Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter
Serving Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area, our mission is to empower people who have hearing loss by facilitating opportunities for social engagement, education and skill development.
Some of the highlights of this month’s newsletter:
New member Julie Dematteo-Lane introduces herself and her show on hearing loss
Social media director, Jonathan Ozek is appointed to the Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH).
Dr. Tian Wang and the Hearing Restoration Project is looking for consumer product review volunteers.
Curious to learn more? Read the newsletter here!
Shari Eberts latest blog post has some great advice for those of us suffering from tinnitus.
While there is no cure for #tinnitus, don’t tell patients there is nothing they can do. Many options exist to help ease the burden. #TinnitusSupport
Boosts speech vs. background sounds on Apple Devices
From: Tom’s Guide reviews Read the rest of the article.
To enable Enhance Dialog on iphone: 1) Go to Settings, 2) Select “Accessibility”, 3) Select “Audio & Visual”, 4) Tap switch to “Add Voice Isolation”
Apple AirPods2 offer a Hearing Test, Clinical-Grade Hearing Assistance, and Hearing Protection for those with mild to moderate hearing loss.
More information here: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/hearing-health/
Phonak is diving deep into AI (artificial intelligent) and DNN (deep neural network). Starting today, August 7, 2024, The Infinio is available in the US.
In October, the FCC ruled that 100% of cellphones sold in the US need to be hearing aid/CI compatible over next 2-3 1/2 years, making it easier for those with hearing loss to purchase a compatible device.
Covid is associated with increased risk for hearing loss in young adults despite vaccination.
The recent study is in Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine journal.
Philadelphia Flyer’s prospect Noah Powell is hearing impaired. His former NHL trainer says “it’s never really held him back”. Read the whole story here:
The University of Colorado wants to learn how to improve emergency care access for people with communication disabilities. They’re looking for people who are 18 years or older, live in the US, have a communication disability (hearing loss counts!), received emergency or urgent care in the past 5 years.
If that’s you, they’re asking for 45-60 minutes of your time over Zoom. Compensation will be provided.
Interested? Contact: [email protected]
HLAA Boston’s Technology Director, Brad McKenna, has had T-coils in every set of his hearing aids for twenty years. But he’s only started using them. At the HLAA Conference in Phoenix, he got to use them with a hearing loop for the first time.
Read about that experience and other great stuff that he’ll be helping the chapter roll out in the coming months here: https://bradmckenna.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/hlaa-conference-day-1
