In this interview, Jennifer Deal, PhD, shares her insights into the ACHIEVE study results that were recently released and what they mean for audiologists.
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Does untreated hearing loss exacerbate cognitive decline? Dr Jennifer Deal and her colleagues
at Johns Hopkins have been researching aspects of hearing loss and cognition, and are currently
engaged in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study, a randomized
trial to determine efficacy of hearing intervention on reducing cognitive decline in older adults.
Intricon Corporation (NASDAQ: IIN), a joint development manufacturer of micromedical technology for use in interventional, implantable, and body-worn medical devices, announced that it has achieved “a critical milestone in the clinical study of its proprietary software that will allow people to self-fit hearing aids that are sold over-the-counter at retail stores and online.”
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A new study finds that providing hearing aids and personalized audiology support helps older adults maintain more diverse and meaningful social connections.
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The study aims to develop auditory biomarkers for early detection and improved management of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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A new study reveals that auditory stimuli significantly impact balance in individuals with vestibular hypofunction.
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Gene regulators in fish and lizards that regenerate hearing may pave the way for future therapies targeting hearing loss in humans.
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Stereotactic radiosurgery offers tumor control and reduces neurological impairment for patients with Koos grade I vestibular schwannomas.
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Signia’s Integrated Xperience (IX) platform significantly improves conversation clarity in noisy group settings.
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The study found Lenire’s real-world effectiveness in treating tinnitus to be consistent with clinical trial results.
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HearCog is a two-year randomized control trial of hearing loss and dementia being conducted by Ear Science Institute Australia.
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A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users.
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results of the company’s TENT-A2 (Treatment Evaluation of Neuromodulation for Tinnitus – Stage A2) clinical trial in “Nature – Scientific Reports” in a paper titled “Different bimodal neuromodulation settings reduce tinnitus symptoms in a large randomized trial.”
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This buildup of fluid, called a middle ear effusion, can put them at risk for ear infections, hearing loss, and delays in speech and language development.
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Despite recent advances in hearing aids, a frequent complaint among users is that the devices tend to amplify all the sounds around them, making it hard to distinguish what they want to hear from background noise, said Jong-Hoon Nam, a researcher at the University of Rochester.
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