The teen brain tunes in less to Mom’s voice, more to unfamiliar voices, study finds.
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by Karen Markert
1y ago
Hearing and the Teenage Brain: Author: Erin Digitale Stanford Health Article published April 28, 2022 in the Journal of Neuroscience The teenage brain. You have to give these scientists credit; daring to go where most fear to tread: the teen brain. Just kidding. However, any parent will tell you that teenagers are a different breed altogether. Why has my loving, caring child turned on me? No longer listens to me? Doesn’t want to spend time with me? There is more to unpack about hearing and the teenage brain than you might think. According to this study, around the age of 13, kids’ brains shift ..read more
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Trying not to focus on a sound you don’t want to hear may affect your ability to focus on the thing you want to hear more
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by Karen Markert
1y ago
No sound is more distracting than the one you're trying not to hear: delayed costs of mental control of task-irrelevant neutral and emotional sounds. By:  Örn Kolbeinsson, Erkin Asutay, Manja Enström, Jonas Sand and Hugo Hesser BMC Psychology Published Feb 21, 2022 We at Hears to U Audiology and Hears Hearing & Hearables, want everyone to know about the latest research.  This article addresses how and if the brain is able to suppress distracting sounds, yet still complete a task.  If you have questions or would like to read this article in its entirety, please let us know. I ..read more
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Basic Science: Electrode studies with Mice on Processes of Sound
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by Kim Fishman
1y ago
Task-induced modulations of neuronal activity along the auditory pathway. By:  Gioia DeFranceschi, Tania Rinaldi Barkat Cell Reports Volume 37 Issue 11 December 14, 2021 We at Hears to U Audiology want everyone to be aware of the latest research, and this article is one of those.  It adds to the body of science to help us learn how the brain processes sound. Briefly, the authors combined a tone-detection task with electrophysical recordings of the brains of mice to show how neuronal activity changes between passive and active listening.  If you have questions about the article o ..read more
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FDA Passes Guidelines for OTC Hearing Aids
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by Karen Markert
1y ago
https://hearshearingandhearables.com/over-the-counter-hearing-aids/ The post FDA Passes Guidelines for OTC Hearing Aids appeared first on Minneapolis Hearing Aid Loss Audiologists | Kim Fishman, Audiology ..read more
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Trying not to focus on a sound you don’t want to hear may affect your abilities more.
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by Karen Markert
2y ago
No sound is more distracting than the one you're trying not to hear: delayed costs of mental control of task-irrelevant neutral and emotional sounds. By:  Örn Kolbeinsson, Erkin Asutay, Manja Enström, Jonas Sand and Hugo Hesser BMC Psychology Published Feb 21, 2022 We at Hears to U Audiology and Hears Hearing & Hearables, want everyone to know about the latest research.  This article addresses how and if the brain is able to suppress distracting sounds, yet still complete a task.  If you have questions or would like to read this article in its entirety, please let us know. I ..read more
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Basic Science: Electrode studies with Mice on Processes of Sound
Hears to U Audiology Blog
by Kim Fishman
2y ago
Task-induced modulations of neuronal activity along the auditory pathway. By:  Gioia DeFranceschi, Tania Rinaldi Barkat Cell Reports Volume 37 Issue 11 December 14, 2021 We at Hears to U Audiology want everyone to be aware of the latest research, and this article is one of those.  It adds to the body of science to help us learn how the brain processes sound. Briefly, the authors combined a tone-detection task with electrophysical recordings of the brains of mice to show how neuronal activity changes between passive and active listening.  If you have questions about the article o ..read more
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When my Significant Other Can Not Hear Me: Three ideas to help others Embrace Better Hearing
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by Kim Fishman
2y ago
Nothing better than a cup of coffee and a Great Conversation! You know I am an audiologist and luckily, I value my hearing, which makes sense, right? I will tell you later why I am lucky. One thing I love best in this world is visiting with people.  If you know me you will know I love to have a conversation.  I like to converse on all kinds of topics.  I joke that I especially love to talk about topics that pertain to my world, who doesn't.  If the person I am talking to is not a natural at conversation, I am good to start and then they start sharing.  Sometimes it is ..read more
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Research: Finding Measures for Temporal, Timing, coding for Processing Speech
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by Karen Markert
2y ago
Relations between speech-reception, psychophysical temporal processing, and subcortical electrophysiological measure of auditory function in humans By:  Samuele Carcagno and Christopher J Plack Science Direct Online:  Jan 31, 2022   As always, Hears to U Audiology wants to keep everyone updated on the latest research. If you have questions about this summary or want to read the article in its entirety, contact us.  It is fascinating, though lengthy,  article relating to associations between temporal processing ability and performance in masked-speech rec ..read more
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Oticon More, Hearing aid soon to have HandsFree Calling from iPhone and iPad! Spring 2022
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by Karen Markert
2y ago
New news from Oticon Oticon has announced that users of Oticon hearing aids built on the Polaris platform technology will now be able to enjoy hands-free communication using the iPhone and iPad.  In addition to streaming audio from your iPhone or iPad, the Oticon More family can be used as a wireless headset, allowing users to make and receive hands-free calls. The 2-way hands-free communication will be made available for existing Oticon More hearing aids via a firmware update made by your hearing professional.  It will become available in the US on Feb. 24, 2022 with the upcoming Ot ..read more
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Hands-Free Hearing aid from Signia
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by Karen Markert
2y ago
Signia has announced that its Augmented Experience (AX) hearing aid platform will now support hands-free calls.  This upgrade will be available Spring 2022 for all new and existing AX hearing aids paired with iOS devices. So, consumers with select iOS devices will be able to hold conversations through their Signia AX hearing aids without having to speak directly into their phone or tablet.  The hearing aid’s microphones will pick up the wearer’s voice and transmit it to the conversation partner via Bluetooth.  You can keep your phone in your pocket or purse and still take a call ..read more
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