News about hearing aids, hearing loss, cochlear implants, and more
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has determined that Oticon Medical can sell its Neuro System cochlear implant to Cochlear Ltd. but not its Ponto bone-anchored hearing systems business unit due to competitive concerns.
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Lexie Hearing was recognized by TIME magazine for its partnership with Bose and distribution in 12,000 stores across the United States, helping it to "leap ahead of the pack" in the over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid market.
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Sennheiser All-Day Clear and All-Day Clear Slim are full-featured over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids that also provide the option of support from a hearing care professional
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Company says it is changing directions and issuing full refunds to purchasers. Whisper's technology is likely to re-emerge with a new tech or hearing industry partner.
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Using mouse models, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that the location of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients could be important in hearing decline and that auditory brainstem responses (ABR) might help with diagnosis.
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New research shows how the brain tackles the intricate task of comprehending speech in a noisy room, considering factors such as auditory clarity and the listener's focus—with possible implications for future hearing aid processing strategies.
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Yesterday, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced Adaptive Audio for AirPods, a new listening mode that dynamically blends Transparency mode and Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) together based on the conditions of a user’s environment to deliver the best experience at that moment. The new feature should hit the market in Fall 2023.
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In a cost-effectiveness analysis simulation, OTC hearing aids were found to increase uptake of hearing loss intervention and should be cost-effective as long as the devices are 55% as beneficial to users’ quality of life compared to prescription-fit hearing aids.
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The Go Ultra over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid debuted on the QVC shopping network on Sunday, May 21. The new device is the first behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid launched by Go Hearing, a part of the hearX group which also includes Lexie.
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The highest prevalences of hearing loss were reported among five occupation groups: installation, maintenance, and repair (4.2%); construction and extraction (3.8%); production (3.5%); protective services (3.5%); and farming, fishing, and forestry (3.5%).
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Apple today announced a suite of accessibility improvements in its devices, among those being that Made-for-iPhone (MFi) hearing aids can now pair directly with Mac computers.
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According to Stephen Frazier of Loop New Mexico, proposed legislation in New Mexico and Indiana that would have required all public TVs to have "captions always on" have failed.
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