With the conclusion of its multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Siemens AG's audiology business Thursday, a private investment group led by EQT Partners announced a new name for the company -- Sivantos Group -- along with an ambitious agenda to quickly make its presence felt as one of the world's largest independent hearing aid manufacturers. Siemens Hearing Instruments for … [Read more...] about Siemens Audiology Is Now An Independent Company: “The Sivantos Group”
Sensor-Laden Wireless Headphones Heat Up “Hearables” Market
Imagine a near-invisible, in-ear wireless device that combines hi-fi listening, sensor-driven health and fitness monitoring, hands-free phone calling and user-customizable hearing enhancement into a single package no larger than a peanut. That far-off vision started coming into focus at last week's International CES show, where wireless headphone makers gave a peak into the … [Read more...] about Sensor-Laden Wireless Headphones Heat Up “Hearables” Market
IntriCon Stakes Out Position In “Value Hearing Health” Market
IntriCon's long-term investment in what it calls the "value hearing health market" is paying off in a big way with its recently signed agreement to distribute low-cost, high-performance hearing aid products through PC Werth Ltd in the United Kingdom. PC Werth has been appointed as one of the main suppliers to the National Health Service (NHS), the largest purchaser of hearing … [Read more...] about IntriCon Stakes Out Position In “Value Hearing Health” Market
Beltone HearPlus App Lets Android Phones Control Hearing Aids
Beltone has joined its sister brand GN ReSound in providing an app that lets users control their hearing aids with their Android smartphones. The new Beltone HearPlus™ app, designed for Beltone First and Beltone Boost hearing aids, initially will work with the best-selling Samsung Galaxy S5 and will expand to include other Android devices later in 2015. … [Read more...] about Beltone HearPlus App Lets Android Phones Control Hearing Aids
When Does A Hearing Disadvantage Become A Hearing Disability?
After my cochlear implant surgery was a success and I returned to the world of (more or less) normal hearing, I had a stunning revelation. In the months before my surgery, when my hearing loss had progressed to "profound," I had been living with a serious disability. But even as I struggled daily with hearing aids that barely helped and as I suffered from growing social … [Read more...] about When Does A Hearing Disadvantage Become A Hearing Disability?