Rehabilitation Strategies for Pediatric Single-Sided Deafness, Including Children with Asymmetric Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review

Audiologists managing pediatric single-sided deafness should review this systematic review for a consolidated evidence base on device and rehabilitation options, as findings may refine device selection and counseling protocols for this population.

An Intelligent Directionality System for Hearing Aids Incorporating Deep Neural Networks: Improving Speech Understanding While Preserving Spatial Awareness

This AI-based directionality system shows technical promise for improving speech-in-noise performance while preserving spatial cues, but clinical validation in real hearing aid users is needed before recommending adoption.

Self-Fitting Versus Professional-Fitting Hearing Aids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

The meta-analytic findings on self-fitting vs. professional-fitting outcomes should prompt audiologists to review their value proposition and counsel patients on where professional fitting adds measurable benefit, particularly for complex hearing profiles.

Integrated bimodal and bilateral cochlear implant users: who performs better, and how do they compare with normal hearing listeners on a 'real-life' test battery?

can inform counselling about realistic outcome expectations for bilateral CI versus bimodal fittings, but fitting decisions should still be guided by individual patient audiological profiles and existing guidelines — no immediate protocol change indicated.

Effects of ear canal temperature gradients on altitude-related resonance shifts and hearing aid output

Audiologists fitting patients who use hearing aids at significantly varying altitudes (e.g., mountain climbers, frequent flyers, high-altitude residents) should be aware that ear canal temperature gradients may alter device output, though the magnitude and clinical significance...

GN shares rise as major bank sees potential for significant revaluation

GN's financial trajectory affects its capacity to invest in hearing care R&D and its competitive position in the broader audiology market.

Doctor Cliff spots the same Phonak Eon Auracast flaw we did

Independent corroboration of an Auracast implementation flaw in a major manufacturer's flagship device signals that real-world Auracast reliability in premium hearing aids may still be inconsistent, despite the standard's growing adoption.

Auracast goes Beyond … Elehear launches new OTC hearing aid, the Beyond 2 Pro

The Beyond 2 Pro's Auracast support illustrates the growing push to bring broadcast Bluetooth hearing technology into the affordable OTC segment, potentially expanding access for mild-to-moderate hearing loss.

Signia Invites Hearing Care Professionals to Live Noisy at COSM Dallas for the Signia MaX Launch Celebration

The high-profile launch signals Signia's push to build brand momentum for the MaX among dispensers and channel partners ahead of broader market rollout.

EssilorLuxottica Launches Nuance Audio Plus Hearing Glasses

Hearing glasses from a major optical brand represent a growing convergence of eyewear and hearing technology that could reshape how mild-to-moderate hearing loss is addressed outside traditional audiology channels.

ELEHEAR Beyond 2 Pro OTC Hearing Aids Debut at $799

The growing OTC hearing aid market is expanding consumer access and price competition, which directly affects patient counselling decisions and clinic referral patterns.

EssilorLuxottica Launches Nuance Audio Plus Hearing Glasses

The entry of a global eyewear giant into the OTC hearables space with a second-generation product signals accelerating convergence of optics and hearing amplification, increasing competitive pressure on traditional dispensing channels.

ELEHEAR Introduces Beyond 2 Pro, Its Latest AI-Powered OTC Hearing Aids

The growing OTC hearing aid market continues to adopt Bluetooth Auracast and AI sound processing, features that may increasingly shape patient expectations and competitive dynamics for traditional dispensing practices.

Speech separation for hearing-impaired children in the classroom

Deep learning speech separation shows promise for improving classroom listening for hearing-impaired children, but this is a signal-processing research study without clinical trial data; no change to current hearing assistive technology prescription is warranted yet.

Knowles Expands Hearing Health Portfolio at EUHA 2026

Knowles supplies core acoustic components to most major hearing aid brands, so its hardware updates can signal next-generation device capabilities across the industry.

Hearing Aids for Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss in Adults

Hearing Aids for Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss in Adults-Reply

Author replies in high-impact journals can clarify methodological choices and limitations, shaping how the original findings are interpreted by clinicians and policymakers.

Behavior Management Strategies for Pediatric Hearing Aid Use: Provider Practices and Perspectives

Audiologists working with pediatric patients may find actionable strategies for improving hearing aid compliance here, but specific recommendations depend on the study's findings — worth reading in full to identify techniques not yet in routine practice.

Adolescents' Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Peers with Hearing Aids: The Hearing Aid Effect in the Mid-2020s

No immediate practice change, but findings can inform counseling conversations with adolescent patients and parents about social stigma and hearing aid acceptance.

Management of Functional Hearing Difficulties Using Low-Gain Amplification: Case Reports on Auditory Processing Evaluations

For patients with near-normal hearing thresholds but significant listening complaints, trialing low-gain amplification combined with auditory processing evaluation is a reasonable and evidence-supported management strategy.

Audiologist Decision-Making: Hearing Aid Technology Levels and Auditory Ecology

Findings may prompt audiologists to more systematically document and use patients' auditory ecology (daily listening environments) when selecting hearing aid technology levels, but specific guidance depends on results not fully available from this description.

Trihear SmartMic Brings Remote Microphone Streaming to Compatible Phonak, Unitron and Sennheiser Devices

Third-party remote microphone accessories that work across multiple manufacturer ecosystems expand affordable accessory options for patients and may increase fitting flexibility for clinicians not tied to proprietary brand accessories.

A new approach to hearing aid gain prescription for listening in noise: the NAL-NL3 Comfort in Noise Module

The NAL-NL3 Comfort in Noise Module represents a potentially meaningful update to prescriptive gain targets for noisy environments; audiologists should monitor peer validation studies before adopting it clinically, but it warrants close attention as an evidence-based...

Increased listening effort and decreased speech perception at high presentation sound levels in older hearing-impaired adult listeners

Audiologists should avoid assuming that higher presentation levels always benefit older hearing-impaired listeners; fitting and counselling protocols should account for the paradoxical degradation in speech perception and increased listening effort at high levels.

Amplifon Calls Shareholders’ Meeting to Advance GN Hearing Acquisition

A successful acquisition would combine one of the world's largest hearing-care retail networks with a major hearing-aid manufacturer, potentially reshaping competition, distribution, and pricing across the global audiology market.

Amplifon Moves GN Hearing Acquisition Forward with Shareholder Vote on Capital Increase

A completed Amplifon–GN Hearing merger would create one of the most vertically integrated companies in audiology, potentially reshaping product distribution, brand availability, and competitive dynamics for independent clinics worldwide.

You’re Only Coaching Half the Conversation

Consider routinely inviting communication partners to rehabilitation appointments and providing them with specific conversation strategies; this is an opinion-based call to action without supporting trial data, so individual clinicians should weigh it against their own patient...

WSA Names Peter Bøggild as New CFO

Leadership changes at one of the world's largest hearing aid groups can influence long-term product strategy and market dynamics for clinics and dispensers that carry WSA brands.