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Lexie B2 Hearing Aids Powered by Bose Now Stream Phone Calls from iPhones
Lexie Hearing will launch updates to their Lexie B2 Hearing Aids Powered by Bose, incorporating voice call streaming capabilities for iPhone users starting May 11.
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Lexie Hearing will launch updates to their Lexie B2 Hearing Aids Powered by Bose, incorporating voice call streaming capabilities for iPhone users starting May 11.
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Unitron US has introduced its latest flagship hearing aid, Vivante, designed to enhance listener experience through personalized hearing control. Available in two rechargeable RIC models and with a new charging case, Vivante utilizes Unitron’s automatic signal processing system, Integra OS, which now has eight different listening environments, including one for conversation in loud noise.
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HearUSA, a network of 350+ hearing clinics and part of the WSAudiology group, is making substantial changes to its brand and has now expanded its online and in-clinic offerings to include Sony OTC hearing aids. HearingTracker Founder Abram Bailey, AuD, interviews HearUSA President James Gilchrist about its OTC offerings and provides HearAdvisor data and his perspective.
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Unitron Canada has launched its latest flagship hearing aid line, Vivante, designed to provide improved sound performance and personalized control for the user. The new platform launches in the U.S. on May 1.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep neural networks (DNN) are transforming how hearing aids perform in noise, quiet, and for healthcare applications. HearingTracker interviews Whisper AI audio engineer Andreas Thelander Bertelsen about where AI and DNN are taking hearing aids.
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Results of a randomized clinical effectiveness trial published in a prestigious medical journal found that a do-it-yourself programming app worked well for users of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.
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CI2023 Cochlear Implants in Children and Adults will feature the (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum on June 9 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The Forum will emphasize clinically applicable, research-based information, and attendees will Continue the Conversation at a reception.
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Costco is now offering the Lexie B2 over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid on its website for $980—the first OTC hearing aid to be offered by the mass merchandiser.
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Knowles announces the release the first-of-its-kind Digital Voice Vibration Sensor, V2S200D, a high bandwidth, low-power specialized vibration sensor that improves voice call quality in noisy environments by picking up the speaker’s voice and rejecting ambient sounds.
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The new Phonak Slim Lumity hearing aid features a sleek new design with unique left and right fittings that follow the natural contour of the head and comes in four unique versions with two-tone color.
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Google will be teaming up with the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), Cochlear, Macquarie University Hearing, NextSense, and The Shepherd Center to explore new ideas for applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to challenges in listening and communication for people with hearing loss.
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Using a new computational approach, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues analyzed large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts and discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema, thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.
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