Hearing Technologies

HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK — Danish hearing aid maker Widex today announced the availability of its new WIDEX MOMENT hearing aid, which offers the industry’s “most natural hearing experience by combining the latest in AI and machine learning with two ultra-fast signal pathways”. According to Lise Henningsen, Global Head of Audiology at Widex, this next generation introduction addresses one of the

Olive Smart Ear is a sleek, single-ear amplifier designed for people with mild to moderate hearing loss that was made to “remove the stigma of impaired hearing”. The device, which was unveiled at CES in Las Vegas earlier this year, was named a CES 2020 Best Wearable award winner. Olive says its smart ear is designed to enhance hearing for

The FDA approval also includes extending the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor to the first U.S. cochlear implant recipients, Custom Sound Pro fitting software to enhance support for hearing professionals

Last week, direct to consumer hearing aid brand Lively began selling a new rechargeable hearing aid model. The company, which launched in January 2019, sells privately labeled ReSound hearing aids along with a remote (telehealth) care package. Users can take Lively’s online hearing assessment, meet with an audiologist face-to-face via video conference, and receive a premium hearing aid – all

The company’s latest generation devices are built upon Nuheara’s new technical platform, offering a number of improvements and features to personalize the user’s listening experience.

While good hygiene practices have always been important in the office and clinic, the arrival of COVID-19 has amplified that need to a much greater extent. Since 1992, Ear Technology Corporation has been the market leader for hearing aid and cochlear implant dryers, many of which utilize UV-C light for sanitization. Building on that history, we are introducing Ear Technology’s

SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA — iHEAR® Medical announced today the launch of the Free @Home iHEARtest™ campaign, offering consumers the ability to test their hearing for free at home with the company’s FDA approved home hearing screener. The iHEARtest™ is said to rapidly profile hearing ability based on guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO). The new campaign targets adults who

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA — This week Apple released a new update to its Research App, which includes a new ‘Speech in Noise’ test as part of the Apple Hearing Study, which was included as part of the original Apple Research App launch in the fall of 2019. The Hearing Study was launched as part of a collaboration with the University of

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — ChatableApps has today launched the world’s first universal hearing aid, using neuroscience-led artificial intelligence to enable those suffering from hearing loss to hear one-to-one conversations clearly, using an everyday smartphone and a standard pair of earbuds. Hearing loss affects 37.5 million adults in the U.S. and the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that 466 million

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – In a packed crowd of 3,750 nominees, Starkey has announced that the Livio Edge AI has been selected as a winner of this year’s MedTech Breakthrough Awards. The awards honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and success of health, fitness and medical technology companies, platforms, people and products around the globe. Livio Edge AI earned the award in