New Phonak Hearing Aids Improve Speech Understanding in Noise
Phonak expanded its Lumity portfolio to feature hearing aids that are designed to improve speech understanding in noisy environments.
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The Philosophy of Growth by Serving People’s Hearing Needs: An Interview with Bill Austin, Part 1
William (Bill) Austin celebrated his 60th year in the hearing healthcare field in February. As the founder of Starkey, one of the “Big 6” hearing aid manufacturers, he is probably among less than a handful of people who have continuously helmed a global hearing aid company from the 1970s to the present.
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Earlens Contact Hearing Solution Introduced with Inductive Coupling vs Light-Driven Coupling
In January 2019, the FDA approved a new and improved inductive radio power system for the Earlens Contact Hearing Solution which replaced the previous light-driven system. This article details the advantages of this change, and provides study results on the benefits of the inductive coupling system and how it is equal to or surpasses the light-driven system in several parameters.
US Hearing Aid Sales Increase by 5.3% in 2018; Approach 4-Million Unit Mark
US hearing aid unit sales increased by 5.3% in 2018, falling just 30,000 units short of the 4 million mark, according to HIA fourth quarter statistics. For the year, the commercial sector experienced unit sales gains of 5.95%, while the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dispensing activity increased by 2.4%.
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Embracing the Technological Revolution in Hearing Care
The future is clouded with unknowns like over-the-counter (OTC) opportunities and advances in implantable devices, but I’m sure that baby-boomer demographics will ensure that there will be plenty of potential hearing aid users who will need our help.
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Will Hearing Aid Sales Top 4 Million Units in 2018?
According to HIA statistics, the US hearing aid market has experienced sales gains of 5.9% and may exceed 4 million hearing aid units dispensed by the end of 2018. Here’s a summary of the US hearing industry statistics through the third quarter of this year, including a look at the most-common styles of hearing aids sold.
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Humavox Launches POD Wireless Charging Device for Hearing Aids at EUHA Congress
The POD is said to utilize Humavox’s ETERNA® technology to help provide a faster wireless charge, and is designed to accommodate any rechargeable hearing aid system requirement.
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Sivantos Launches New Form Factor with Signia Styletto SLIM RIC
Signia’s new Styletto is a rechargeable SLIM RIC that features a contemporary design and breaks the mold of traditional BTE hearing aids by taking advantage of how its lithium-ion battery technology doesn’t need to conform to the traditional size and shape of a button cell.
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Hansaton Launches AQ Jam SHD Behind-the-Ear Device
Like the AQ sound SHD, a rechargeable RIC hearing system released in Spring 2017, HANSATON’s AQ jam SHD behind-the-ear model has a lithium-ion battery
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Oticon Korea to Become Vanish International Supplier
Oticon, as the sole distributor of Vanish, will reportedly make the product available to all dispensers of hearing products within Korea.
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Audiology in Palliative Care
I’ve had personal experience with hospice as close family members approached their end of life, and found the experiences that the hospice care offered were very helpful and comforting.
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BIHIMA Releases 2017/2018 Q4 Market Statistics Report
The BIHIMA reports that the NHS market in the UK is up from 337,228 in Q3, to 388,754 units sold in Q4. The growth for the full year was 3.7% for 2017 compared to 2016.
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Blamey Saunders Hears Launches Facett Hearing Aid
Facett consists of two components. The “core” represents the brains and contains the user’s settings, and the “module,” which contains a rechargeable battery that activates the hearing aid.
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Staff Standpoint: Hearing Aid Sales Increase by 3.4% in 2017
Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States grew by 3.4% in 2017, with a 4.0% growth rate for the commercial/private sector and 0.92% for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA), Washington, DC.
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EUHA Publishes New Earmold Guideline
It offers a structured and condensed survey of all relevant aspects related to custom-made earmolds, and can serve acousticians who wish to check and refresh their knowledge.
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BIHIMA Releases 2017 Q3 Market Statistics Report
The BIHMA reports what they call “improved growth” in the number of units distributed through the private market in both the UK and Ireland.
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Unitron Expands Tempus Platform with Insera ITE and Stride M R
The new products further extend the Tempus platform’s conversation capabilities to wearers of custom hearing instruments and to those patients seeking a greater variety of rechargeable options.
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Clarity Launches Clarity Chat, a Behind-the-Ear PSAP
Available as a single unit or a pair, Clarity Chat™ is an affordable and easy-to-use sound amplifier designed for someone who wants to boost the sounds of their life so they can experience every moment loud and clear.
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