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Empowering Hearing Outreach with SHOEBOX: When Care Goes to the People

Audiology and ENT Clinics, Hearing Services, Hearing Services Case Studies, Humanitarian

Imagine living in a place where hearing care isn’t just hard to access—it simply doesn’t exist. For many of the 1.5 billion people worldwide with hearing loss, this isn’t a distant concern: it’s a daily reality. According to the World Health Organization’s 2021 World Report on Hearing, over 430 million people require hearing rehabilitation, yet most still go without, especially in low- and middle-income regions (WHO, 2021). SHOEBOX is changing this by redefining how hearing care is delivered. Our software-based tools break down barriers, turning virtually any setting into a place where hearing health can be confidently addressed.

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Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Hearing Testing Protocols for Ototoxicity Monitoring of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Patients

Audiology and ENT Clinics, Humanitarian

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global pandemic, and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) presents additional, unique challenges for those who suffer from this debilitating disease. Existing drug treatments are multifactorial and complex with lengthy treatment regimens, complicated administration, and toxic secondary effects. The costly treatment of drug- resistant TB can take up to two years and presents significant challenges to health systems, payers, and patients. Recognizing that significant hearing loss can be a side effect of the current treatment regimen for MDR-TB, there is a need to closely monitor patients undergoing treatment with existing and new drug therapies.

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Ototoxicity Monitoring in Tuberculosis Patients

Ototoxicity Monitoring in Tuberculosis Patients With SHOEBOX Audiometry and Extended High Frequency Testing

Audiology and ENT Clinics, Humanitarian

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Did you know that March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day? It recognizes the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis (TB) and it is intended to raise public awareness that, even today, the disease remains an epidemic that causes the deaths of nearly 1.5 million people each year.

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