Hearing Technologies

Rather than disposing of batteries after two or three years, we could have recyclable batteries that last for up to nine years, by using high-frequency sound waves to remove rust that inhibits battery performance, says a team of Australian researchers. Only 10% of used handheld batteries, including for mobile phones, are collected for recycling in Australia, which is low by

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – xMEMS Labs announced the introduction of Skyline, the “world’s first discrete solid-state MEMS DynamicVent enabling smart TWS earbuds and hearing aids that create best-of-both-worlds user experiences combining the benefits of closed-fit (occluded) and open-fit, spatially aware earbuds”. Skyline represents xMEMS’ 2nd generation DynamicVent technology following last year’s introduction of Montara Pro. Unlike Montara Pro’s vent, which

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that its most advanced line of hearing aids, Evolv AI, has won a 2022 GOOD DESIGN® Award. As the world’s oldest and most recognized program for design excellence, this year’s awards competition received a record number of submissions from leading manufacturers in over 55 countries. Starkey’s GOOD DESIGN Award marks the eleventh product innovation

LYNGE, DENMARK – WS Audiology will open an onsite solar park in its global headquarters in Lynge, north of Copenhagen, where more than 5300 solar cells are expected to deliver 2.1 million kWh per year.  “We have set an ambitious goal that all the electricity we consume at all our locations in  the world – including manufacturing, offices, and retail stores

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Eargo, Inc. (Nasdaq: EAR), has launched the Eargo 7, its seventh generation device, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. As Eargo’s premiere device to be sold as an over-the-counter (OTC) self-fitting hearing aid, Eargo 7 introduces Sound Adjust+ with Clarity Mode, which aims to help address consumers’ core need to “hear more clearly in noisy

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — HearAdvisor, a new audio testing lab dedicated to helping those with hearing loss, is launching at CES 2023 to address a common problem: understanding how performance differs among the many options available when it comes to purchasing a hearing aid.  In its sound-treated acoustic test lab, HearAdvisor has recorded and objectively evaluated almost 20 different hearing

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that its most advanced line of hearing aids, Evolv AI, has been named a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree in the accessibility category. As one of the world’s most influential technology competitions, this award honors products with outstanding design, engineering, and innovation, with winners chosen from thousands of applications around the world. Starkey’s CES Innovation Award marks the

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Sennheiser this week has unveiled new hearing enhancement earbuds, Conversation Clear Plus, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The devices represent the first significant hearing product announcement since the Sennheiser consumer audio business was acquired by Sonova in May 2021. Conversation Clear Plus is said to feature advanced speech enhancement technology to improve listening

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Xander will publicly unveil its first product at CES 2023. XanderGlasses are smart glasses that display real-time captions of in-person conversations to help people with hearing loss. The CTA Foundation selected Xander as a winner of its Eureka Park Accessibility Contest, enabling the company to exhibit the glasses at CES. 48 million people in the U.S.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Nuheara, the smart-hearing company, today announced the commercial availability of its HP Hearing PRO. Consumers can now pre-order the HP Hearing PRO self-fitting, air-conduction, OTC hearing aid at www.HPhearingPRO.com and soon be able to purchase the product from any retailer carrying the product including Best Buy and Crutchfield. Nuheara’s HP Hearing PRO is the first product cleared through the