Author: DCOPITHORNE
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Oticon Powers Up Sumo DM Hearing Aids For Hardest-Of-Hearing Customers
Oticon’s latest high-end hearing aid, the new Sumo DM, is designed specifically for severely impaired users and takes on the technology problems at the high end of the market with gusto.
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Visor Card Can Eliminate Confusion With Police
What happens when you’re in an emergency situation and need to hear directions, such as where the fire exits are? Worse, what happens in a potential conflict with an authority figure — an uptight airport security screener, for instance — who is giving you orders you can’t hear?
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"Musical Ear" Auditory Hallucinations Finally Get A Medical Diagnosis In The New York Times
A long article in the Science section of the New York Times, Neuron Network Goes Awry And Brain Becomes An Ipod, provides a fascinating look at the first research study that’s been done on auditory hallucinations.
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Bluetooth Hearing-Aid Products Debut
We are starting to see the long-awaited arrival of multiple Bluetooth-enabled hearing-enhancement products.
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Good Design Trumps All Else, Even In The Portable Bed-Shaker Market
OK, I finally bought the bed shaker I was stressing about in a post a few weeks ago.
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Neckloops For Telecoil-Equipped Hearing Aids Are Cool
When I got my first neckloop two years ago, I marveled at its simplicity and utility. It’s little more than a cord of insulated stereo-speaker wire that I loop around my neck and plug into a microphone or other source. But then, through the miracle of electro-magnetic induction, it transmits pure sound directly into my…
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Postmodern Man: Michael Chorost's Cochlear-Implant Book, Rebuilt, Is About A Whole Lot More Than Cochlear Implants
You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about cochlear implants, and more, from Michael Chorost’s new book, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human.
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In Memoriam: Jack Kilby Made Today's Hearing Aids Possible
It’s a little-known fact that Jack Kilby, the inventor of the microchip, was also a hearing-aid pioneer. The Texas Instruments engineer and Nobel Prize winner’s death yesterday at the age of 81 has spurred a slew of stories about the invention of the integrated circuit and the dawn of the computer age.
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A Plug For Earplugs (And For Newsweek, Too)
The recent Newsweek hearing-loss cover story (“A Little Bit Louder, Please”) was the biggest, most complete and most prominent coverage of this vital issue in the 21st century so far.
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Newsweek Hearing-Loss Cover Story: I Guess Half A Loaf Is Better Than None At All
Despite encouraging technical advances, there are about 21 million people in the United States who could benefit from hearing aids, but don’t use them. Many simply can’t afford them. Their costs range from a few hundred dollars for a basic analog device to $3,500 for high-end instruments, and are rarely covered by insurance.