All items tagged with hearing aids (142)

HearUSA to Carry Sony’s Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

December 15, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

HearUSA to Carry Sony’s Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Responding to the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, HearUSA announced that it will offer Sony’s new over-the-counter hearing aids. The first two models – the Sony CRE-C10 and Sony CRE-E10 – will be available for clients to purchase early next year in all HearUSA centers and online. These solutions result from Sony's joint development with WS Audiology Denmark with the aim of supplying products and services in the OTC self-fitting hearing aid space.

Find the Best Way to Kickstart Your Audio Developments in audioXpress January 2023

December 12, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Find the Best Way to Kickstart Your Audio Developments in audioXpress January 2023

Multiple perspectives to inspire you in the new year. A Market Update on Bone Conduction Transducers, an article on the development of the Taction Transporter haptic transducer, and a valuable article by Hans W. Gierlich explaining an effective approach for testing structure-borne sound applied to in-ear developments. Andrew Bellavia writes about why the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule could be quickly obsolete, Adam Levenson introduces the new Audio Foundry automotive audio development platform, and René Christensen makes its debut with audioXpress, writing about simulation techniques

R&D Stories: How to Choose the Right Signal Processing Technique

December 1, 2022 by Dave Betts

R&D Stories: How to Choose the Right Signal Processing Technique

The Chief Science Officer at AudioTelligence discusses the merits and challenges of using beamforming and blind source separation techniques to correctly process voice sources from the audio signals picked up by microphones in real-world situations. This article explains how these signal processing techniques can help deal with the noises that make it difficult to pick out and clearly hear voice, and how to obtain clean audio signals picked up by microphones contaminated with interference, noise, and reverberation. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2022.

Jabra Rebrands Lively as JabraEnhance.com Online Destination for Better Hearing

November 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Jabra Rebrands Lively as JabraEnhance.com Online Destination for Better Hearing

GN has expanded its Jabra Enhance hearing offering with integration and rebrand of Lively, acquired in 2021. The now rebranded JabraEnhance.com online hearing care platform is intended to enable US consumers to explore, purchase and receive hearing care from home. Joining the Jabra Enhance hearing aid range are also three Jabra Enhance Select products, available exclusively at JabraEnhance.com.

Nuheara Receives FDA Clearance for Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids and Launches HP Hearing PRO

October 31, 2022 by Joao Martins

Nuheara Receives FDA Clearance for Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids and Launches HP Hearing PRO

Australian hearable pioneers Nuheara announced that the company has received the "historic and first of its kind" FDA 510(k) premarket clearance for both an 874.3325 Self-fitting Hearing Aid and the 800.30 Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aid classification. This gives clearance for Nuheara to launch a "Self-Fitting Air-Conduction Hearing Aid, Over The Counter" product, which will be launched in the US market as the HP Hearing PRO.

USound New High-Performing ASIC Linear Audio Amplifier Boosts the Battery Life of TWS and Hearing Aids

October 24, 2022 by Joao Martins

USound New High-Performing ASIC Linear Audio Amplifier Boosts the Battery Life of TWS and Hearing Aids

Austrian MEMS speaker pioneer USound continues to pursue the integration of its patented drivers in solutions that are ready for manufacturers to use. Following the release of a complete audio module for true wireless earbuds and hearing aids, the company now announced the launch of a new ASIC linear audio amplifier, Tarvos 1.0 UC-P3010, purposely designed to drive USound MEMS speakers. This new audio amplifier also boosts the battery life, meeting or exceeding current market requirements.

Sony Electronics Launches its First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in the US

October 12, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sony Electronics Launches its First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in the US

It didn't take long. A month past from the partnership agreement announcement between Sony Corporation and WS Audiology Denmark A/S with the aim of jointly developing and supplying new products and services in the OTC self-fitting hearing aid market, Sony has already announced the first two products for the Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids space in the US market. The two products to debut from the partnership are the CRE-C10 and the CRE-E10 self-fitting OTC hearing aids.

Lexie Hearing Announces Lexie B2 Hearing Aids, Powered by Bose

October 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Lexie Hearing Announces Lexie B2 Hearing Aids, Powered by Bose

Short after the announcement of the partnership to bring Bose’s self-fitting hearing aid technology to the Lexie Hearing product line and the launch of the Lexie B1 Hearing Aids, the two companies have announced the launch of the Lexie B2 Hearing Aids, Powered by Bose, adding a third hearing aid model to its suite of audiologist-quality hearing aid products. This is the second development in partnership with Bose and, unlike the B1, the B2 hearings aids are fully rechargeable.

Sony and WS Audiology Sign Partnership Agreement for Over-the-Counter Self-Fitting Hearing Aids

September 13, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sony and WS Audiology Sign Partnership Agreement for Over-the-Counter Self-Fitting Hearing Aids

Following the recently issued rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sony Corporation and WS Audiology Denmark A/S have entered into a partnership agreement and various ancillary agreements with the aim of jointly developing and supplying new products and services in the OTC self-fitting hearing aid market, beginning with the United States. US consumers will be the first to be able to buy Sony-branded hearing assistive products.

How Signal Processing and Filter Bank Design Impacts Sound Quality in Hearing Aids

September 1, 2022 by Dana Helmink

How Signal Processing and Filter Bank Design Impacts Sound Quality in Hearing Aids

When digital audio processing is performed in hearing aids, it’s meant to have a demonstrable impact on wearers’ lives. Therefore, doing it well is important. In this article, Dana Helmink, Senior Director, Audiology/Clinical Education at Widex USA, discusses the nuances of signal processing and filter bank design, exploring the most impactful decisions in filter bank types specific to hearing aids, and how ultimately each approach helps dealing with the hearing challenges that people face. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2022.

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