Unitron Launches New Hearing Aid Devices
Unitron introduces its new Ativo hearing aids and two additional Vivante styles offering more device options to meet the diverse needs.
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Signia Motion Charge&GO X and Active Pro Available to VA
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.
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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.”
Sivantos Launches Styletto Connect from Signia
Built upon Signia’s SLIM-RIC form factor and Signia Nx technology platform, Styletto Connect is said to combine “exceptional design with high-quality connectivity to the wearer’s smartphone” to be able to stream calls, music, and TV via Bluetooth, plus portable rechargeability.
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BIHIMA Releases Q4 2018/19 Hearing Care Market Data
Following a similar pattern to 2017, NHS sales in Q4 were considerably above the rest of the year in terms of quantity, according to the BIHIMA report. The BIHIMA reports NHS sales were down 0.3% from the same period last year, though private sales continued their strong performance with hearing instrument sales up 5.2% from the same period last year.
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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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