MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA — Earlens Corporation, a medical technology company that has created the world’s first nonsurgical hearing solution that directly vibrates the eardrum, announced today that they have […]

Some days, hearing loss can drain a lot of our energy. We have to work hard at hearing and understanding. “Hearing” people don’t put any effort into hearing. It just happens. A sound happens – and […]

Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]

Once upon a time, a man had a home repair job to do and went to his local hardware store.  He said to the salesman at the hardware store, “I have a job to do at home and I need a tool for the job.”  The […]

Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]

OrCam Hear, a new wearable device for people with hearing loss, was recognized this past week with a “Best of Innovation” award at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The soon-to-be launched […]

Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]

For children with hearing loss to succeed they need a village. The village is a big one. Obviously parents and extended family play a big role. They need therapists, teachers, physicians etc. But today I want to focus on the […]

Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we […]

This is a continuation of a previous post where the romantic nature of Musicians’ earplugs and a neat equation was introduced…. Musicians’ earplugs have been in use since 1988 when they were first […]

by Stephen Yontz, President of FitHearing, LLC Hearing loss affects over 48 million people in the U.S., according to the Hearing Loss Association of America, and puts them at greater risk for cognitive decline and even […]

Frank Musiek, PhD University of Arizona   Introduction Recently, one of our articles was published in the International Journal of Audiology (IJA) pertaining to central deafness [Musiek, F., Chermak, G., & Cone, B. […]

How loud can sound get?  Could loud sound kill you?  Are there limits, and if so, what are they?  How are such things determined?  All of these are interesting questions and an attempt will be made to […]