Hearing Technologies

In order to stay connected to their lives and, if necessary, communicate with medical professionals during this unprecedented time, it is crucial that people with hearing loss continue to have access to high quality hearing technology. However, it has become increasingly difficult for patients to meet in person with their hearing healthcare providers for adjustments and repair of their hearing

WARRENVILLE, IL – Phonak announced this week that it has partnered with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make remote hearing care, including hearing aid fine-tuning and adjustments, a reality for Veterans amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. With Phonak Remote Support, VA audiologists can now extend care beyond the walls of their clinics to patients who

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – Oticon RemoteCare, a new telehealth solution that allows hearing care professionals to follow up online with patients to remotely adjust and fine-tune hearing aids in a virtual appointment, is now available through the Veterans Affairs Administration, Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Oticon RemoteCare expands the potential for VA audiologists to assist more veterans remotely,

The current pandemic has demonstrated for many clinics that online presence and remote audiology solutions are more important than ever before. Today, hearing professionals have increased access to technologies that allow them to provide remote hearing care to existing clients. However, there is a need for remotely serving new clients as well.  Clementine was the first to address this issue

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA– As the world continues to address the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, one trend emerging across industries is the rapid acceleration and adoption of services enabled by cloud technologies. The hearing industry is among those increasingly using telehealth technologies to respond to the changing needs of our consumers. Recently, Starkey worked with Google Cloud to launch the

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — SHOEBOX® Ltd. announced today that it has launched a new online hearing screening test. SHOEBOX Online uses “patented Dynamic Range technology to produce an effective screening solution for web-based testing”.  SHOEBOX Online enables participants to remotely assess their hearing from any device – mobile phone, tablet, or laptop – and with headphones they already own. The test

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY –  Today Sonic introduces a new expanded Captivate™ hearing aid family that includes five performance levels, versatile BTE and RITE styles and a lithium-ion rechargeability option to meet more patient needs and budgets. Built on Sonic’s SoundDNA platform, the Captivate family includes technology for better feedback and noise control, providing a personalized listening experience automatically. With performance

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced its next generation of ultra-low-power Bluetooth Systems on a Chip (SoCs), designed to “deliver outstanding truly wireless support with innovative Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Mirroring technology”. Optimized for use in true wireless earbuds and hearables, the Qualcomm® QCC514X (premium tier) and Qualcomm® QCC304X (entry/mid-tier) SoCs are designed

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — CEVA, Inc., the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, and Bragi GmbH, an award-winning technology company based in Munich, Germany, announced today a strategic collaboration to drive a new class of hearable devices where the user experience is customizable via the industry’s first hearable app store. Target devices include headsets, hearing aids, True Wireless

KITCHENER, ONTARIO – Unitron has announced the launch of its newest hearing aid platform, Discover Next. The new technology that “helps people get to the heart of conversations with superior speech understanding in any environment making even the softest-spoken people easier to understand”. “Our smallest lithium-ion RIC (receiver-in-the-canal) MoxiTM Move R joins the product family with hassle-free technology that lasts