Clinicians and researchers can use the new “Quality of Life in People with Hearing Loss Questionnaire (HL-QoL)” to assess how hearing loss and treatment affect an individual’s quality of life. As the first validated questionnaire based on the WHO’s international classification of functioning, disability, and health, it is designed to assess hearing outcomes while providing a holistic perspective.

Cochlear implant technology has rapidly advanced, allowing more recipients to enjoy music—but for some, musical enjoyment does not come easily. This article provides clinicians and speech therapists with an overview of research on the benefits of music training, along with introducing a new rehabilitation and music training resource entitled, Meludia and Speech Understanding: Bridging Exercises.

Users of hearing aids and cochlear implants benefit from auditory rehabilitation training. However, following the activation of hearing devices, several barriers to receiving auditory rehabilitation care exist for many users. To overcome these barriers, MED-EL has developed the ReDi auditory rehabilitation app that uses AI (artificial intelligence) technology. Clinicians can use ReDi to help provide personalized and level-appropriate auditory and speech training to their patients remotely in over 155 languages—and cochlear implant users can benefit from immediate feedback while training whenever and wherever they wish.

We are pleased to announce the expansion of bimodal streaming capabilities to many SONNET and SONNET 2 users with AudioStream. These users may now be able to enjoy bimodal streaming from compatible smartphones with the Android 12 operating system. This is in addition to users of other Android devices that were already supported. Thanks to

To deter the spread of SARS-CoV-​2, or coronavirus, many governments and health authorities have called for the wearing of face masks. While the situation has recently improved and face mask requirements have eased in some countries, one thing is certain: COVID-19 has made the wearing of face masks a normal part of everyday life for billions of people, especially in clinical settings and when infection rates are high.