Are OTC hearing aids ready for prime time?
Five years ago I questioned whether the burgeoning class of “hearables” was ready for prime time, and my answer was “not yet.” Sure, earbuds for streaming music and talking on the phone were ready for takeoff. But hearables designed to actually help you hear a lot better—especially in your
Tiny in-ear biosensors enable killer hearing apps
New sensors are powerful enough to perform multiple tasks yet small enough to fit inside the ear canal, where blood flow is easily monitored.
Earlens raises $87 million for hearing aid performance breakthrough
A vibrating contact lens sits on the eardrum to directly activate the hearing system.
Why I went all in with a second cochlear implant
I thought long and hard about whether I should get a second cochlear implant. But I'm glad I did.
They turned on my cochlear implant, and I feel like I won the lottery
When the audiologist attached the external processor and activated it, I experienced a modern miracle.
Invisible hearing aid pioneer Lyric is fast out of the gates
Once they are inserted deep in the ear, they remain in place 24 hours a day for up to four months
