Sonova Group's acquisition of the Advanced Bionics cochlear implant business is starting to pay off. The recent integration of technologies developed by Sonova's Phonak hearing aid subsidiary into a new cochlear implant sound processor from Advanced Bionics foreshadows even more interesting products and features to come. The only question raised by this first-ever … [Read more...] about Advanced Bionics And Phonak Cross-Fertilize Hearing Aid And Cochlear Implant Technologies
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Unitron’s Flex Hearing Aids Let New Users Find Out Right Away What Hearing Enhancement Can Do For Them
Unitron's new Flex hearing aids will make it easier for first-time customers to immediately discover the benefits of hearing enhancement. The Flex:trial hearing aids can be programmed to replicate a very broad range of sound profiles addressed by multiple models in Unitron's broad product line. Unitron will stock audiologists and authorized fitters with Flex:trial devices … [Read more...] about Unitron’s Flex Hearing Aids Let New Users Find Out Right Away What Hearing Enhancement Can Do For Them
Sonova Reports 10 Percent Increase In Hearing Aid Sales And Resumes Cochlear Implant Shipments
Sonova Group, parent of the Phonak and Unitron hearing aid brands, issued a preliminary financial report announcing that its hearing-aid sales increased 10.1 percent in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, powered by strong market acceptance of its high-end hearing aids based on its new Spice sound processing hardware and software platform. The Swiss holding company also announced … [Read more...] about Sonova Reports 10 Percent Increase In Hearing Aid Sales And Resumes Cochlear Implant Shipments
How Big An Impact Will Departures of Sonova CEO and CFO Have On The Company’s Hearing Aid Brands?
The resignations of Sonova Group CEO Valentin Chapero and CFO Oliver Walker following improper stock transactions was an unwelcome surprise to a hearing aid industry still struggling to revive sales growth following the global economic recession. Sonova is the world's leading hearing aid manufacturer, owner of well-known brands including Phonak and Unitron (hearing aids), … [Read more...] about How Big An Impact Will Departures of Sonova CEO and CFO Have On The Company’s Hearing Aid Brands?
Cochlear Ltd. Sales Increase Points To Growing Global Demand For Cochlear Implants, Including Bilateral Sets
Cochlear Ltd. reported a 16 percent increase in profits for the first half of its fiscal year on a 20 percent increase in unit sales of its cochlear implants, pointing to a strong recovery from the recession as well as a growing number of patients opting for a second implant to get bilateral hearing from both ears. Cochlear CEO Chris Roberts told The Wall Street Journal that … [Read more...] about Cochlear Ltd. Sales Increase Points To Growing Global Demand For Cochlear Implants, Including Bilateral Sets