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To protect the ears, audiologists suggest using the 80/90 rule: Listen at no higher than 80% of the maximum volume for 90 minutes at a time.

An audiogram after head injury - even “just” a mild concussion- is not enough. Tests of listening in complex environments are essential to understanding the patient’s symptoms. This is what auditory processing disorder evaluation measures. TLDR: head injury with normal audiogram and complaints of hearing issues? Refer for an APD evaluation.

Here’s a great article discussing the importance of hearing and vision testing following TBI. There are links in this article to additional resources such as practice guidelines and hearing and vision registries. Great work!

The Magic of Hearing Tech Stuff (Both Present and Coming Down the Pipe) via Hearing Health & Technology Matters: https://bit.ly/4dwv0Bx #Bluetooth #Auracast #LEAudio

Izmu - Here’s how the new AirPods Pro hearing test works

🎬🔊 Have you ever noticed how loud movie theaters can be? Our CEO, Dr. Ross Cushing, was recently featured in an piece exploring the risks of loud environments like movie theaters and their impact on hearing health. Dr. Cushing emphasized, "Repeated exposure to dangerously loud noise can lead to permanent hearing loss, and unfortunately, many people don’t realize the damage until it’s too late." As hearing health professionals, it’s our responsibility to raise awareness about how these everyday experiences can affect long-term hearing. To learn more about protecting your hearing in loud settings, take a look at the full article below.

Telecoils connect directly to sound systems in public spaces, offering access to clear, latency free audio. Google Maps now even helps locate venues with hearing loops. But there's still a lot of hearing aid users who aren't even aware of them:

Here’s how the new AirPods Pro hearing test works

As 2024 draws to a close, I can’t help but feel immense pride in the incredible work done by our talented team at TBWA\Media Arts Lab, who brought Apple’s holiday film "Heartstrings" to life. This film is not just a masterpiece of storytelling - it’s a heartfelt, emotional tribute to the resilience, beauty, and strength of individuals with disabilities, and a reminder of how far we’ve come - and how much further we still have to go - in dismantling barriers. In a world that often feels divided, Heartstrings offers something profoundly healing: a message of connection. It’s a celebration of the truth that every single person, regardless of ability, deserves to be seen, heard, and celebrated for exactly who they are. Heartstrings challenges us to rethink what accessibility truly means - not just as a concept, but as a lived experience for millions of people with disabilities. It reminds us that storytelling is not just about telling stories - it’s about changing the world. #TBWA\MAL #Apple #InclusiveStorytelling #Accessibility #CelebrateDiversity #Empowerment #Inclusion #DismantlingBarriers #TogetherWeRise

More enhancements of listening via #AirpodPro -dynamic head tracking, voice isolation and personalised spatial audio on offer in #iOS18 While the rumours of an #AirPod pro 2 ‘hearing aid mode’ in iOS18 weren’t quite true, there is definitely an enhanced hearing mode. Great to see a consumer electronic company with trillions in cash and billions in users, taking a massive interest in hearing issues. What they launch event didn’t include was their massive ongoing study on #tinnitus Here’s the link to that and a glimpse in the future of Apple’s hearing world. https://lnkd.in/e472u7c6