All items tagged with audiology (27)

Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.

November 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.

Making Audio Augmentation useful for everyone, or pursue the regulatory requirements of OTC hearing aids. This article offers a useful perspective regarding the guidance documents published by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding improved access to hearing aid technology. The agency proposes a rule to establish a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids - to be sold directly to consumers in stores or online without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist. But most audio manufacturers are better off by not pursuing this FDA-approved OTC market. Doing so will simply hinder critical experimentation and innovation.

Bose Unveils SoundControl FDA-Cleared Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids

May 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Bose Unveils SoundControl FDA-Cleared Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids

Bose was the first company to receive an FDA approval for an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing assistance device. The audio industry has been waiting for the actual product announcement. Now, Bose unveiled the SoundControl Hearing Aids, which as the name implies, are actual self-fitting, direct-to-consumer hearing-aids. They can be personalized using a mobile app, but the SoundControl Hearing Aids do not stream music or take calls and they retail for $849.95.

Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets

May 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets

Hearing solutions provider Sonova Holding AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (Sennheiser). The announcement from the Switzerland-based company follows on the statement, made earlier in 2021, that Sennheiser was planning to focus on its Professional business, and aiming to secure a partnership to strengthen its market position in Consumer Electronics.

Fresh From the Bench: Widex Moment mRIC RD Hearing Aid

February 24, 2021 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: Widex Moment mRIC RD Hearing Aid

In this article for audioXpress, Brent Butterworth reviews the Widex Moment mRIC RD hearing aids. In a first for his career as a regular reviewer of headphones, hi-fi components, and other consumer audio products, Butterworth spent considerable time with the Widex Moment, one of the newest entries in the high-tech hearing aid category. His review objectively looks at the differences and similarities in the critical sound experience.This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2021.

Oticon Introduces Oticon More Hearing Aid with On-Board Deep Neural Network

January 18, 2021 by Joao Martins

Oticon Introduces Oticon More Hearing Aid with On-Board Deep Neural Network

Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon is challenging once again the conventions of hearing aid technology and looking at ways to leverage the latest advancements in edge-processing. The company launched Oticon More, the first-ever hearing aid built with an on-board deep neural network (DNN), to give people with mild-to-severe hearing loss a fuller, more balanced and more effortless hearing experience. The goal is to enhance hearing with an AI engine trained on real-life sounds.

Qualcomm Adds Jacoti Hearing Enhancement Technology to QCC5100 Bluetooth True Wireless SoCs

October 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Adds Jacoti Hearing Enhancement Technology to QCC5100 Bluetooth True Wireless SoCs

Qualcomm is working with Jacoti, an audio technology company focused on hearing enhancement, to bring Jacoti’s medical-grade algorithms to the Qualcomm QCC5100 Series Ultra-Low Power Bluetooth SoCs. This integration combines classical audiology approaches with Jacoti’s own and software to add accessible, accurate personalized hearing assistance with additional safety features to true wireless earbuds and Bluetooth headsets.

The Widex Moment Hearing Aid That Doesn’t Sound Like A Hearing Aid

March 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

The Widex Moment Hearing Aid That Doesn’t Sound Like A Hearing Aid

The new Widex Moment is being promoted by the Danish audiology specialist as an hearing aid (HA) that "delivers the purest, most high quality sound for an audiophile." "With Widex Moment, those that appreciate high quality audio, but have hearing loss, don’t need to oscillate between hearing aids and high-end headphones. They can now have both in one device – with the hearing aid acting as the best headphones they’ve ever used," Widex states.

Phonak Announces Naída Marvel Advanced Hearing Aid with Universal Bluetooth Connectivity

February 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Phonak Announces Naída Marvel Advanced Hearing Aid with Universal Bluetooth Connectivity

After surprising everyone at CES 2020 with the introduction of the Virto Black, a fully-connected in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid that combines the breakthrough Marvel hearing technology with the style of a modern hearable, health care brand Phonak is challenging perceptions of hearing aids once again with the world premiere of the new Naída Marvel advanced hearing aid, expanding Bluetooth connectivity and featuring Marvel 2.0 technology including RogerDirect.

Mimi Hearing Technologies Acquires 3D Sound Labs

April 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Mimi Hearing Technologies Acquires 3D Sound Labs

Mimi Hearing Technologies, a leading company in digital hearing tests and hearing-ability-based sound personalization, has announced the acquisition of French company 3D Sound Labs, the developers of 3D Audio technologies, including a HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) personalization service that improves the realism of the audio listening experience. According to Mimi, 3D Sound Labs has the know-how and intellectual property to help them further enhance Mimi Defined, the company’s state-of-the-art sound personalization technology.

Sivantos and Widex Successfully Complete Merger and Create WS Audiology

March 1, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sivantos and Widex Successfully Complete Merger and Create WS Audiology

Following approval by the European Commission earlier in February 2019, EQT funds, owners of Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (“Sivantos”), and the Tøpholm and Westermann families, owners of Widex A/S (“Widex”), announced the successful completion of the business combination between Sivantos and Widex. The newly created company will operate under the name WS Audiology and be headquartered in Lynge, Denmark and Singapore.

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