Hearing Technologies

CENTENNIAL, COLORADO — Hearing implant maker, Cochlear Limited, announced this week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) has approved the new Cochlear™ Nucleus® Profile™ Plus Series Cochlear Implant and the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor’s new built-in connectivity featuring direct streaming with compatible Android™ smartphones. According to the company’s press release, the Nucleus Profile Plus Implant is designed for

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Medical has launched the Ponto 4, a small and high-performing sound processor that it says marks a significant breakthrough in bone anchored hearing care in the US. According to the company’s press release, the new processor represents “a powerful combination of Oticon Medical’s expertise in bone conduction hearing with the newest state-of-the-art technology enables Ponto

Following the recent announcement of the global launch of Philips-branded hearing aids in April 2019, it was unclear where the new brand would fit among the Demant hearing aid line-up, particularly in the US market. Demant, one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world, is the parent company to the Oticon, Sonic and Bernafon brand of hearing aids.

A recent article in Science Advances touted the creation of a mind-controlled hearing aid that allows the wearer to focus on voices. The device was created by scientists in a laboratory at Columbia University in New York. The scientists, led by Nima Mesgarani, believe the device could transform the ability of persons with hearing loss to communicate more effectively in

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Medical announced today that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the new Ponto 4 bone anchored sound processor. According to the company, the new Ponto 4 will officially launch in the US in early summer 2019. “With Ponto 4, Oticon Medical enters a new era by

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – The Oticon Opn S hearing aids are now available through the US Veterans Administration, Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The new hearing aids, according to the announcement, will “empower veterans with hearing loss to experience speech understanding in difficult listening situations at the level of people with normal hearing”.1 Powered by the ultra-fast Velox

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Medical has introduced the new Ponto Trial Companion App, which the company says is a “simple-to-use app that provides an easy way for patients to evaluate whether bone anchored hearing and the Ponto Sound System are the right decision for them”. Aimed at improving patient engagement in the trial process with the Ponto Sound Processor,

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — A recent study1 by researchers from Boys Town National Research Hospital found that Oticon OpenSound Navigator™ (OSN) improves children’s speech understanding in noisy environments when listeners directly face towards or face away from the principal talker, yet still preserves speech from other talkers in the environment. According to the news release on the study, the ability

SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA — iHEAR Medical has announced the launch of the next generation iHEARhd, the “first home-programmable invisible hearing aid for mild to moderate hearing losses”. According to the company, the new iHEARhd offers 4 new pre-set sound profiles with advanced sound processing and offers what the company says is a “more durable housing and a secure, comfortable fit

PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY — Signia’s Styletto Connect hearing aids have been awarded a prestigious Red Dot Design Award for design excellence. The announcement comes just weeks after the company received an iF Design Award 2019 for the Styletto.   The Styletto Connect is Signia’s latest iteration of the company’s SLIM-RIC form factor, which includes Bluetooth® connectivity. The uniquely designed slim form