Category: Behind the Ear

Behind the Ear

Signia Expands IX Platform with ITC, BTE Models

Signia added three new hearing aid form factors to its Integrated Xperience platform: the Insio IX ITC/ITE custom-fit and the Motion Charge&Go IX family of rechargeable BTE hearing aids.

Behind the Ear

Rexton Adds Four Devices to Portfolio

Rexton announces launch of its latest additions to the BiCore portfolio, including the BiCore B-Li M Rugged hearing aid—all behind-the-hearing aids.

Behind the Ear

Oticon Expands Polaris Platform with New MiniBTE Solutions

Oticon announces the expansion of the potential of Polaris to its newest portfolio of solutions to “offer more patients a life full of sound.” The addition of two new miniBTE solutions helps give hearing care professionals “the ability to meet the diverse needs and preferences of more patients with the superior sound quality of Oticon More,” according to the company.

Bose Launches SoundControl Hearing Aids Nationwide

by Stefani Kim | Aug 10, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Over the Counter | 0

Bose announced the new SoundControl Hearing Aids — the “first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aid developed for adults with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss.”

How AI is Transforming Hearing Care – Free White Paper Download

by Hearing Review Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Research, White Papers | 0

AI has transformed some industries overnight. Now – AI has come for hearing aids and audiology. Meet Whisper, the new hearing system that gets better over time. Traditional hearing aids don’t upgrade themselves.

Signia Motion Charge&GO X and Active Pro Available to VA

by Stefani Kim | May 4, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification | 0

Signia announced that its Motion Charge&Go X and Active Pro hearing aids are now available to US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) audiologists treating military veterans, as well as audiologists within the US Department of Defense (DoD), for active military, and Indian Health Service (IHS), for American Indians.

Rexton Launches M-Core Rechargeable Hearing Aids

by Stefani Kim | Apr 21, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification | 0

Hearing aid manufacturer Rexton announced an all-new line-up of rechargeable M-Core behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids. The new M-Core devices help “improve hearing in any situation, and include the M-Core B-Li P, the M-Core B-Li M, and the M-Core B-Li HP – the company’s first high-power rechargeable BTE hearing aid that delivers up to 61 hours of battery life on a single charge.”

Whisper Announces First Upgrade of ‘Learning Hearing Aid’

by Karl | Mar 16, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Hearing Aids | 0

San Francisco-based Whisper released the first upgrade to its Whisper Hearing System. As the first of many, the upgrade marks the beginning of a series of planned improvements in sound processing and new features to Whisper—all without the need for existing users to purchase a new hearing aid.

Signia to Display Xperience Hearing Aids at JDVAC 2021

by Stefani Kim | Feb 25, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 0

Signia Xperience hearing aids showcased at JDVAC are backed by “multiple audiology and technology world firsts, such as acoustic-motion sensors, Own Voice Processing (OVP), the Signia app, and more.”

Signia Launches Motion X Hearing Aids

by Stefani Kim | Feb 16, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 1

Signia announced the launch of its newest lineup of Motion Charge&Go X hearing aids, which includes the Motion Charge&Go SP X – said to be the “first-ever rechargeable super power hearing aid that delivers uncompromised hearing with up to 61 hours of run-time per charge.”

Phonak Launches Naida Paradise Hearing Aid

by Stefani Kim | Feb 2, 2021 | Behind the Ear, In the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 0

Phonak, a global provider of hearing solutions, announced Naída Paradise, the power hearing aid that “gives people with severe-to- profound hearing loss the power, sound quality, and wireless connectivity they need to connect with everything around them.”

Beltone Launches Rely Hearing Aids

by Stefani Kim | Feb 1, 2021 | Behind the Ear, In the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 2

Beltone, a hearing care retailer with approximately 1,500 locations in North America, announced the launch of Beltone Rely, a full collection of hearing aids “offering proven technology and advanced features and services normally only available in premium-priced hearing devices.”

GN Hearing Launches ReSound Key

by Stefani Kim | Feb 1, 2021 | Behind the Ear, In the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 0

ReSound Key helps to further enhance the individualized hearing experience and can connect to a range of wireless accessories for additional help in challenging listening situations.

Widex Launches PureSound Technology for Moment

by Stefani Kim | Jan 28, 2021 | Behind the Ear, In the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 0

The company announced the launch of Widex PureSound technology, available in its new WIDEX MOMENT hearing aids, featuring two distinct signal processing pathways — a “classic” version and a new ZeroDelay Accelerator pathway that “dramatically changes how hearing aids sound,” according to the company.

US Hearing Aid Sales Fall by 18% in 2020

by Karl | Jan 18, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Surveys & Statistics | 3

According to Hearing Industries Association (HIA) statistics, total net hearing aid sales in 2020 reached 3.47 million units, a decrease of 18.0%, with the private/commercial sector experiencing a decrease of 14.2% and the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a decrease of 34.0%. Here is an analysis of hearing aid sales in 2020, including state-by-state unit losses, and what the future might hold in 2021.

Oticon Launches Oticon More Hearing Aid

by Stefani Kim | Jan 13, 2021 | Behind the Ear, Speech in Noise | 1

Oticon More is “the world’s first hearing aid that uses an on-board Deep Neural Network (DNN) trained on more than 12 million real-life sounds.”

Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids: An Interview with Brian Taylor, AuD

by Karl | Dec 18, 2020 | Behind the Ear, Patient Fittings | 0

Dr Taylor talks about the new edition of “Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids” he wrote with Gus Mueller, and provides details on Best Practices and the fitting process, real-ear measurement, word recognition testing and the SPRINT tool, and more.

Putting the AI in Patient-centered Hearing Healthcare

by Stefani Kim | Dec 7, 2020 | Behind the Ear, Personal Sound Amplification, Speech in Noise | 0

Not only are hearing aids capable of connecting directly to smartphones, but now, through the use of embedded sensors, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, hearing aids are themselves getting smarter and adding value to patient-centered hearing healthcare that goes well beyond amplifying sound.