Hearing Aid Technology

Thursday, February 9th 2012 Phone applications provide people suffering from hearing impairment and loss on-the-go captioning services with in-call and movie options.

Monday, February 6th 2012 Study shows children see increase in quality of life after receiving bilateral cochlear implants

Tuesday, November 8th 2011 Wireless technology in hearing aids has provided many benefits to wearers, including increased convenience and access to Bluetooth devices.

Tuesday, November 1st 2011 Today's smart phone apps make learning sign language convenient and interactive. We've reviewed the best apps for learning sign language here.

Wednesday, March 30th 2011 Researchers have discovered that infrared light can cause the inner ear to send signals to the brain, which could mean improvements to cochlear implants in the future.

Friday, February 25th 2011 Recent studies have yielded evidence that the human brain is sensitive to the effects of RF-EMFs from acute cell phone exposures and that further testing is warranted.

Friday, January 14th 2011 A new study will investigate whether hybrid cochlear implants will help individuals with high-frequency hearing loss.

Monday, December 13th 2010 Join the conversation and let the FCC and hearing aid manufacturers know your position and thoughts on the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act.

Friday, October 15th 2010 The UK’s first operation to fit a single cochlear implant capable of giving sound in both ears takes place at the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the University of Southampton. A cochlear implant is an electronic device that can help both adults and children who have a severe to profound hearing loss.

Wednesday, October 13th 2010 Children's Hearing Institute announced that The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary has been awarded a National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders grant to study how children with cochlear implants acquire language to improve and optimize therapies.

Tuesday, October 12th 2010 The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010 which requires telecom equipment used to make calls over the Internet to be compatible with hearing aids, provides for captioning on new TV programs online, and mandates that remote controls have a button or similar mechanism to easily access the closed captioning on broadcast and pay TV.

Friday, October 8th 2010 The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is inviting parents, teachers, therapists and end-users of assistive technology to join them at the ATIA Chicago 2010 Conference for free admission to the exhibit hall.

Thursday, October 7th 2010 The Hearing Loss Association of America will host the 2nd International Hearing Loop Conference on June 18 - 20, 2011. The conference is designed for anyone interested in technology that provides accessibility for people with hearing loss and sound systems.

Wednesday, September 8th 2010 The American Academy of Audiology and the Hearing Loss Association of America have come together to advocate for the use of hearing loops with hearing aids. These systems are commonly found in public facilities such as churches and theaters turning hearing aids into personal loud speakers.

Sunday, September 5th 2010 A new reports shows that poor children with hearing loss appear to have equal access to cochlear implants, but have more complications and worse compliance with follow-up regimens than children with higher socioeconomic status.

Sunday, August 22nd 2010 The FCC has taken important steps to ensure that the latest wireless phones are hearing aid compatible which will expand access to mobile networks and services to the 8 million Americans who use hearing aids.

Monday, August 9th 2010 A review of the newest hearing aids reveal they are discrete, automated, powerful little computers that learn your preferences, so the longer you wear them, the better they get to know your likes and dislikes.

Saturday, August 7th 2010 House Ear Institute (HEI) celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the first pediatric cochlear implant. HEI received FDA approval for a clinical trial in July 1980 to implant three patients under the age of 18 with the single-channel cochlear implant. The single-channel device had been developed at HEI by William House, M.D., in the 1960s and successfully implanted in adults.

Monday, August 2nd 2010 A free mobile captioning telephone solution is available from Hamilton Relay for use on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Thursday, July 29th 2010 Ear tubes to treat infections does not appear to adversely affect children with cochlear implants, regardless of whether the tubes are left in place or removed before implantation

Monday, July 26th 2010 The latest digital hearing aids with Bluetooth technology have changed the way hearing aid users stay connected. The Oticon Bluetooth Streamer delivers signals from up to eight different devices.

Tuesday, June 15th 2010 New research reveal that older adults appear to benefit significantly from cochlear implants. Cochlear implants have become an accepted treatment for adults with age-related hearing loss or the progression of early-onset hearing loss.

Friday, May 28th 2010 A new bill has been introduced to make the Internet more accessible for the deaf or blind, requiring smartphones to be hearing aid-compatible, online streaming television content to include closed captioning and video descriptions, and video devices including DVRs and MP3 players to support closed captioning.

Wednesday, May 26th 2010 A recent and unanimous, three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires closed-captioning access in movie theaters.

Friday, May 14th 2010 Receiving a cochlear implant before 18 months of age dramatically improves a deaf child's ability to hear, understand and, eventually, speak, according to a multicenter study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins.