GN ReSound's new LiNX hearing aid isn't just the world's first "Made for iPhone Hearing Aid." It's also a high-tech system that pushes the performance envelope by fitting more processing power and communication power into its smallest receiver-in-the-ear hearing aid. LiNX is the latest shoe to drop in a steady progression of technology-driven product introductions from the … [Read more...] about ReSound LiNX Wireless Hearing Aid Pushes Power And Performance Envelope
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Advanced Bionics And Phonak Cross-Fertilize Hearing Aid And Cochlear Implant Technologies
Sonova Group's acquisition of the Advanced Bionics cochlear implant business is starting to pay off. The recent integration of technologies developed by Sonova's Phonak hearing aid subsidiary into a new cochlear implant sound processor from Advanced Bionics foreshadows even more interesting products and features to come. The only question raised by this first-ever … [Read more...] about Advanced Bionics And Phonak Cross-Fertilize Hearing Aid And Cochlear Implant Technologies
MDHearingAid Disrupts Affordable Hearing Aid Market By Adding T-Coils To Its New ‘Air’ Product Line
MDHearingAid has raised the performance bar in the market for affordable hearing aids sold over the internet by introducing a model integrating telecoils to make it easier to use the hearing aids with a phone. The MDHearingAid Air, at $349.99 per hearing aid, is the first entry-level internet hearing aid to provide t-coil functionality. And for a limited time, the company is … [Read more...] about MDHearingAid Disrupts Affordable Hearing Aid Market By Adding T-Coils To Its New ‘Air’ Product Line
Here We Go Again: Report Says Siemens May Sell Its Hearing Aids Business
Dow Jones is reporting that Siemens, the giant diversified global technology company, once again is considering selling off its Siemens Hearing Instruments business. The sale of one of the world's six biggest hearing aid manufacturers could represent a tectonic shift in a global hearing aid industry that has been struggling to achieve higher growth rates in a world where … [Read more...] about Here We Go Again: Report Says Siemens May Sell Its Hearing Aids Business
Unitron’s Flex Hearing Aids Let New Users Find Out Right Away What Hearing Enhancement Can Do For Them
Unitron's new Flex hearing aids will make it easier for first-time customers to immediately discover the benefits of hearing enhancement. The Flex:trial hearing aids can be programmed to replicate a very broad range of sound profiles addressed by multiple models in Unitron's broad product line. Unitron will stock audiologists and authorized fitters with Flex:trial devices … [Read more...] about Unitron’s Flex Hearing Aids Let New Users Find Out Right Away What Hearing Enhancement Can Do For Them