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Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants May Reduce Cognitive Decline (ktsdesign/shutterstock.com)

Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants May Reduce Cognitive Decline

A recent meta-analysis and systematic review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Yeo et al., 2022) found…

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Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing Screenings Via Your Smartphone (mytro Zinkevych/shutterstock.com)

Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing Screenings Via Your Smartphone

Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are sounds generated from the cochlea. The sounds are transmitted across the middle ear to…

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Sonification of Data Increases Accessibility and Expands Analytical Opportunities (Titima Ongkantong/shutterstock.com)

Sonification of Data Increases Accessibility and Expands Analytical Opportunities

Most research data are conveyed visually through graphs, tables, or images. However, in recent years, converting visual data…

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Wait, What?! People Dance More When Music Includes Very Low-Frequency Bass (bbernard/shutterstock.com)

Wait, What?! People Dance More When Music Includes Very Low-Frequency Bass 

That’s right, a recent study completed by researchers in Canada and Germany demonstrated that people dance nearly 12…

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The Utilization of Telehealth Services (Drazen Zigic/shutterstock.com)

The Utilization of Telehealth Services

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Audiology (2020) provided audiologists with guidance regarding the use of…

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Postural Sway Observations in Children with ADHD

Postural Sway Observations in Children with ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects approximately five percent of the pediatric population. Up to 50 percent of…

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