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
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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?
Starkey Z Series Hearing Aids Improve Wireless Communication
With its new Z Series hearing aids, Starkey Hearing Technologies has improved wireless connectivity between its hearing aids and peripheral audio streaming devices. The company said its new 900sync™ technology utilizing the 900 MHz transmission band enables more robust sound and "virtually drop free" streaming into the hearing aids from a normal range of five meters or less. … [Read more...] about Starkey Z Series Hearing Aids Improve Wireless Communication