Hearing Technology Innovator Awards
Start here to cast your votes for the 2026 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™. Submissions receiving the most votes in each category will be declared winners.
You can vote once in each available category every 24 hours until the close of the voting period. Voting ends on September 15.
Winners will be announced in October 2026. Category winners and the prestigious “Innovator of the Year” award recipient will be recognized during the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) AuDacity 2026 conference, taking place October 1–4, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Assistive Technologies and Software category recognizes products and services designed to enhance accessibility for people with hearing loss. This category encompasses a wide range of technologies–from smartphone apps, to captioning software and much more. Cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s contest.
Deep Audio Processing - DAP™ – AI-Powered Personalized Audio Platform
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POD
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LEION Hey2
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Rogervoice
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XanderGlasses II
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Áine - The AI Agent for Audiology
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The potential of implantable devices for habilitation of hearing loss is immense. This category recognizes the most significant advancements in auditory implant technology, including percutaneous and transcutaneous bone conduction aids, and cochlear implants. Please cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s contest.
SONNET 3 Audio Processor
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Osia® 3 Sound Processor
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The Equipment category recognizes clinical technologies that elevate the level of care for people with hearing loss. This could include new or improved screening and diagnostic devices, verification, validation and (re)habilitation technologies. Cast your vote for the most deserving equipment innovation for this year’s contest.
FITSHAPE S2 3D Ear Impression Scanner
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No technology has greater potential to improve the lives of people with hearing loss than hearing aids. Hearing aid technology has progressed at dizzying speed since the introduction of ear-level digital hearing instruments in 1996. Please cast your vote for the most innovative hearing aid technology in this year’s contest.
Cearvol Wave
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Cearvol Liberte
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ELEHEAR Delight
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AuyeeSnc OmniTouch
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ELEHEAR Beyond 2 Pro
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Oticon Zeal™
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Starkey Omega AI
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Signia Pure C&G Multi-adaptive Xperience (MaX)
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Widex Allure AI RIC with Clarity Boost
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Oticon Reveal™
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EON
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This category recognizes the most significant advancements in hearing conservation. Please cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s contest.
RadioGear®-IS
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Phantom
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Personal listening devices encompass a broad range of non-prescriptive technologies designed to amplify sounds for people with hearing loss. These include personal amplifiers, hearables and other wearable listening systems. Please cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s awards.
This category recognizes the most significant advancements in the delivery of hearing healthcare. Please cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s contest.
Tuned Hearing Journey
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Auditdata Manage
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Tuned
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MOBILE Audiologist VEHICLES
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Lace Pro
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ElePro Plus
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Widex Compass Cloud 2.0
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Considerable innovations have been made in recent years in order to preserve hearing and prevent hearing loss. A number of promising hearing therapeutics are currently under investigation. Please cast your vote for the most deserving innovation in this year’s contest.
Voting and Awards
Winners will be announced in October 2026. Category winners and the prestigious “Innovator of the Year” award recipient will be recognized during the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) AuDacity 2026 conference, taking place October 1–4, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The overall “Innovator of the Year” winner will be determined by an international panel of highly qualified judges, which will decide from among the winners, the submission most deserving of recognition based upon the following criteria:
- Innovation – Technology that represents novel thinking in addressing habilitation of acquired hearing loss, its treatment and delivery.
- Effectiveness – Technological advances that best address limitations of previous generations of technology
- Efficiency – Advances that best close the distance between hearing care and the end-user
- Utility – Innovation that promotes greater ease of use by the end-user and/or practitioner