle Hu, a pediatric audiologist at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and founder of the Instagram account "Mama Hu Hears," is a passionate advocate for children with hearing loss and their families. Having experienced profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss from childhood, Dr. Hu overcame her challenges by pursuing a career in audiology and later receiving cochlear implants at age 27 and 30. She now uses her personal and professional expertise to empower families through educat...
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