I purchased a Songbird Ultra Digital Hearing Aid over the internet recently and have been trying it out myself and with other users in different listening situations. The good news is that the inexpensive entry-level device is a true open-fit, behind-the-ear digital hearing aid that performs like other comparable low-end hearing-aids. That's also the bad news: because it … [Read more...] about Product Review: Songbird Ultra Digital Hearing Aids Are A Good First Step If You Think You Might Need Hearing Assistance
Cochlear Ltd. Gets FDA Approval For Water-Resistant Rechargeable Batteries for Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implant recipients will be able to enjoy visits to the beach and swimming pool following the recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the new water-resistant rechargeable batteries in Cochlear Limited's new Nucleus 5 cochlear implant systems. Cochlear's next-generation Nucleus 5 system, introduced in 2009, features the industry's smallest … [Read more...] about Cochlear Ltd. Gets FDA Approval For Water-Resistant Rechargeable Batteries for Cochlear Implants
Starkey Group Enters Invisible Hearing Aid Market Under Five Different Brand Names
The Starkey Group is jumping into the invisible hearing aid market, with five of its brand names selling a tiny new device that fits deep within the ear canal. It also set up a web site, Invisible Hearing Aid.com, to promote what appears to be a common platform product that is being shared by all five Starkey Group companies -- Starkey Laboratories, NuEar, MicroTech, AudioSync, … [Read more...] about Starkey Group Enters Invisible Hearing Aid Market Under Five Different Brand Names
ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
GN ReSound's new flagship family of Alera hearing aids will provide wireless connectivity directly with mobile phones and television sets equipped with ReSound's new Unite assistive listening device (ALD) accessories. Like other new wireless ALD accessories from Widex and other hearing-aid manufacturers, the ReSound Unite accessories eliminate the need for transmission … [Read more...] about ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
Phonak Uses World Cup Vuvuzela Noise As Design Laboratory For New Hearing Protection Products
Phonak's Hear the World initiative got so much attention from its announcement that vuvuzela horns were damaging World Cup attendees' hearing that the hearing aid company's product designers sprung into action to adapt Phonak's popular Serenity industrial hearing-protection products with a new line of consumer devices for fans who need to protect their hearing at stadium events … [Read more...] about Phonak Uses World Cup Vuvuzela Noise As Design Laboratory For New Hearing Protection Products