Another COVID-19 scam. If it sounds to good to be true, it is. MedicareWorld.com shared the following information about the SCAM: The scam Two companies, Ear to Hear Healthcare LLC in Florida, and an affiliate, Zephyr Hearing Aid Center in Missouri, have been caught sending out fraudulent government aid checks. The companies were mailing out information that promised $1,000 to help pay for hearing aids, known as the “Coronavirus Pandemic Hearing Aid Stimulus Package.” Included in … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
International Space Station – Hearing Test Equipment
A hearing test developed in South Africa is heading to the International Space Station. Business Insider SA Tech's article on February 20, 2021 states: "A made-in-SA hearing test is about to launch to the ISS, after makers ‘create our own luck’" by Phillip de Wet. Hearing-test hardware made by a Johannesburg company is about to be launched into space, to be used in assessments of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. South Africa company eMoyo says it made its KUDUwave … [Read more...]
What’s Too Loud?
Great article in Healthy Hearing, "How Loud is Too Loud?" by Managing Editor Joy Victory. When your hearing is subjected to loud noise—whether as a brief explosion of sound, or over a longer period of time—it can damage the delicate structures of your inner ear and cause permanent hearing loss. This is known as noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and while it’s not reversible, it is preventable. How loud is too loud? It all depends on three things: How loud is the sound? How far away is … [Read more...]
Baby Hearing Tests & Owls
What do Baby Hearing Test and Owls have to do with each other? A great new discovery by researcher and neuroscientist, Avinash Bala, at the University of Oregon is the new testing lab on how Owls and Babies are similar in how they respond to sound. In an article in OPB.org, they explain that: "Detecting hearing loss in babies is kind of a Catch-22. It’s important to uncover hearing issues early to start therapies to help them develop language. But because babies don’t have language to … [Read more...]