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by Alfred Poor | January 10, 2017 | General News, Health
As we reported last month, the FDA won’t enforce regulations requiring exams and prescriptions for hearing aids. And we predicted that we will see a lot of innovation — and perhaps even lower-priced products — to help people with impaired hearing in...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Uncategorized
Another year, another 400 to 500 new posts here on Health Tech Insider. In this first of two parts looking back on 2016, I want to highlight some of the stories that you, the readers, found to be most interesting. To come up with these, I used a very simple —...
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by Alfred Poor | December 9, 2016 | General News, Health
It’s not uncommon to see children wearing earphones, from toddlers to teens. Sadly, it’s also not uncommon for these young people to suffer from hearing loss. According to Puro Sound Labs, one out of every five teenagers have some hearing loss. A major...
![Tablet-Based Hearing Test [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/12/Shoebox-audiometer.jpg?resize=505%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | November 28, 2016 | General News, Medical
Hearing loss can affect people of all ages. For the elderly, it can lead to social isolation and frustration with trying to communicate. For children, it can cause a serious barrier to learning, especially in a classroom setting. As a result, it is important that...
![Hear Through Your Hair with Fujitsu Ontenna [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Ontenna-with-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | October 6, 2016 | General News, Health
Deaf people miss out not just on spoken conversation but on a wide range of sound in their surroundings and the environment. Fujitsu Limited has a vision of a new technology to help deaf people sense and relate to sounds in the world and in their lives. Ontenna, an...
