Question: what do stiletto heels and hearing aids have in common? Answer: the new "Styletto" hearing aids from Signia. Featuring a long, slim look that harkens to the tall, pointed heels favored by fashionista, the Styletto family is a great example of the coming design revolution in hearing aids. Paradoxically, this revolution is possible due to a new advance in a relatively … [Read more...] about A Hearing Aid Design Revolution
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How Big Is The Phonak Bluetooth Hearing Aid Breakthrough? Very Big.
When Bluetooth began connecting mobile phones with everything from wireless headphones to automobile stereo speakers, an obvious next question was, "Why not hearing aids?" There was always a simple but completely disappointing answer: "Because it's too hard." But Phonak's new Bluetooth-compatible Marvel hearing aids have finally changed the answer. If they work as advertised, … [Read more...] about How Big Is The Phonak Bluetooth Hearing Aid Breakthrough? Very Big.
The New Bose Hearing Aid Is A Game-Changer
Bose didn't wait for the starting gun to go off in the race to market low-cost, high-tech over-the-counter hearing aids. Instead, after clearing a little-known FDA fast-track approval process, Bose is set to launch "the first hearing aid...that enables users to fit, program and control the hearing aid on their own, with or without assistance from a health care provider." … [Read more...] about The New Bose Hearing Aid Is A Game-Changer
New Report Reveals The Cost of Hearing Aids
A recent report from Hearing Tracker revealed the true cost of hearing aids. Over 2000 current hearing aid users were surveyed and asked where they purchased their hearing aids, which technology level they purchased, and how much they paid (out-of-pocket) for their devices. … [Read more...] about New Report Reveals The Cost of Hearing Aids
Are ‘Hearables’ Ready for Prime Time? Not Yet
The demise of two well-funded "hearable" manufacturers raises the question of when, or whether, this new product category will ever become the multibillion-dollar market that some analysts are predicting. The problem isn't lack of funding or dearth of imagination. It's that several core technologies simply aren't yet far enough along to deliver all that consumers are asking … [Read more...] about Are ‘Hearables’ Ready for Prime Time? Not Yet