The recent Johns Hopkins survey of hearing loss in the United States, which finds that one in five Americans aged 12 and over suffers from hearing loss, shouldn't surprise anyone. But it's still a shocker, especially when you realize that only a small minority of that 20 percent is getting any help for their hearing loss. Those of us who write about hearing loss usually … [Read more...] about It’s Official: One In Five American Adults Has Hearing Loss
Hearing Industry
Nearly Half Of AARP-ASHA Survey Respondents Say Their Hearing Is Getting Worse, But Majority Fail To Take Action
Why do so many people who know their hearing is getting worse fail to seek treatment? That question screams from the remarkable survey results just released by AARP and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASLH). There are a number of answers, but according to the survey, the high cost of hearing aids and inadequate insurance coverage for hearing-loss treatment … [Read more...] about Nearly Half Of AARP-ASHA Survey Respondents Say Their Hearing Is Getting Worse, But Majority Fail To Take Action
Oticon’s New ConnectLine Microphone Completes End-To-End Connection Between Hearing Aids And Your Conversation Partner
Oticon's ConnectLine communication devices have made it easier for users of hearing aids to listen to their Apple iPods and personal MP3 players, their TVs, and their Bluetooth mobile phones for a while now. But with yesterday's introduction of the Oticon ConnectLine personal microphone, you'll finally be able to hear your dinner companion as well, even in a noisy … [Read more...] about Oticon’s New ConnectLine Microphone Completes End-To-End Connection Between Hearing Aids And Your Conversation Partner
It’s About Time: Entire 2011 Super Bowl Broadcast AND All Its Advertisements Will Have Closed Captioning
After years of intense lobbying by the entire hard-of-hearing community, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has gotten a commitment from the National Football League (NFL) and FOX Broadcasting to provide closed captions for the entire Super Bowl XLV broadcast this Sunday---including all advertisements that will be aired. Everyone knows the Super Bowl is more than a … [Read more...] about It’s About Time: Entire 2011 Super Bowl Broadcast AND All Its Advertisements Will Have Closed Captioning
TV Ears Aims At Sweet Spot Of Assistive Listening Device (ALD) Market By Bundling TV Amplifier With Captioned Phone and Hearing Aids
George Dennis, the entrepreneur who founded TV Ears in 1998, has plans to address hearing-assistance needs well beyond the company's initial target market of consumers needing help hearing the TV. This month TV Ears announced its "3D" strategy in which it will bundle different sets of assistive listing devices (ALDs) -- including the TV Ears wireless TV amplifier, the … [Read more...] about TV Ears Aims At Sweet Spot Of Assistive Listening Device (ALD) Market By Bundling TV Amplifier With Captioned Phone and Hearing Aids