Hearing Technologies

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

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey’s industry-leading Research and Development team is celebrating nearly 300 years of collective work experience in the field of artificial intelligence. Starkey’s Vice President of Advanced Development, Amit Shahar, recently joined Chief Hearing Health Officer Dave Fabry on Starkey Sound Bites to talk about the company’s journey to become the hearing industry’s leader in technology and his vision for

LYNGE, DENMARK – Signia has announced the introduction of the Signia Active Pro IX, an advanced version of its consumer earbuds that also serve as prescription-grade hearing aids. Built on the Integrated Xperience (IX) platform, this latest offering is designed to enhance conversational abilities for a wider range of users. “Signia Active Pro IX offers our HCP partners a modern,

STAFA, SWITZERLAND – Phonak, a Sonova brand, has announced the launch of Roger Unlimited, the next generation of its award-winning remote microphones, along with updates for the Roger On™ and Roger Touchscreen Mic. The new Roger Unlimited portfolio will include built-in unlimited receivers for Roger On™, Roger Select™, Roger Table Mic, and Roger Touchscreen Mic, eliminating the need for additional