SIEMENS micon - because the future belongs to Soundability

SIEMENS Micon has generated much interest in the hearing industry with their leading edge technology offering up to 48 channels of signal processing making it the highest and fastest so far.

Come and have a listen to a SIEMENS Micon for yourself at Jensen Hearing, Melaka.

Getting ready for school

Getting ready for school? Children's Hospital Los Angeles Experts suggest the following 10 items to look into before starting school. And at No. 7 is Full Diagnostic Hearing Test.

Why is hearing test important for school? Children need to hear clearly to learn at their best but younger are unable to tell if their hearing is ok or not. As such a full diagnostic hearing test would ensure the hearing status of a school going child. That they are hearing the teacher well. Also this would remove the guess work as to how well the child is hearing. It also helps the teachers to gauge if the child is not paying attention due to inability to hear well or if the child is merely bored.

Some children have been mis-labled as dreamy just because instructions have to be repeated to them a few times, when in actual fact, they have a mild hearing loss which causes them not to be as attentive as normal hearing children. 

Jensen Hearing fully supports the recommendation and is able to provide diagnostic hearing test for school going children. Call us for an appointment if your child is getting ready for school. 

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Experts Offer 10 Back to School Tips for 2013-14 School Year

1. Is Your Child Snoring at Night?
2. Back to School Jitters
3. Avoid Processed High-Salt Foods and Drinks in Packed Lunches
4. Busy and Distracted Children can Encounter Health Issues
5. Bullying in the Classroom
6. Annual Eye Screenings
7. Full Diagnostic Hearing Test
8. Asthma and Allergy Action Plans for Teachers and School Nurses
9. Playground Safety
10. Update Your Child’s Vaccinations

Source : Business Wire

Naída CI Q70 - Cochlear Implant - Hearing Aid Hybrid

VALENCIA, Calif., August 28, 2013 – Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear implant technology and a company of the Sonova Group, announced today that the new Naída CI Q70 (Naída CI) sound processor is commercially available in the United States. Earlier this year, the Naída CI processor received regulatory approval for distribution in Europe, Canada and several other countries in the world. The innovation DNA of AB and Phonak have merged together for the introduction of the world’s newest, most advanced behind-the-ear sound processor. With Naída CI, AB delivers a quantum leap forward in performance and wireless connectivity with a chic, modern instyle™ design. Now cochlear implant recipients have access to the combined technologies of the innovation leaders in cochlear implants and hearing instruments.

“While AB is unique in our tireless focus on performance, we also understand that people want to wear beautiful products. With Naída CI, we have delivered a quantum leap forward in performance and wireless connectivity in a small, attractive package”, said Hansjuerg Emch, President of Advanced Bionics and Group Vice President of the Sonova Medical Division where AB resides. “We are especially excited to deliver a world first—the combination of the most advanced cochlear implant technology with state-of-the-art Phonak technology available in hundreds of thousands of hearing instruments. If you use Phonak products and get a cochlear implant from AB, you now have the opportunity to enjoy many of the same Phonak features and accessories.” Source: Advanced Bionics

Bacteria-caused middle ear infections mystery solved.

Dr Thornton and her team discovered that sticky nets of DNA hide the bacteria in the ears of kids with recurrent middle-ear infections, and evade antibiotic treatment by creating impenetrable slimy biofilms. The researchers are targeting these nets with a drug that has already proven its ability to help kids with cystic fibrosis by breaking up thick secretions in their lungs.

A study on the DNA net discovery was published in the online science journal Plos One in February and clinical drug trials are now underway. "Bacteria in the ear hide in a sticky glue made up of big nets of DNA from the children's own immune system," Dr Thornton said. "It is similar to what happens in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, where a treatment known as Dornase alfa is used to break up this sticky DNA." "We are now trialling this treatment in the ears of children when they have grommets inserted. We believe this could get rid of these bacteria and stop children getting more infections and needing more ear surgery."

 Source: Medical Express

Don't just get hearing aids, Get better hearing!

When one has difficulty hearing another person, we seek better hearing so why go and buy hearing aids?

Audiology is the study of sound and how we hear. There is much research and technology available to help us hear better. Research to discover how people hear has given rise to the development of implants that can help the very deaf hear again. Studies also have shown that recovery of hearing function takes time and involved rehabilitation.

The keen desire to give better hearing has given rise to algorithms and hearing aid prescription rules that offer more speech understanding.

Thus audiologist use this knowledge to assess hearing abilities and how to best help people hear better.

So next time you want better hearing see an Audiologist.

Imaging printing your own ears.

The human ear is something we often take for granted. Some have big ears, some have small ears. Some show off their ears, some hide their ears. some have no ears. But that would change with the advancement in printing technology. We were amazed when we could print instead of just write. Then colour printers came along. So we were awed by the depth of colours that can be replicated on the colour laser. Some even went as far as trying to print counterfeit notes. Then came 3D printing. We could print just about anything we can imagine. A chair, a table, a computer part, a gear. But the trophy today goes to the team at Cornell University who came up with the idea of printing ears and they did it.

 Congratulations to the Cornell University team on their innovation to help people get their ears printed. Not just on plastic but with real cells.

 Read more at: http://www.geekosystem.com/3d-printed-human-ear/ and here: http://singularityhub.com/2013/03/04/human-ear-created-with-3d-printer/