Health insurance plans are slowly starting to provide more coverage for hearing aids. In a recent groundbreaking survey by Hearing Tracker and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), 25 percent of respondents said they had received health-insurance subsidies for their hearing aids. That's nearly double the 13 percent reported in other surveys a decade ago. But the new … [Read more...] about Health Insurance Companies Slowly Start To Cover Hearing Aids
A Hearing Aid Design Revolution
Question: what do stiletto heels and hearing aids have in common? Answer: the new "Styletto" hearing aids from Signia. Featuring a long, slim look that harkens to the tall, pointed heels favored by fashionista, the Styletto family is a great example of the coming design revolution in hearing aids. Paradoxically, this revolution is possible due to a new advance in a relatively … [Read more...] about A Hearing Aid Design Revolution
How Big Is The Phonak Bluetooth Hearing Aid Breakthrough? Very Big.
When Bluetooth began connecting mobile phones with everything from wireless headphones to automobile stereo speakers, an obvious next question was, "Why not hearing aids?" There was always a simple but completely disappointing answer: "Because it's too hard." But Phonak's new Bluetooth-compatible Marvel hearing aids have finally changed the answer. If they work as advertised, … [Read more...] about How Big Is The Phonak Bluetooth Hearing Aid Breakthrough? Very Big.
Wall Street Made The Wrong Call On Bose Hearing Aids
In a typical knee-jerk reaction, Wall Street last week sent the share prices of William Demant, Sonova Group and GN Store Nord tumbling following the FDA's approval of the new Bose hearing aid. In my humble opinion, the investor herd made exactly the wrong call on those hearing-aid makers. In fact, now might be the right time to consider "buying the dip." … [Read more...] about Wall Street Made The Wrong Call On Bose Hearing Aids
The New Bose Hearing Aid Is A Game-Changer
Bose didn't wait for the starting gun to go off in the race to market low-cost, high-tech over-the-counter hearing aids. Instead, after clearing a little-known FDA fast-track approval process, Bose is set to launch "the first hearing aid...that enables users to fit, program and control the hearing aid on their own, with or without assistance from a health care provider." … [Read more...] about The New Bose Hearing Aid Is A Game-Changer