Phonak has expanded its U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offerings to include the Virto R Infinio, the company’s smallest and first rechargeable custom in-the-ear hearing aid featuring advanced Infinio technology.
Nano Hearing Aids has launched new completely-in-canal (CIC) hearing aids, featuring advanced sound quality and a more discreet design.
Signia announced the general availability of its Insio Charge&Go AX custom hearing aids, the newest device built upon Signia’s Augmented Xperience (AX) platform.
Eargo reported that net revenue was $18.2 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. The company says the increase was driven by an increase in consumer adoption of the Eargo hearing aid system and a decrease in sales return accrual rate.
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After friend and Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford showed Lukather the small, in-ear hearing aids he wore (“I couldn’t even tell!”), Lukather was ready to take the next step and chose Widex for his first set.
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According to Phonak, the new Lyric4 features components that have been further improved to help guard against earwax and other debris, helping to increase reliability.
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DigiFocus could be programmed to each patient’s specific hearing needs and reprogrammed over time as the user’s hearing changed, Oticon says.
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Powered by AI, Widex SoundSense Learn helps process inputs from connected hearing aids throughout the world and shares anonymized data with a cloud-based AI system.
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The NewSound Primo W hearing aid is powered by Energous’ radio frequency-based wireless charging technology, which “supports charging of a large variety of devices, including very small, rounded devices such as behind-the-ear and in-the-ear hearing aids,” according to the company.
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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.”
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According to Rexton, its Motion Core hearing aids are “an ideal solution to treat hearing loss, whether for retirees who want to remain active and included in the conversation, or the growing number of working professionals developing hearing loss on the job.”
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Jacoti’s technology comes with a self-administered hearing test that prompts various tones and frequencies, to establish volume thresholds for the user’s level of hearing. Two audiograms are then created, tailored specifically to the user’s right and left ears, acting as the user’s individual hearing prescription based on their level of individual hearing, according to the company’s announcement.
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Surprisingly, 75% of countries polled included bird song in their top three—out of a total of 20—general sounds of value.
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Starkey announced that its Thrive Hearing Control app now includes Mask Mode, a new custom memory that boosts the frequency response in certain channels to help patients better hear people who are wearing face masks.
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According to ReSound, hearing care professionals can now adjust hearing aid settings to compensate for the sound distortions caused by face masks. The new settings can be installed “remotely and conveniently via the ReSound Assist Live— a cloud-based tele-audiology service that provides support to people from the safety and comfort of home.” This technology has proven important during COVID-19.
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In a recent “Engadget” article, writer James Trew performs a side-by-side comparison of the newest “flagship offerings” from Phonak and Widex: the Paradise and the Moment.
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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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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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