Sound World Solutions has added an iPhone app, music streaming, improved directional microphones and longer battery life to its line of Bluetooth personal sound amplifiers with the introduction of its new CS50 model. Priced at $349.99 and available direct from the company's web site, the new model incorporates wireless features that expand its functionality well beyond sound … [Read more...] about Sound World Solutions Improves Audio, Adds iPhone App To Its Bluetooth Sound Amplifier
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FDA Approves Hybrid Cochlear Implant That Also Acts As A Hearing Aid
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Hybrid™ L24 Implant System for use in the United States. It is the first implantable device for people 18 and older with severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss of high-frequency sounds in both ears, but who can still hear low-frequency sounds with or without a hearing aid. "By amplifying … [Read more...] about FDA Approves Hybrid Cochlear Implant That Also Acts As A Hearing Aid
ReSound Rolls Out First “Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aid” With Premium Features, Premium Price
With a live gospel group from Harlem and multimedia presentations at a New York City news conference, GN ReSound yesterday initiated the global market rollout of the ReSound LiNX and Beltone First, the world's first "Made for iPhone Hearing Aids." GN ReSound CEO Lars Viksmoen, who had announced the new product in Europe last October, unveiled more details on availability, … [Read more...] about ReSound Rolls Out First “Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aid” With Premium Features, Premium Price
Will iHear Medical’s $200 Programmable Hearing Aid Disrupt The Hearing Industry?
A California startup company, iHear Medical Inc., is promising to break the $200 price barrier for programmable hearing aids with its new, invisible iHear HD hearing device. The early-bird $199 price includes not only the new digital hearing aid, but also an iHear Test kit that enables customers to self-administer hearing tests and program the hearing aids to their personal … [Read more...] about Will iHear Medical’s $200 Programmable Hearing Aid Disrupt The Hearing Industry?
Leading Suppliers Gain Market Share In Slow-Growth Hearing Aid Industry
Three of the world's biggest hearing aid manufacturers are all claiming market share increases in a global industry that has rebounded from last year's slowdown but that still is only seeing single-digit growth in units sold and, because of lower prices, even slower growth in overall revenue. Sonova Holding AG, the world's biggest hearing aid maker and parent of the Phonak … [Read more...] about Leading Suppliers Gain Market Share In Slow-Growth Hearing Aid Industry