GN ReSound's new flagship family of Alera hearing aids will provide wireless connectivity directly with mobile phones and television sets equipped with ReSound's new Unite assistive listening device (ALD) accessories. Like other new wireless ALD accessories from Widex and other hearing-aid manufacturers, the ReSound Unite accessories eliminate the need for transmission … [Read more...] about ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
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With FDA’s Blessing, New Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids And Personal Sound Amplifiers Promise To Disrupt Global Hearing Industry
Improvements in technology and performance have enabled a new class of over-the-counter hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers to gather momentum in the global hearing-aid market. A new breed of manufacturers is bypassing traditional distribution channels with products that have the potential to dramatically change the price/performance equation and disrupt the traditional … [Read more...] about With FDA’s Blessing, New Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids And Personal Sound Amplifiers Promise To Disrupt Global Hearing Industry
Oticon Integrates Wireless Bluetooth Receiver In New Epoq Hearing Aids
Oticon’s latest new technology is whiz bang, integrating a Bluetooth receiver inside its new Epoq family of hearing aids. Epoq also provides wireless binaural communication between right and left hearing aids to make stereophonic sound more natural. But to me the most exciting innovation is the integrated Bluetooth, which enables mobile phone reception directly by the hearing … [Read more...] about Oticon Integrates Wireless Bluetooth Receiver In New Epoq Hearing Aids
Oticon Introduces Kid-Friendly Amigo FM Assistive Listening Devices
Hearing the teacher's voice without the stress and strain of speech-reading can mean the difference between long-term success and failure in school, especially for younger children. When hearing-aid manufacturers target school-aged customers, they do well by doing good. … [Read more...] about Oticon Introduces Kid-Friendly Amigo FM Assistive Listening Devices
Introducing The Long-Awaited Convergence Of Hearing Aids And Consumer Electronics
Paul Dybala, Ph.D., the editor of both Audiology Online and Healthy Hearing, has filed a wonderful, comprehensive report on the convergence of hearing aids and the wave of consumer earpieces and headsets being marketed by cellphone makers and consumer electronics companies. In 1999, Dr. Dybala was among the first to predict the mainstreaming of ear-level hearing-assistance … [Read more...] about Introducing The Long-Awaited Convergence Of Hearing Aids And Consumer Electronics