Phonak Launches Virto Paradise Hearing Aids
This includes the Virto P Black—the fully-connected in-the-ear (ITE) hearing device that resembles a modern earbud, and the Virto P-Titanium—the “world’s only custom hearing aid made from titanium.”
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Sonic Launches Radiant Hearing Aid
New compression and noise management strategies allow Radiant to help deliver what the company describes as “clear, brilliant sound to improve the user experience, even in noisy environments.”
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‘Forbes’ Article Highlights Eargo’s Recent IPO
Eargo raised $141 million during its recent IPO, according to an article on the “Forbes” website, “sending shares up 87% on its first day of public trading.”
Research Shows Benefit of Access to All Sounds in Environment
Studies conducted by Eriksholm Research Centre found that natural brain function first processes the entire sound scene before focusing or selectively attending to the sound of interest. Researchers point out that the findings have significant implications for hearing aid design, challenging traditional approaches that let conventional technology decide what the brain needs to attend to.
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GN Hearing Holds Virtual Event to Celebrate Launch of ReSound One
Experts in the field of audiology gathered to discuss the latest technology and design, as well as future methods for treating hearing loss. Participants now have access to the training resources and learning materials for the next 90 days.
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Starkey Expands Livio Edge AI Hearing Aid Line
This launch includes the introduction of “the world’s smallest, most powerful rechargeable BTE*, a first-of-its-kind speech enhancement feature, and industry-first technology that allows hearing aid wearers to use their hearing devices to find their smartphones.”
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Signia Launches ‘Styletto X Challenge’ Hearing Aid Giveaway Program
From now until the end of 2020, participants can enter to win one of 10 pairs of Signia’s Styletto X hearwear, combining “award-winning design, improved audibility for speech in noise, and advanced features created in response to Covid-19.”
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Starkey Livio AI Receives ‘2020 AI Breakthrough Award’
Honoring the best companies, technologies, products, and services in the field of artificial intelligence, the AI Breakthrough Award recognizes the use of artificial intelligence “to solve problems and revolutionize an industry.”
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Beltone Releases Imagine Hearing Aid
Beltone Imagine places a third microphone directly in the ear canal to collect sound taking advantage of the natural and unique acoustics of each person’s ear.
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GN Hearing Launches ReSound ONE Hearing Aid
This solution places an additional microphone inside the ear canal, “for the first time, allowing people relying on hearing aids to experience the world with their own ears while preserving the comfort of an open-fit device.”
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A Faster Way to Setting Up External Receivers: Using Roger and Hearing Aids with RogerDirect
Remote microphone technology (RMT) continues to become more effective and smaller, as well as faster and easier to set up. This field trial demonstrates how the new RogerDirect system makes it faster and easier for hearing care professionals to employ RMT technology in hearing aids.
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BIHIMA Releases Q1 2020 Market Results
Not surprisingly, the UK figures are slightly down on Q4 2019, with over 400,000 units sold. Ireland Q1 units were particularly robust following a strong Q4 in 2019, with 16,830 units sold, according to BIHIMA.
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Survey Analysis Finds 20% of People with Hearing Aids Do Not Use Them
The study showed that approximately 20% of adults currently do not use their hearing aids at all, 30% use them some of the time, and the remaining 50% most of the time.
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Lantos Launches Storefront E-Commerce Portal for Custom-fit Hearing Products
Products currently available cover sleep assistance, personal audio, professional audio, work safety, recreation & sport safety, and hunting & outdoor.
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Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation Awarded Cummings Grant
HRF President Geoff Plant announced that the organization is one of 130 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through the Cummings Foundation’s $20 Million Grant Program. The Woburn-based organization was chosen from a total of 738 applicants during a competitive review process.
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Starkey Updates Fall Alert Feature in ‘Basic Mode’ for IOS and Android
Using their built-in 3D sensors, Starkey’s Livio Edge AI hearing aids can detect when the wearer falls and send alert messages to selected contacts.
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Sonova Announces New Brand Ambassador, Volleyball Player Natália Martins
The 35-year-old has had profound hearing loss since childhood and wears hearing aids from Sonova brand, Phonak. In Brazil, she is the “first volleyball player with hearing loss to play at professional level and to make it into her country’s national team.”
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HHTM Releases Audiologist Hearing Aid Maintenance & Repair Survey
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) announced the release of results of a survey of audiologists regarding their experience with hearing aid maintenance and repair over the past year (2019), prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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