Directionality in Single-Microphone Hearing Aids: Speech Enhancement With Discretion
Single-microphone hearing aids with directionality provide a distinctive combination of discretion and performance in noise.
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Ally Lending Partners with Eargo
Ally's alignment with Eargo builds upon the company's legacy and expanding footprint in business-to-business-to-consumer lending.
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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%.
Improving Speech Recognition in Noise Using Binaural Beamforming in ITC and CIC Hearing Aids
Recent advances in full-audio binaural beamforming have allowed for this technology to become available in small custom products. This paper reports on clinical trials revealing significant speech recognition improvement for this technology when employed in ITC and CIC custom instruments.
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Binaural Beamforming: The Natural Evolution
This study reports that the Siemens binaural beamformer Narrow Directionality in a new 2-microphone device is as effective as in the RIC form factor.
Read MoreCustomer Satisfaction and Benefit with CIC Hearing Aids
Consumer satisfaction ratings of completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids are equal or favorable to the most current [1994] MarkeTrak profile. CICs received better scores in key areas such as visibility, directionality, feedback, and performance while on the phone and in outdoor situations. Statistics point to CICs attracting a more youthful, less hearing-impaired market. CICs provide benefit, as measured by the APHAB, equivalent to the typical new hearing instrument.
Read MoreReal-ear Gain Provided by CIC, ITC, and ITE Hearing Instruments
This August 1994 article published by David Preves, at that time the VP of Research at Argosy Electronics, provides information on the extra gain provided by completely-in-the-canal (CIC), in-the-canal (ITC), and in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids and looks at the difference in 2cc coupler measurements. Among the reported bnefits of CIC hearing aids relative to the other types were reduced acoustic feedback, reduced occlusion, and increased real-ear acoustic gain, particularly in the high frequencies.
Read MoreFitting Completely-in-the-Canal (CIC) Hearing Aids
This early CIC-related article provides information on the fitting of complete-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids, and looks at how they may provide measurable gain and saturation output, while reducing the occlusion effect.
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