The New York Times has published an excellent summary of the forces arrayed in the fight for lower hearing aid prices. It gives one hope that the long march toward lower prices for quality hearing aids may actually be gaining momentum. The story also has links to background info on upcoming milestones, including: President's Council report on lowering costs of hearing … [Read more...] about Hearing Aid Cost Reduction Starts To Hit Critical Mass
Hearing Industry
GN ReSound and William Demant Settle Patent Dispute
Almost as suddenly as the patent battle between GN ReSound and William Demant Holdings flared up, the parties have agreed to snuff it out -- seemingly for good. In a joint announcement last week, GN and Demant (parent of Oticon-brand hearing aids) announced they reached an agreement "to settle all patent disputes between the two companies, thereby terminating all patent … [Read more...] about GN ReSound and William Demant Settle Patent Dispute
GN ReSound Loses A Battle But Insists It Will Win Global Patent War With Oticon
Two of the world's largest hearing aid makers, based a few miles apart from each other in Denmark, are waging a potentially epic worldwide legal struggle over patent issues that may be critical to both their futures -- and to the future of "Made-for-iPhone" hearing aids. GN Store Nord, whose GN ReSound hearing aid unit introduced the first iPhone-compatible hearing aids, this … [Read more...] about GN ReSound Loses A Battle But Insists It Will Win Global Patent War With Oticon
Oticon Parent Posts Strong Earnings
The William Demant Group, parent of Oticon hearing aids and other brands, reported 11 percent revenue growth in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of the previous year, driven by strong performance of its new sound processing platform, especially in the U.S. … [Read more...] about Oticon Parent Posts Strong Earnings
ReSound Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aids Power Parent Company’s Growth
With continued revenue growth in its fiscal second quarter, GN Store Nord, parent of the GN ReSound Group of hearing technology brands, is powering through challenges including a costly case of fraud in a U.S. hearing aid subsidiary and contraction of business in its non-hearing-aid headset subsidiary. The Denmark holding company reported overall growth of four percent, … [Read more...] about ReSound Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aids Power Parent Company’s Growth