Oticon introduced its own e-health service, the Oticon RemoteCare. RemoteCare will enable hearing healthcare professionals to use their computers to conduct fitting follow-up appointments with patients using the Oticon app on their cell phones. Patients facing time or travel constraints will thus be able to schedule online, face-to-face sessions with their hearing healthcare professionals to…
More than 48 million Americans live with varying degrees of hearing loss. Some evidence suggests that diet may influence hearing health, but the majority of the research conducted so far has focused on the effects of specific nutrients on people’s hearing. That’s not the case of the newly published research by Brigham and Women’s Hospital,…
Phonak’s recently introduced Audéo B-Direct won a silver Stevie Award in the New Product category at the 16th Annual American Business Awards. All organizations that operate in the US are able to submit nominations to American Business Awards, regardless of their size or ownership structure. Phonak describes the Audéo B-Direct as a revolutionary hearing aid that directly…
A new study from researchers at Michigan State University examines data from more than 1,300 adults with hearing loss, and their medical history within the past year. Researchers found that only 45% of the hearing-impaired seniors they studied wore hearing aids. They have also found out that the seniors who wore hearing aids were…