Hearing
- Cure for hearing loss
- Hearing Aids
- ReSound
- Phonak
- Oticon
- Hearing Aids: Better, Cheaper, and More Accessible Than Ever - ExtremeTech
- Advanced Bionics | The Cochlear Implant Technology Innovation Leader | Advanced Bionics
- Assistive Listening Devices & Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Verizon - Thanks to Margaret Thomas for recommending this site.
- HATs = Hearing assistive technologies
- Consumerization of healthcare: why the hearing aid market might be the next to feel disruption | ZDNet
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- OTC = Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Hit the Market, But Audiologists Sound Warning - Everything Zoomer
- OTC hearing aids - Most are not true hearing aids but rather belong to a category known as a personal sound amplification product (PSAP). Dozens of these devices sold as "hearing amplifiers" or "sound enhancers" are listed on Amazon. Most of the cheaper ones simply make every sound louder, but several are being touted as true hearing aids.
Direct-to-consumer hearing aid brands available online and marketed to people with mild to medium hearing loss. e.g. Eargo, Embrace
- PSAP = Personal Sound Amplification Products (with Bluetooth capabilities to allow connection to smart devices for phone calls and audio streaming), (not a hearing aid or a medical device) - e.g. Nuheara, Doppler, Bragi, Earin, Truebuds
- Audio Equipment and Speakers | Wirecutter - $NYT/Wirecutter - PDF
- New FDA Rule in Effect: What to Know About Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids - CNET - USA only, starting 2022-10-17
- Price per pair: US$600-US$1000-US$5000 - (i.e. Less than about half the price of hearing aids provided by professionals.) - Not entirely covered by either public or private health insurance.
- BestBuy, Walgreens, Walmart
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- Audicus Hearing Aids
- Bose sells a product called Hearphones, described as "conversation-enhancing, noise-cancelling headphones." Sold online, the earbuds are attached to a neckband and can be controlled by an app.
- Bragi Dash
- Doppler Here
- Eargo Hearing Aid
- Embrace Hearing: Premium Hearing Aids Online
- Hear.com - Horizon
- Jabra Enhance Pro 10 - Traditional medical-grade Receiver-in-Ear (RIE) hearing aids.
- JLab CA: True Wireless Headphones, Earbuds, Microphones, and More – JLab Canada
- Nuheara | Smart Earbuds for Hearing Enhancement | Nuheara
- Nuheara IQbuds Boost earbuds - BestBuy.ca
- Nuheara IQbuds - (Assisted Listening Device & Noise Cancelling Headset & Bluetooth Earpiece) | ~US$200/pair
- Sennheiser CA | Sennheiser USA - Conversation Clear Plus
- Zvox
- Zvox VoiceBuds Are (Not Quite) Hearing Aids | News & Opinion | PCMag.com - ~US$600/pair
- The VoiceBuds are, effectively, hearing aids. They use dual microphones to actively block out sounds that aren't voices while enhancing speech. They use 10-band voice reduction, 12-band speech boosting, and multi-channel compression to reduce the effects of sudden loud noises transmitted through them. Bluetooth connectivity to a companion app for Android and iPhone lets users switch between four hearing modes based on environments like noisy rooms, cars, and outdoors, as well as adjust volume without physically touching the VoiceBuds.
- Apple
- Are Earbuds Damaging My Hearing? - The New York Times
- XRAI smart glasses turn audio into captions to let deaf people 'SEE' conversations | Daily Mail Online
- What's the Difference Between Closed Captioning and Subtitles? | HowStuffWorks
- Is an Audiologist the Right Hearing Professional for You? - Everything Zoomer
- Audiologist - Of all the types of hearing professionals, an audiologist has the highest credentials to identify, assess, and treat hearing disorders and provide comprehensive hearing care. A licensed audiologist has at least a master's degree in audiology.
- Hearing Instrument Specialist
- Hearing Aid Practitioner
- Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (ENT)
- Hearing Aid Dispenser
- HeardThat | Hearing Assistive Technology | Smartphone App
- Starkley Canada| Hearing Aid Centre & Manufacturers | Hearing Care Solutions
- Making Low-Cost, Stigma-Free Tech Solutions for Hearing Loss a Reality | PCMag
- Communicard
- Hearing Loss: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention - Thanks to Clayton Anderson for recommending this site.
- Research Blog: Looking to Listen: Audio-Visual Speech Separation
- Tinnitus
- Causes of Hearing Loss
- High blood pressure, Abnormal cholesterol levels, Smoking,
Diabetes, Being overweight, Iron-deficiency anemia, Aspirin and other medications, Heavy-metal contaminants, Sinus infections, Abrupt changes in pressure
- Seniors with hearing problems more socially isolated: UBC study | Vancouver Sun
- Can You Hear Me Now? Soundhawk Can | PCMag
- The National Hearing Test
- Will we hear the light? - 2011-03-27
- Industrial Facility - Design ideas
- RNID.org.uk - Royal National Institute for Deaf People
- Employment