Hearing Technologies

Millions of hearing aid users experience frustration when trying to insert their devices, often giving up altogether. The Gruv Button™ Retrofit, a simple and affordable solution, addresses this issue by providing a no-slip groove that makes insertion easier. Priced at an estimated $15 or less, this innovative accessory aims to reduce the struggle of properly inserting hearing aids, helping users

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – ELEHEAR has introduced its newest product, ELEHEAR Beyond Hearing Aids.. Featuring advanced AI technology, Beyond is designed to enhance sound clarity, provide customizable tinnitus relief, seamless Bluetooth® streaming, and advanced noise reduction, all at an affordable price. ELEHEAR Beyond aims to make premium hearing aid technology more accessible to a wider audience without compromising on quality.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced the launch of Edge AI, its latest advancement in hearing technology designed to enhance patient care with improved performance and connectivity. Building on the success of its previous Genesis AI platform, Edge AI introduces new features such as a groundbreaking G2 Neuro Processor, deep neural network processing, and enhanced Bluetooth LE Audio capabilities.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that Jeff Solum, Wireless Systems Architect, has been honored with the 2024 Working Group Leadership Award from Bluetooth. This award recognizes exceptional contributions and leadership in advancing Bluetooth technology within its global community of over 40,000 members. As the chair of the Bluetooth Hearing Aid Working Group, Solum has played a pivotal role

HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK — Widex has announced the introduction of the Widex On-the-Go app, a new mobile application designed to support hearing care professionals (HCPs) by improving operational efficiency and fostering practice growth. The app is positioned as a tool to reduce administrative tasks, allowing HCPs to focus more on clinical activities that benefit their patients. “The consumer demand for

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA — Grason-Stadler, a leader in clinical instrumentation, has announced updates to the GSI Pello™ audiometer. These updates are aligned with those recently implemented on the GSI AudioStar Pro™. The most notable update is the inclusion of the new Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT™) test, available when purchasing new Pello devices with the Speech Plus license. The ACT test

by Terry Mactaggart, President and CEO, Summus Hearing  My recent post about “Moving the Meter for Hearing Health” summarized a perspective gained over the last decade as the hearing health market evolved. That, for me, started with an article published in Audiology Practices (Winter, 2013) where, as a business professional and hearing tech company founder, I noted that concentrated industry

WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA – Envoy Medical®, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCH) has been granted a new patent by the US Patent & Trademark Office for its fully implanted hearing devices. The company announced today that it received Patent No. 12,081,061, titled “Recharge System for Implantable Battery,” on September 3rd. This latest patent relates to a system for predicting and managing the

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Cisplatin, a widely used chemotherapy drug, has been a crucial treatment for many cancer patients, but its effectiveness often comes with a significant downside: irreversible hearing loss. Particularly pronounced in children, this side effect can drastically reduce quality of life, affecting learning and development. However, researchers at the University of Oklahoma, led by Dr. Vibhuti Agrahari,

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device, Hearing Aid Feature, intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones. Once installed and customized to the user’s hearing needs, the Hearing Aid Feature enables compatible versions of the AirPods Pro to serve as an OTC hearing aid, intended