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Post by scumbuster on Oct 6, 2018 10:32:19 GMT -5
FDA approves over-the-counter hearing aid from Bose It’s the first hearing aid that can be fit and programmed by the user. The US Food and Drug Administration has, for the first time, approved a hearing aid that can be fit, programmed and controlled by the user instead of a healthcare provider. The device comes from Bose and users can make adjustments to its settings in real time through a mobile app. "Hearing loss is a significant public health issue, especially as individuals age," said Malvina Eydelman, director of the Division of Ophthalmic, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Today's marketing authorization provides certain patients with access to a new hearing aid that provides them with direct control over the fit and functionality of the device. The FDA is committed to ensuring that individuals with hearing loss have options for taking an active role in their health care." This new user-controlled hearing aid was made possible through a law passed last year that approved over-the-counter hearing aids. It aims to provide adults with mild to moderate hearing loss access to hearing aids without them having to go through a physician first. The FDA says around 37.5 million adults report hearing loss ranging from "a little trouble" to "deaf." Though they're not approved by the FDA as hearing aids, a number of companies have developed wireless earbuds that can manipulate and augment sound. Bose, Nuheara and the now defunct Doppler Labs have all released assistive hearing devices in the past. www.engadget.com/2018/10/05/fda-approves-bose-over-the-counter-hearing-aid/?yptr=yahoo
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Post by papitohead on Oct 7, 2018 9:49:46 GMT -5
My wife went with me to the VA hospital and while she was waiting as I was seeing my doctor she noticed that next door was the audiology section, so she went and made me an appointment because she says I never hear her. So the day came and I went to take my hearing test. The doc told me I passed as if I was 15 years old. I told him not to tell my wife...
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Post by scumbuster on Oct 7, 2018 9:53:40 GMT -5
hahaha. Its called selective hearing.
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Post by tubes on Oct 7, 2018 11:49:00 GMT -5
I am from a generation that suffered hearing damage when rock groups discovered high-power amplification and the risks were not known. There is a notable loss of mid-range frequencies which affects conversation. Not that many people were effected since only a small number could get in to listen to artists like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page in tiny venues like the Marquee Club!
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Post by caliconnection on Oct 7, 2018 16:19:40 GMT -5
I am from a generation that suffered hearing damage when rock groups discovered high-power amplification and the risks were not known. There is a notable loss of mid-range frequencies which affects conversation. Not that many people were effected since only a small number could get in to listen to artists like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page in tiny venues like the Marquee Club! Marquee Club in London? I saw many bands there in the late 80's and early 90's. Back then there was no internet and you could often walk by and see a small notice posted up on the door "secret gig here tonight by xxx before they start their tour".
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Post by papitohead on Oct 23, 2018 21:50:48 GMT -5
I loved music and I was at many concerts in central NY. I played in a rock band and I can hear very good.
btw scumbuster I did get a pair of the bose set but my ears keep hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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