Single speakers radiate sound waves in every direction. However, for an effective loudspeaker system, sound needs to be focused in one direction, much like the light beam from a flashlight in a dark room. The directivity factor measures how much sound is released in the desired direction compared to other wasted directions.
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HTM), an online resource for hearing professionals and consumers with hearing loss, announced the opening of the public voting period for the second annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards.
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More options — from the new miniRITE T with disposable batteries, and the portable SmartCharger, to new fitting options, and a music-oriented signal processing program — help allow hearing care professionals to “better match each patient’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences.” For patients with single-sided deafness, Oticon also extends the Oticon CROS family with a new rechargeable Oticon CROS PX transmitter that is compatible with Oticon More.
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Starkey announced the Evolv AI, its newest full line of hearing aids. According to the company, the Evolv AI “is setting the stage for an entirely new hearing ecosystem that not only emphasizes hearing’s impact on overall health and wellness but creates an effortless user experience.”
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‘New York Times’ Personal Health writer Jane Brody, she discusses how new legislation related to coverage of hearing care coupled with increasingly innovative hearing aid design, may compel greater hearing device adoption among people with untreated hearing loss.
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Phonak, a global provider of hearing solutions, unveils Audéo Life, the “world’s first rechargeable hearing aid that is waterproof, shower-proof, and sweatproof.”
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The 2021 Edition of the Map is the latest in a longstanding series of diagrams that illuminates the hidden connections between hearing aid manufacturers and their subsidiaries.
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Alpaca Audiology, (Alpaca), an independent audiology clinic group, announced that it has acquired the Hearing and Tinnitus Center Long Island. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
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Though much of the discussion related to hearables has centered around over-the-counter devices designed to help improve hearing or to make connecting to other wireless devices like smartphones easy and convenient, they could also be game-changing in an educational setting, says Rory McGreal, author of an article in “The Conversation” and an “expert in educational technology.”
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Neuromod Devices Ltd, the Irish medical device company specializing in the treatment of tinnitus, has announced the establishment of Neuromod USA Inc, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill. Three executives with significant experience in the hearing health industry have been appointed to the Neuromod USA leadership team as the organization prepares to enter the US market with its medical device for tinnitus treatment, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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A recent article appearing on the “NBC News” website by Phil Galewitz with “Kaiser Health News,” discusses the expansion of over-the-counter hearing devices currently on the market for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, in the absence of FDA regulations governing the 2017 “Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Law.”
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University of Manchester researchers have discovered that hearing loss may act as a cause of depression in older people, according to an article on the university’s website.
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WS Audiology announced the results of its latest financial report, indicating that it generated “strong revenue and earnings growth in Q3 of the fiscal year 2020/21 (April 1– June 30, 2021) compared to 2019/20,” which was significantly impacted by COVID-19.
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Described as a “world-renowned deaf activist” by the “New York Times,” Dr Barbara Kannapell is said to have legitimized American Sign Language (ASL) as well as to have empowered the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to embrace their unique culture.
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Inventis, a company that develops and manufactures audiology equipment has announced the expansion of its local team in the Southeastern United States. Mike Deshler has joined the company as a Regional Sales Manager.
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