Hearing Tracker has broken the news that Sivantos (formerly Siemens Hearing Instruments) and Audibene have launched Hear.com, a new online hearing-aid sales and support site for consumers in the U.S. The site builds on Audibene's success in Europe operating its own online hearing site and presents head-to-head competition with Sonova's HearingPlanet web site. Click here to read … [Read more...] about New Hear.com Site Competes With Hearing Planet For Online Hearing Aid Sales
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At $1,799 A Pair, Costco’s iPhone Hearing Aids Challenge Audiologists
Update 2/3/2017: Kirkland Signature 7.0 was recently released. Read reviews for the KS7 Costco hearing aids. Costco has made a quiet entry into the Made-for-iPhone hearing aid market, selling its own Kirkland-brand iPhone-compatible hearing aids for $1,799.99 a pair. The new Kirkland Signature 6.0 hearing aids, utilizing technology from Big-Six hearing aid maker GN ReSound, … [Read more...] about At $1,799 A Pair, Costco’s iPhone Hearing Aids Challenge Audiologists
Five Reasons 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. We recently activated my second implant, and it's as big a miracle as the first. In January I decided to go ahead if I qualified, and after several months of preliminary testing and insurance screening, I had successful implantation surgery on my left side on March 30. We … [Read more...] about Five Reasons I Went All In With A Second Cochlear Implant
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