Hearing Technologies

STAFA, SWITZERLAND — Phonak today announces its Marvel hearing aid solution has won a Gold Stevie Award and was named Innovation of the Year – Consumer Products Industries in the 2019 International Business Awards. According to comments obtained from judges, the Phonak Marvel received top honors for being the world’s first hearing aid to combine universal Bluetooth connectivity, lithium-ion rechargeability,

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA — Natus Medical announced this week that Starkey Hearing Technologies is now equipped to receive images from the company’s Otoscan® digital ear scanning device.  “Today marks another important milestone for our customers and all of us at Natus. The Otoscan community of supporting manufacturers is further expanded with the addition of Starkey Hearing Technologies, which represents an essential

A research team, from the University of Sussex, has demonstrated the first sound projector that can track a moving individual and deliver an acoustic message as they move. Dr Gianluca Memoli and his colleagues demonstrated what they believe to be the “world’s first sound projector with an autozoom objective” in a presentation at the 46th International Conference and Exhibition on

In June 2019, Costco released the latest version of the company’s Kirkland Signature branded hearing aids in stores across the United States. The new Kirkland Signature 9.0 (KS 9) is, for the first time, being produced by Sonova, the parent company of the popular Phonak hearing aid brand. The new Kirkland aids are a unique product made specifically for Costco that

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL). The approval represents the first and only time that cochlear implants have been approved for these indications in the United States.   Treating Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing

ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON — Today, Costco officially rolled out the latest Kirkland Signature branded hearing aids in stores across the United States. The new Kirkland Signature 9.0 (KS 9) is, for the first time, being produced by Sonova, the parent company of the popular Phonak hearing aid brand. Sivantos, currently in Costco under its Rexton label, has been the supplier of

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — According to a company announcement, new MED-EL hearing implant recipients now have the option of selecting a voucher for the latest wireless technology, MED-EL’s proprietary AudioLink accessory that connects recipients to Bluetooth-enabled devices. The AudioLink also wirelessly streams music or TV through a variety of connection options. MED-EL’s wireless technology works with any mobile phone with

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.