The 57th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians sponsored by EUHA in Frankfurt this week sets the stage for a new generation of hearing-aid products and technologies that will shape the industry in 2013.
Prof. Gunter Dueck, a philosopher, writer, columnist, mathematician, management expert, and former Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer at IBM Germany, is kicking off the conference with a keynote speech entitled “The Digital World – Between Commodity and Premium.” And more than 100 manufacturers will be showing their wares on the exhibition floor.
Siemens, ReSound, Phonak, Unitron and other leading manufacturers are introducing new products that are expected to deliver new benefits to hearing-aid users and a shot of energy to an international hearing-aid industry depending on product innovation to outperform the continued slow growth of the global economy.
Some of the most interesting product and technology news will come in three areas: sound processing software, digital signal processing performance, and wireless communication.
Among the announcements: Siemens is introducing its Micon technology platform with a digital signal processor that’s twice as powerful as its previous hearing aid processors. Unitron is showing its new super-power hearing aids as well as an innovative “Flex:trial” product that will enable audiologists to send patients home with a trial pair of hearing aids the day of their first visit. Phonak is introducing its new Quest sound processing platform featuring more binaural communication between hearing aids. And ReSound has joined the wireless binaural processing fray with its new Verso hearing aid family.
We’ll update Hearing Mojo with the announcements as they come, so stay tuned.