Every January, I jot down ten trends I plan to watch that will provide insights about how, why and when innovative technologies and new business ventures might unleash growth in the hearing-aid industry. In 2011, the global hearing-aid industry experienced something on the order of two percent growth. That's a disappointing performance in a year when millions of … [Read more...] about Hearing-Aid Industry Unbound: Ten Trends To Follow In 2012 That Could Help Drive Double-Digit Growth
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Miracle-Ear Mirage Is The Latest Entrant In The Burgeoning Market For Invisible Hearing Aids
With its introduction this week of a very small digital hearing aid that sits deep enough within the ear canal to disappear from sight, Miracle-Ear is the latest entrant in the burgeoning market for "invisible hearing aids." The Miracle-Ear Mirage is a digital hearing aid with many of the advanced features customers expect in full-featured digital aids, including feedback … [Read more...] about Miracle-Ear Mirage Is The Latest Entrant In The Burgeoning Market For Invisible Hearing Aids
ExSilent AirTAP Technology Makes It Easy To Switch Program Settings On New QLeaf Pro Invisible Hearing Aid
ExSilent introduced the QLeaf Pro invisible hearing aid featuring new AirTAP technology that makes it simple to switch between four program settings optimized for different listening environments. The young independent hearing aid manufacturer based in the Netherlands made a splash in 2009 when it introduced ExSilent Q invisible hearing aid, which sits deep within the ear … [Read more...] about ExSilent AirTAP Technology Makes It Easy To Switch Program Settings On New QLeaf Pro Invisible Hearing Aid
Why Lantos Technologies’ Search For The Perfect Earmold Is A Game-Changer For The Hearing Aid And High-End Audio Industries
Lantos Technologies, a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup company working with patented technology developed at MIT, is on a quest for the perfect ear mold fitting. With $1.6 million in venture capital funding, the company is developing a unique scanner that will create an exact digital image of the inner ear, enabling ear mold manufacturers to produce hearing-aid shells, … [Read more...] about Why Lantos Technologies’ Search For The Perfect Earmold Is A Game-Changer For The Hearing Aid And High-End Audio Industries
Siemens Plunges Into Invisible Hearing Aid Market With New iMini, A 16-Channel Device Featuring Siemens BestSound Processing
With the launch of its new iMini hearing aid family this month, Siemens Hearing Instruments will take the plunge into the hot market for invisible in-the-canal (IIC) hearing aids. While pre-announcement details are sketchy, enough information has trickled out to confirm that the tiny Siemens iMini hearing aids will sit so deep within the ear canal as to be virtually … [Read more...] about Siemens Plunges Into Invisible Hearing Aid Market With New iMini, A 16-Channel Device Featuring Siemens BestSound Processing