BBC newsreader Lewis Vaughan Jones reveals the moment his hearing aid died as he read the news
Lewis Vaughan Jones (pictured), 41, often fronts the BBC news at 5pm and 10pm - but one evening in 2018, while presenting the newspaper review with a panel of guests, he lost his hearing totally. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Review Links Hearing Aid Devices With Reduced Cognitive Decline
Furthermore, use of devices linked to 3 percent improvement in cognitive test scores in the short term (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Internal Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Review Links Hearing Aid Devices With Reduced Cognitive Decline
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 -- For individuals with hearing loss, use of hearing aid devices is associated with a reduced risk for long-term cognitive decline, according to a review published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Neurology.
Brian Sheng Yep Yeo,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hearing aids are now cheaper and easier to buy for hard-of-hearing Americans
Hearing aids — formerly requiring a prescription and often coming with a high price tag and a lot of complications — are now sold without requiring a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids began hitting the market in October. Notably, the prices for these OTC devices…#bestbuy #saidbiden #lexielumen #healthandhumanservices #universityofflorida #walgreensdrugstores #walgreens #hhs #fda #associatedpress (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids - The Associated Press
FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids It’s now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter, or OTC, hearing aids started hitting the market in October at…#associatedpresshealthandsciencedepa #foodanddrugadministration #universityofpittsburgh #hearinglossassociationofamerica #psap #unitedhealthcare #shoppers #cost #americanacademyofaudiology #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
From drawing nudes to knitting socks, yet more ways to beat loneliness
From choirs for the tone-deaf to community dog walks, last week The Mail on Sunday suggested innovative and inspiring ways to beat loneliness. Today we look at creative activities to enjoy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hearing aid tech company Eargo has a new majority owner
Healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital now owns approximately three-quarters of Eargo ' s outstanding common stock. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Science is making it possible to ‘hear’ nature. It does more talking than we knew | Karen Bakker
With digital bioacoustics, scientists can eavesdrop on the natural world – and they’re learning some astonishing thingsScientists have recently made some remarkable discoveries about non-human sounds. With the aid of digital bioacoustics – tiny, portable digital recorders similar to those found in your smartphone – researchers are documenting the universal importance of sound to life on Earth.By placing these digital microphones all over Earth, from the depths of the ocean to the Arctic and the Amazon, scientists are discovering the hidden sounds of nature, many of which occur at ultrasonic or infrasonic frequencie...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 30, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Karen Bakker Tags: Science Animals Wildlife Environment Source Type: news
The 'dangerous' ways people are trying to get rid of their ear wax
More than a quarter of those who have suffered from ear wax building up said they could not afford to get it removed privately, according to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ex-minister Chloe Smith and MPs back demands for councils to teach deaf children sign language free
Mother Katie Littlejohns (left), 36, from Cornwall, started the petition after she was unable to get council funding to teach sign language to her deaf two-year-old son Alvie (right). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can ’t Hear What Actors Are Saying on TV? It’s Not You, Probably
Some people turn on closed captions because they like how it helps them understand the plotlines of shows and movies, and multitask in front of the tube. Others turn them on because they can’t hear what actors are saying. That doesn’t always mean they are hard of hearing. Muddled audio is the top…#tube #closed #understand #plotlines #multitask #audio #preply #muddledaudio #hear #actors (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming
Back in August, the FDA announced it was making a big change in the world of hearing aids: From October onwards, hearing aids would be available without a prescription, over the counter. In a world where getting fitted for a hearing aid could be very expensive, and the hearing aids themselves were…#hearingaids #hearing #aids #fda #aid #inearhearing #fdadecision #inear #soundcontrolhearing #medicalgradehearing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
40 Under 40: Allysa Dittmar, ClearMask
Dittmar is working to improve health care access for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 18, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news
Could Wireless Earbuds Help Boost Poor Hearing?
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 -- Over-the-counter hearing aids now offer older Americans a more affordable option to deal with mild to moderate hearing loss.
But some hard-of-hearing seniors already tote around a device that might help just as much —... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Using Wireless AirPod Earphones as a Hearing Aid
Investigating whether AirPods and other earbuds can be used as an alternative to expensive hearing aid devices (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2022 Category: Disability Tags: Hearing Aids and Devices Source Type: news
