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Oct. 28, 2025

Starkey Recognized on Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech List

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA — Starkey has been named to Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech list, which recognizes innovations reshaping industries and advancing technology with meaningful impact. The distinction highlights Starkey’s role in developing hearing aids that function as intelligent health devices supporting communication, safety, and overall well-being. The Next Big Things in Tech list honors companies of all
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Oct. 23, 2025

Demant Announces Sale of Oticon Medical to Nordic Healthcare Investor Impilo

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SMØRUM, DENMARK — Demant has signed an agreement to sell Oticon Medical to Nordic investment firm Impilo for a total contractual consideration of up to DKK 600 million (approximately USD $85 million). The transaction concludes Demant’s divestment of its Hearing Implants business area. The agreement ensures continuity for Oticon Medical’s operations and supports its long-term market position, future growth, and
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Oct. 22, 2025

HearAdvisor Announces Best Hearing Aids and Earplugs of 2025 with Expert Choice Awards

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ROCKFORD, ILLINIOS — HearAdvisor, an independent audio performance lab, has announced the winners of its 2025 Expert Choice Awards, recognizing the best hearing aids and earplugs of the year. Now in its third year, the awards highlight products that deliver exceptional sound quality and performance based on rigorous, objective lab testing. HearAdvisor remains the only lab worldwide offering independent, data-driven
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Oct. 21, 2025

Neuromod Launches Online Tinnitus Masterclass to Support Clinician Education and Access to Care

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DUBLIN, IRELAND — Neuromod, the medical device company behind the Lenire tinnitus treatment device, has announced the launch of Tinnitus Masterclass, an online course designed to provide hearing care professionals with clinical and commercial knowledge to establish effective and sustainable tinnitus care services. Tinnitus Masterclass is an expert-led online program that integrates audiology, neurology, and psychology into short, focused modules. The
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Oct. 19, 2025

Study Reveals How CPD Mutations Disrupt Cochlear Function — and How They Might Be Treated

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Hearing loss affects millions of people worldwide, including one in 500 newborns and nearly half of adults over age 65. Although many cases are genetic, most hereditary forms of hearing loss have long been considered irreversible. Now, new research from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and international collaborators has identified a genetic form of deafness that could
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Oct. 15, 2025

HearingTracker’s Steve Taddei Featured on PBS’s ‘Ask This Old House’ to Discuss Hearing Protection

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — HearingTracker and HearAdvisor have announced that Dr. Steve Taddei, Au.D., co-founder of HearAdvisor and contributing audiologist at HearingTracker, will appear on an upcoming episode of PBS’s Ask This Old House® airing Monday, October 20, 2025. The segment highlights the importance of hearing protection and the risks of noise exposure—topics that affect both professional tradespeople and everyday DIY
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Oct. 14, 2025

Amplifon Recognized Among the World’s Best Companies for Women by Forbes

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MILAN, ITALY – Amplifon, a global leader in hearing care services and solutions, has been included for the second consecutive year in the World’s Top Companies for Women 2025 ranking, compiled by Forbes in collaboration with Statista. Amplifon is the only hearing care company featured in this year’s list. The ranking highlights multinational companies that have demonstrated excellence in promoting
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Oct. 10, 2025

New OrgaEar Initiative Launches to Develop 3D Bioprinted Inner Ear Organoids for Hearing Disorder Research

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LYON & MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – CTIBIOTECH, a leading innovator in human tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting, has been selected by SATT AxLR and CILCARE to support the development of the OrgaEar project, a groundbreaking initiative to create the first 3D bioprinted inner ear organoids dedicated to drug screening for hearing disorders. Addressing a Critical Public Health Need Hearing disorders represent
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Oct. 07, 2025

Envoy Medical Receives FDA Approval to Expand Pivotal Clinical Trial for Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant

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WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA — Envoy Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCH), a hearing health company pioneering fully implanted hearing solutions, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand its pivotal clinical trial for the fully implanted Acclaim® cochlear implant to the final stage. The decision follows promising three-month data from the first 10
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Oct. 04, 2025

Scientists Keep a Mammalian Cochlea Alive Outside the Body for the First Time

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In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists at The Rockefeller University have succeeded in keeping a small segment of a mammalian cochlea alive and functional outside the body—allowing them, for the first time, to directly observe the mechanics that make hearing possible. The achievement, led by the late A. James Hudspeth and colleagues in the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, represents a major