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The Evolution of Sound as Social Glue

Hearing loss stigma causes many individuals to hide their condition and delay seeking help out of fear of being viewed as old, weak, or less capable. This stigma often leads to social isolation, emotional distress, and reduced participation in community life.

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Danny Aronson
9.5.2025

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Finally A Reality

With the recent FDA ruling, over-the-counter hearing aids are a win for accessibility and affordability. Tuned’s doctors of audiology are here to guide you through all your options, writes Dr. Kathleen Wallace

Kate McGinley
August 29, 2022

How Virtual Hearing Care Can Level The Playing Field

With more than half of U.S. counties lacking an audiologist, virtual hearing healthcare can overcome geographic limitations writes Dr. Kathleen Wallace, Tuned’s head of provider education.

Kate McGinley
August 26, 2022

Over-The-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids: The Opportunity

OTC products are a new, wider front door into the ever-expanding world of hearing health writes Dr. Heather Malyuk, Tuned’s Head of Audiology

Kate McGinley
August 24, 2022

OTC Hearing Aids Could Have Saved Me Years of Struggle

Shari Eberts shares how easy access to safe, affordable, and effective hearing solutions for mild hearing loss could have saved her years of struggle.

Kate McGinley
August 23, 2022

Without hearing healthcare, racial and ethnic pay disparities may worsen

Workers with unaddressed hearing loss have been shown to make less than their counterparts. When considering the existing pay gaps based on race and sex, the hearing loss pay gap can be particularly harmful to the earning potential of men and women of color.

Kate McGinley
August 22, 2022

Hearing Loss is Not Inevitable for People with Diabetes

Though people with diabetes and prediabetes have a higher risk for hearing loss and tinnitus, Tuned can connect individuals with audiologists who can help reduce this risk by providing hearing conservation strategies, education, and appropriate referrals.

Kate McGinley
August 19, 2022

“Hearing benefits could make or break your health plan” — Employee Benefit News

Hearing help goes far beyond hearing aids. EBN’s Deanna Cuadra speaks with Danny Aronson, CEO of Tuned, and delves into how workers can protect their ears in an era of constant calls and virtual meetings — and why hearing health benefits are more needed than ever.

Kate McGinley
August 18, 2022

What is Tinnitus and how does it affect people?

Tuned’s head of Audiology, Dr. Heather Malyuk, explains Tinnitus and shares how doctors of audiology can help people regain control of their lives, improve their productivity, and establish relationships they enjoy with coworkers, family, and friends.

Kate McGinley
August 17, 2022

What is preventative hearing care and why should employers offer it to their employees?

As we enter a new world of hearing care, armed with a scientific field that is booming with research on hearing disorders, their prevention, and management, audiologists know the general population can keep hearing loss, tinnitus, and even subclinical issues at bay.

Kate McGinley
August 16, 2022

Hearing loss and its impact on employee well-being

Workers with hearing loss report high levels of psychological stress associated with fears of appearing (or being) incompetent, feelings of self-consciousness, overcompensation, and lowered self-esteem.15% of working-age Americans have some form of hearing loss or hearing-related issue. Are your health benefits structured to help them?

Kate McGinley
August 15, 2022

Tuned Launches to Bring Hearing Health Mainstream

Hearing care innovator aims to bring lifelong preventative hearing care and hearing benefits to employers and workforces nationally, as it closes pilot programs with RetailBound and Mishe With 20% of U.S. adults and 15% of U.S. children experiencing some form of hearing difficulty, digital-first offering delivers clinically supported hearing care to chronically underserved patient segment 120 audiologists are on board at launch as Tuned looks to transform audiology career paths and challenge the prevailing ‘Big Ear’ hearing care model in the U.S.

Kate McGinley
August 11, 2022

First reimbursable digital tinnitus support available via US health insurance

Online hearing care platform Tuned and UK digital health company Oto have partnered to provide the first digital tinnitus support tool available via US health insurers - Over 50 million Americans and 15% of the general public are affected by tinnitus - First-of-its-kind support will now be available to people across the US

Kate McGinley
April 26, 2022
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