Hearing Technologies

The International Association for Hearing Accessibility (IAHA) has established a new working group to assess hearing accessibility regulations worldwide, identify areas for improvement, and coordinate with local stakeholders to expand access to assistive listening technologies. More than one billion people globally experience some degree of hearing difficulty, according to IAHA, yet many continue to face unequal access to services, information,

What does it take to damage your hearing? The truth is that it can happen quicker than you think. A single gunshot. An afternoon using power tools. A night out at a concert. Many of the activities we love pose a risk for harmful noise exposure. While these sounds may seem temporary, repeated exposure can have lasting effects on your

TAMPA, FLORIDA — HearUSA has announced the nationwide availability of the Signia Active Mini IX across its network of hearing care centers, expanding the retailer’s selection of discreet, ready-to-wear hearing aids. The device, which Signia introduced in May 2026, combines an instant-fit in-the-ear design with the company’s Integrated Xperience platform, rechargeable battery technology, and wireless connectivity. A Ready-to-Wear In-the-Ear Option

LONE TREE, COLORADO — Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) today announced FDA clearance of the new Cochlear® Osia® 3 Sound Processor, the latest generation of its Osia® bone conduction hearing system.‡ Cochlear’s bone conduction hearing solutions are designed for children and adults with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss, and single-sided deafness (SSD). Key Features of the Osia 3 Sound Processor

LONDON, U.K. — TinniSoothe, the British manufacturer of wearable devices for tinnitus relief, today announced a partnership with the UK Veterans Hearing Foundation, the only UK charity solely dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by hearing issues. The collaboration will make TinniSoothe™ available to more UK military veterans and their family members, helping them better manage the daily

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — MED-EL US has announced the consumer availability of its new Standard Pro and Micro Pro rechargeable batteries for the company’s SONNET 2 and SONNET 3 audio processors. The new rechargeable batteries are designed to extend operating time while remaining compatible with MED-EL cochlear implants dating back to 1994, allowing many existing recipients to upgrade without requiring

Qualia Oto has received a $1.84 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). The two-year grant will support continued research and development as the company advances toward commercialization of its shape-adaptive polymer technology for cochlear implant electrode arrays and the development of an FDA Device Master File.

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA — Neurotone AI has announced the addition of the Revised Hearing Handicap Inventory (RHHI) to Lace Pro, providing hearing care professionals with a new way to monitor patient-reported outcomes directly through the Lace Pro patient app. The RHHI is one of the outcome measures recommended in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report, Measuring Meaningful

BLUFFDALE, Utah, and NEWARK-ON-TRENT, U.K. — Listen Technologies and Ampetronic have announced two executive leadership appointments, promoting Kevin Jewkes to senior vice president of global revenue and naming Alan Kennedy vice president of operations. The appointments reflect the companies’ continued growth and investment in expanding their global operations and assistive listening solutions. Jewkes and Kennedy will report directly to Ampetronic

AO Technologies, a startup founded by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC), has received an award of up to $3.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to further develop a device designed to image the living inner ear. The funding will support continued development of the company’s cochleoscope, an imaging platform intended to provide