The Wall Street Journal reported that Sonova Holding AG, parent of worldwide hearing aid market leader Phonak and other brands of hearing-aid and hearing-implant suppliers, will speed up an ongoing reorganization and cut staff by as many as 100 employees following the decision by its subsidiary Advanced Bionics (AB) to pull its cochlear implant products off the market until … [Read more...] about Sonova To Cut Staff In Wake Of Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Recall
Hamilton CapTel Offers 800i Captioned Telephone With Free TV Ears Thrown In For Only $99
Want to save $600 and get two of the hottest assistive listening devices (ALDs) available? Hamilton Relay's Hamilton CapTel business unit is making a limited-time offer for its CapTel 800i captioned telephone, bundled with a TV Ears system, for only $99 combined. Hamilton CapTel has been special-offering its $595-list-price 800i captioned telephone system for $99 for a while, … [Read more...] about Hamilton CapTel Offers 800i Captioned Telephone With Free TV Ears Thrown In For Only $99
Phonak Spices Up Its New Ambra And Audeo S Hearing Aids With A Next-Generation Digital Signal Processing Platform
Worldwide hearing-aid market leader Phonak is rolling out its new Ambra and Audeo S families of hearing aids based on its "Spice Generation" sound processing and fitting platform. At the heart of the new platform is the new Spice digital signal processing (DSP) chipset, which has twice the processing power, is twice as fast and has three times the memory than the company's … [Read more...] about Phonak Spices Up Its New Ambra And Audeo S Hearing Aids With A Next-Generation Digital Signal Processing Platform
William Demant Commits To Maintaining Sonic Innovations Hearing Aid Brand With Product Improvements And Appointment Of New Leader
William Demant Holding, which recently won a bidding war to acquire Otix Global, has committed to supporting Otix's Sonic Innovations hearing aid brand, with the appointment of a new leader and product expansion including a new version of its super-power Endura hearing aid family. The Sonic Innovations brand will be a sibling to Demant's flagship brand, Oticon hearing aids, … [Read more...] about William Demant Commits To Maintaining Sonic Innovations Hearing Aid Brand With Product Improvements And Appointment Of New Leader
Doing Well By Doing Good: Etymotic Research Wins CES Award For High-Tech Ear Plugs Protecting Soldiers’ Hearing In War Zones
Serious hearing loss is an all-too-common problem besetting U.S. military veterans and is the number-one cause of disability among those soldiers returning from Afghanistan. The problem is all the more tragic because for the most part hearing loss is preventable: a simple, inexpensive set of good earplugs can protect your hearing from the damage caused by even explosions and … [Read more...] about Doing Well By Doing Good: Etymotic Research Wins CES Award For High-Tech Ear Plugs Protecting Soldiers’ Hearing In War Zones