Phonak has introduced new Quest sound processing software to take further advantage of the wireless communication capabilities of its high-end hearing aids, with new algorithms that make it easier to hear in noise, on the telephone, in crowded rooms, in situations where the speaker is off to one side or behind the listener, and in wind. Initially available in its new Phonak … [Read more...] about New Quest Hearing Aid Sound Processing System From Phonak Improves Speech Comprehension In Noisy Environments
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New Verso Hearing Aid Family Adds Wireless Binaural Communication To ReSound’s High-End Sound Processing Platform
With its new Verso hearing aid family, ReSound has joined other leading global hearing aid brands in delivering binaural sound processing for more natural hearing. Also integrating ReSound's advanced 2.4 gigahertz wireless digital audio streaming technology, which transmits audio from your TV, stereo system, or external microphones through the air directly into your hearing … [Read more...] about New Verso Hearing Aid Family Adds Wireless Binaural Communication To ReSound’s High-End Sound Processing Platform
SoundFest To Deliver iPhone App And Bluetooth Earpiece Making It Easier To Understand Speech In Noise
Plenty of traditional hearing aid companies and technology startups are reaching for the Holy Grail of hearing loss correction: a product enabling people to understand what their table mates are saying in noisy restaurants. But SoundFest Inc. of Boston is among the few using the ubiquitous Apple iPhone as a low-cost, high-quality signal processing platform to deliver a … [Read more...] about SoundFest To Deliver iPhone App And Bluetooth Earpiece Making It Easier To Understand Speech In Noise
Apple’s ‘Made-For-iPhone’ Hearing Aid Initiative May Be A Game-Changer For GN ReSound And The Rest Of The Hearing Industry
The hearing aid industry right now is like a box of dry tinder waiting for a match. The tinder is a collection of digital and wireless technology standards that have the potential to transform a pair of smartphone earbuds into full-blown custom programmable hearing aids. The match is Apple's iPhone. With GN ReSound's disclosure that it will introduce a new family of … [Read more...] about Apple’s ‘Made-For-iPhone’ Hearing Aid Initiative May Be A Game-Changer For GN ReSound And The Rest Of The Hearing Industry
Hansaton’s Jerry Yanz Predicts Hearing Industry Will Get A Charge From Rechargeable Hearing Aids
If you can recharge your cell phone once and it will work for several days, why can't you do the same thing with your hearing aids? Jerry L. Yanz of Hansaton will tell anyone within earshot why. More important, he will tell you how yesterday's inadequate rechargeable hearing aids are being replaced by new rechargeables that actually work the way you do--all day long. Until … [Read more...] about Hansaton’s Jerry Yanz Predicts Hearing Industry Will Get A Charge From Rechargeable Hearing Aids