Concha Labs Launches FDA-Cleared OTC Hearing Aid
Concha Labs launched an OTC hearing aid solution that allows users to personalize their hearing profiles in minutes via their iPhones.
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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.
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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.
Phonak Wins Two CES 2019 Innovation Awards for Audéo Marvel and Virto B-Titanium
An annual program that celebrates outstanding design, the CES Innovation Awards recognizes honorees across 28 product categories.
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Starkey Livio AI Wins ‘2019 CES Innovation’ Award for Accessibility
Livio AI interfaces with a brand-new mobile app — Thrive™ Hearing and three new wireless accessories—the Starkey Hearing Technologies TV, the Remote, and the Remote Microphone +.
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Cochlear and GN Expand Smart Hearing Alliance Collaboration
The deepening of this relationship includes joint research and development, shared technology, and strengthened global Smart Hearing Alliance commercial collaboration between Cochlear and GN Hearing, the hearing aid division of the GN Group.
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Sonic Introduces New Styles and Performance Levels for Enchant
Designed with a focus on size to create a “first-rate fit,” Enchant custom models reportedly use a variety of venting, amplifier, and battery configurations to build the smallest possible instruments to satisfy individual preferences for style, comfort, and gain. Feature options include four receiver sizes (75-100 dB), advanced wireless communication with 2.4 GHz, Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) technology, dexterity enhancements for easier handling, and more.
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Apple’s ‘Everyone Can Code’ Program Available For Students with Vision, Hearing Needs
Accessibility features for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing include FaceTime for capturing every gesture and facial expression, Type to Siri, closed captions, LED Flash for Alerts, Mono Audio and Made for iPhone hearing aids.
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Oticon to Offer VA Audiologists Opn Rechargeable and ConnectClip
Opn miniRITE rechargeable hearing aids can be charged overnight so that a user can have power to last throughout the day. ConnectClip, an intermediary device, is designed to turn Opn hearing aids into a high-quality wireless headset for clear, hands-free calls from modern mobile phones, including iPhone® and Android™ smartphones.
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Oticon Demonstrates Opn at AAA 2018
At AAA 2018, Oticon shared early results of studies that compared listening effort in normal hearing listeners with the listening effort of Opn 1 users.
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Oticon ConnectClip Wins 2018 Red Dot Award for Product Design
A panel of international jurors recognized ConnectClip for what was said to be “outstanding design aesthetics” that incorporated a variety of technical, performance, and functionality innovations.
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Unitron Launches Moxi ALL Hearing Instrument
The new hearing solution is designed to deliver “amazing sound quality,” according to Unitron, and advanced binaural performance features that help consumers hear their best in all of life’s conversations, including those on mobile phones.
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Oticon Launches ConnectClip Connectivity Device
According to the company, the intermediary device turns Oticon Opn™ hearing aids into a wireless headset for clear, hands-free calls from modern mobile phones, including iPhone® and Android™ smartphones.
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Field Trial Tests the Sound Quality of ReSound LiNX 3D
In a field trial where recent purchasers of ReSound LiNX2 were refit with ReSound LiNX 3D, subjective outcomes were slightly but significantly improved for ReSound LiNX 3D, with 70% of participants expressing a preference for the sound quality of the newer hearing aid.
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Advanced Bionics to Incorporate Sonova’s Sword Chip Technology
Current users of the Naída CI Q90 sound processor, and future recipients, will be able to connect to any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone.
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Can Apple AirPods Be Used As Hearing Aids?
The short answer: No, but the situation is complex. As this article explains, the key problem with the wireless Bluetooth protocol is latency—or the amount of time it takes to capture, process, amplify, and convey the signals wirelessly to the earbuds.
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Easy Ways to Integrate Assistive Technology into Your Practice
Today’s hearing aids make up a part of what can be considered a communication system. Assistive devices are designed as an integral part of this system.
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Starkey Hearing Technologies Launches IQ Product Lines
Starkey Hearing Technologies—an Eden Prairie, Minn-based hearing technology company—is launching a new line of hearing aids based on the company’s research in virtual reality, advanced neuroscience, and audiology and signal processing.
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