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”
Category Archives: hearing care
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 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?”
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”
The effects of hearing loss on communities
From resulting health issues outside of hearing loss, to economic impact, the effects of hearing loss can be devastating. Hearing loss does not always behave as an isolated health issue. Often, hearing loss—especially when left undiagnosed or untreated—results in other health issues, including communication difficulties, social isolation, depression, reduced quality of life, and loss ofContinue reading “The effects of hearing loss on communities”
Three ways that AUDIMETROID is changing the way the world tests for hearing loss
AUDIMETROID is the world’s first purpose-built, accurate hearing testing technology for community healthcare providers. It’s a scaleable, cost-effective solution specifically designed for fast and easy adoption that drives immediate, visible health and economic impact. By making reliable hearing testing more accessible than ever before, AUDIMETROID unlocks real opportunities for improved healthcare in your community. HereContinue reading “Three ways that AUDIMETROID is changing the way the world tests for hearing loss”
Creating opportunities for care: the impact of easy, fast hearing loss testing
Hearing testing isn’t accessible enough, but the problem is solvable. 80% of adults with symptoms fail to seek help for otherwise treatable hearing loss. Many delay treatment until their hearing loss has progressed to a point where communication is difficult or even impossible. The reasons that an individual might delay diagnosis – or even treatmentContinue reading “Creating opportunities for care: the impact of easy, fast hearing loss testing”