Hearing loss carries with it a well-known and widespread stigma: people who suffer from hearing loss may fail to seek treatment because they’re embarrassed about their worsening hearing. On average, people suffering from hearing loss wait years before seeking care. And this delay comes at a cost: as hearing loss worsens, a person’s chances ofContinue reading “How On-the-Spot Hearing Testing Creates Psychologically Safe Pathways to Care and Improves the Overall Patient Experience”
Author Archives: clairehdiags
The Impact of Hearing Loss on Other Diseases and Conditions, and How Community Healthcare Providers Can Help
Hearing loss does not exist in a vacuum. Globally, hearing loss is the fourth-leading cause of disability, and it’s estimated that over 430 million people around the world require rehabilitation for disabling hearing loss. Dangerously, hearing loss doesn’t need to be severe to make a direct and lasting impact on a person’s overall health: EvenContinue reading “The Impact of Hearing Loss on Other Diseases and Conditions, and How Community Healthcare Providers Can Help”
What is the Best Way to Prevent Hearing Loss in Communities?
A modern approach to proactive care However obvious it may sound, one of the best ways to prevent hearing loss in a community is by adopting a proactive approach to care. A proactive approach includes—among other things—a desire to better understand the health of your community, coupled with a willingness to improve current systems, programmes,Continue reading “What is the Best Way to Prevent Hearing Loss in Communities?”
What Happens During A Hearing Test with AUDIMETROID?
AUDIMETROID by Hearing Diagnostics is the world’s first purpose-built hearing testing for community healthcare providers and retailers. It’s a scalable, cost-effective solution specifically designed for fast and easy adoption that drives immediate, visible health and economic impact. By delivering clinical levels of accuracy in community healthcare settings, AUDIMETROID offers a revolutionary approach to hearing testingContinue reading “What Happens During A Hearing Test with AUDIMETROID?”
What Sets AUDIMETROID Apart, and Why it Matters for Providers of OTC Hearing Aids.
OTC non-prescription hearing aids are available to people in the US with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. Since being made available nearly a year ago, OTC hearing aids have proven to increase uptake of hearing aids. The launch looks so promising, that current forecasting predicts a $1.7B market value for OTC hearing aids byContinue reading “What Sets AUDIMETROID Apart, and Why it Matters for Providers of OTC Hearing Aids.”
Want to Elevate the Way Your Community Approaches Healthcare?
For community healthcare providers, there’s never been a better time to elevate the way that your teams deliver critical healthcare and support to residents. Not only are communities around the US seeing positive impact from community-based health initiatives delivered by community health workers, there’s currently an unprecedented amount of federal funding being diverted towards communityContinue reading “Want to Elevate the Way Your Community Approaches Healthcare?”
Hearing loss in the US is a problem. Community healthcare providers can help solve it.
Hearing loss in your community might be worse than you think. But while it’s true that hearing loss is widespread—in fact, in the US, it’s twice as common as diabetes or cancer—there are solutions available that provide opportunities for community healthcare providers and retailers to take a more proactive, meaningful approach to addressing hearing loss.Continue reading “Hearing loss in the US is a problem. Community healthcare providers can help solve it.”
Boost Uptake of Hearing Care with On-the-Spot Hearing Testing with AUDIMETROID
Traditional hearing testing has an accessibility problem. As a result, adequate hearing care remains out of reach for the 80% of people who experience hearing loss but fail to seek help. For decades, reliable hearing testing has only been available in hospitals or hearing centers, under the administration of a trained audiologist. Often, an appointmentContinue reading “Boost Uptake of Hearing Care with On-the-Spot Hearing Testing with AUDIMETROID”
How Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Changing Community-based Hearing Testing
At the end of 2022, the FDA established a new category of hearing aids to be made available over-the-counter (OTC) to individuals with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss. This approach is designed to increase the public’s access to hearing aids, and to improve hearing throughout communities. In the United States, nearly 40 million people over theContinue reading “How Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Changing Community-based Hearing Testing”
Community Retailers and Healthcare Providers: What to Know About OTC Hearing Aids
Over-the-Counter (OTC) non-prescription hearing aids have been available to individuals with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss in the United States for nearly a year. Since then, studies have confirmed that these devices are proven to increase uptake of hearing aids. This includes uptake across both older and younger generations, creating very real potential forContinue reading “Community Retailers and Healthcare Providers: What to Know About OTC Hearing Aids”