What Does it Mean When Earbuds Are Hearing Aids?
With the first FDA authorization for OTC hearing aid software, what does hearing aid functionality inside earbuds mean for audiology and HCPs?
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Starkey Hosts Global AI Hearing Health Summit
Starkey hosted an exclusive, global AI Hearing Health Summit featuring experts in the AI and hearing healthcare space.
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ReSound ONE Hearing Aids to Offer Hands-free Calling
ReSound ONE users will be able to answer calls with a tap on their hearing aids and enjoy conversations with “outstanding sound quality — all without ever having to take their device out of their pocket,” according to the company's announcement.
Apple Launches Features for Those with Hearing Loss
Apple announced the introduction of software features “designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.” According to Apple’s announcement, “these next-generation technologies showcase Apple’s belief that accessibility is a human right and advance the company’s long history of delivering industry-leading features that make Apple products customizable for all users.”
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Auditory Insight Analyzes AirPods Pro as Hearing Solution
According to Auditory Insight, Apple’s solution “integrates customized hearing assistance with noise protection in one device: the AirPods Pro earbuds.”
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Oticon More Now Available Through VA, DOD
Oticon, Inc announced that the Oticon More is now available through the Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration, Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies.
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The Rise of the Disrupters in Hearing Healthcare
With the rise of telecare and DIY/self-fit hearing devices (for at least milder hearing losses), hearing healthcare stakeholders will need to determine how and in what markets they do business.
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Cochlear’s Baha 6 Max Receives FDA Clearance
Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s clearance of the new Cochlea Baha 6 Max Sound Processor, designed to “improve hearing outcomes for people with SSD (single-sided deafness), conductive or mixed hearing loss.”
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Beltone Launches Rely Hearing Aids
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.”
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Tinnibot: Your Tinnitus Companion
Hearing Power has developed Tinnibot as a way to help people suffering from tinnitus symptoms accept their condition; understand that no “quick-fix cure” currently exists, despite what some online sources may suggest; and work toward improving their quality of life through therapeutic methods.
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Oticon Launches Oticon More Hearing Aid
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.”
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‘Forbes’ Reports Sound Quality Issues on Made for iPhone Hearing Devices on iPhone 12
Apple has issued a warning about Made for iPhone hearing devices that may have sound quality...
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Apple and Gallaudet Partner on Educational Initiative
Apple and Gallaudet University have teamed up to offer iPad Pros, Apple Pencils, and Smart Keyboard Folios to students and faculty enrolled in the 2020 fall semester, according to an article on the Apple website.
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‘Forbes’ Article Discusses Future of ‘Hearables Revolution’
The recent announcement that musician John Legend has been appointed the Chief Music Officer of meditation and mindfulness tech brand Headspace is timely considering the advent of the “Hearables Revolution,” a “perfect storm” of new audio and biometric capabilities for wearable devices for the ear, according to an article in “Forbes.”
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Blog: Apple Takes Another Step Toward Hearing Aid Functionality
Apple announced its latest operating system, iOS14, which includes another step towards its wireless headphones becoming a hearing-aid-like device.
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Starkey Launches Livio Edge AI and Several Firsts at Hearing Innovations Expo
Starkey unveiled its new Livio Edge AI hearing aid that comes in a 2.4 GHz custom Li-ion rechargeable option, connectivity to iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S10, and Google Pixel smartphones, voice and tap controls, and a new Edge Mode for an “extra boost” when listening in noise. The company also revealed some exciting features planned for the future of Livio Edge AI.
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New Apps Help Transcribe Speech, Find ASL Interpreters
Gerald Isobe and his son, Brandon Isobe, recently developed an app to help deaf individuals locate “real-time interpreters” on-demand, according to an article on Apple’s App Store website.
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Apple to Roll Out Hearing Aid Emoji
Apple iPhone users will soon have 59 new emojis to choose from, including an ear with a hearing aid, according to an article in the UK “Mirror.”
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