Hearing News Watch

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – MED-EL USA today announced the launch of the 2026 IDEASforEARS children’s invention contest, inviting young visionaries aged 6 to 12 to imagine the future of hearing technology. Hosted by MED-EL, a world leader in hearing implant innovation, the international competition challenges children to share their most creative ideas to improve the lives of people with hearing

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Combat Stress has announced a new clinical trial in partnership with British health tech company TinniSoothe to evaluate the use of a wearable tinnitus device among UK veterans. The waitlist-controlled study represents a significant step toward identifying accessible, non-invasive treatment options for tinnitus and its associated mental health challenges. Tinnitus, the perception of sound without an external

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – Audien Hearing has announced a partnership with the Washington Commanders for the 2025–2026 NFL season. The collaboration aims to raise awareness of hearing loss among veterans and provide expanded access to hearing care through the company’s social impact initiative, Audien Cares. As part of the partnership, Audien will sponsor the USO Club at the Commanders’ “Salute to

by Terry Mactaggart, President and CEO, Summus Hearing Inc.  I’ve always been puzzled, indeed frustrated, about why family doctors are not engaged with hearing health. Integrating hearing health into primary care is urgent because the global burden of hearing loss is already immense and accelerating. Over 1.5 billion people live with some degree of hearing impairment today, and that number

A 2025 study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine reports a nanoparticle system that could keep medications in the ear longer and improve how much drug reaches the cochlea—potentially reducing the need for repeated injections to treat certain types of hearing loss. The approach uses polydopamine-coated, mucoadhesive nanoparticles (“Dopa-NPs”) to help medicine stick to ear tissues and cross into

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has announced that registration is now open for the inaugural cohort of the ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation Program. The registration deadline is Friday, December 5, 2025, or until a maximum of 50 practices have registered. The ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation initiative aims to help practices strengthen and streamline operations, align with

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Beltone has launched its third annual Hear for the Holidays campaign, an initiative designed to help individuals with hearing loss reconnect with loved ones during the holiday season. Through December 31, people can nominate themselves or someone they know to receive a free pair of hearing aids from participating Beltone hearing centers across the United States. Recipients

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM – CamGene Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class RNA-based therapies for hearing loss, has announced the successful closing of its oversubscribed seed funding round. The financing was led by the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Future Planet Capital, and joined by majority investor Eos Advisory, as well as Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Hex Two, LongRiver

MILAN, ITALY – Amplifon S.p.A. announced its results for the first nine months and third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company reported revenues of €1,743.8 million (~$1.87 billion) for the first nine months, an increase of 1.8% at constant exchange rates compared to the same period in 2024. The improvement was driven by a return to organic growth in

by Terry Mactaggart, President and CEO, Summus Hearing Inc.  My last post (Introducing Merlin – Making Hearing Care Accessible to All) summarized our view of the hearing health conundrum and what we at Summus Hearing (in concert with others) can do about it. While testing abounds online and via hearing aid dispenser/ENT networks, a significant majority of people don’t take