Some alternative therapies have already found a place in clinical care and may one day become the standard of care.Karen PallaritoThe Hearing journalPallarito, K. (2012). Alternative therapies: building better treatment for hearing loss. The Hearing Journal, 65(11), 20-25....
The answer is, "It depends."A small study recently tested five of these devices in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.Devices were fitted and adjusted by an audiologist. Three of the models improved hearing accuracy to within 5 percentage points of a hearing aid. One improved hearing ...
Depending on the cause of your tinnitus and other factors, several treatments are available, including medical options as well as alternative therapies. Read about Tinnitus Schedule Appointment Success Stories from Our Patients Every day, individuals regain their ability to hear clearly. Some choose to...
Widexhas been a pioneer in the realm of tinnitus therapy since the creation of its Zen Tinnitus Management Program in 2012. Widex is recognized for itsZen programs, which must all be activated in the COMPASS GPS hearing aid software by your audiologist. The use of sounds known asfractal tones...
According to the manufacturer, the Vibrant Soundbridge is not a cochlear implant, but an implantable alternative to an external hearing aid for adults who have moderate-to- severe sensorineural hearing loss. Unlike the cochlear implant, the Vibrant Soundbridge is not a prosthetic replacement for the...
A bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) also known as an osseointegrated mastoid implant, is an implantable bone-conduction hearing aid that allows direct bone-conduction of sound through a titanium implant. BAHA has become available as an acceptable alternative if an air-conduction hearing aid is ...
“This instructive handbook takes new hearing aid wearers on a wonderful journey, offering day-by-day guidance along a clear path to hearing aid acceptance. It should be standard issue with every new hearing aid dispensed.” Judi Biederman, Editor ADVANCE for Audiologists Hearing Aids: The first...
Currently, this sort of frequency-transformation algorithm is being used with children with profound hearing loss, but it may also be an alternative to the cochlear implant with the elderly. With either the cochlear implant or the transposing hearing aid, extended periods of individual aural ...
Hearing aid Cochlear implant Gene therapy Optogenetics Stem cell 1. Introduction Appropriate sensory input and normal sensory processing are required for full establishment of neural function. For example, normal hearing is required for acquisition of vocal speech and normal neurocognitive development [1]...
Both genetic correlations and gSEM demonstrate significant correlations between tinnitus and psychiatric and health-related traits, as supported by epidemiological studies76,77. The strongest associations are with self-reported hearing loss, speech understanding in noise, and hearing aid use. However, oth...