News about hearing aids, hearing loss, cochlear implants, and more
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Starkey unveiled its new Genesis AI hearing aid which boasts a smaller, faster, and more efficient and powerful processor, new sleek design, an additive slow/fast compression system, new My Starkey app, and all-new Pro Fit fitting software for clinicians.
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Today, Oticon launched its new Oticon Real hearing aid that provides access to the full spectrum of real-world sounds with exceptional detail and clarity while protecting against sudden disruptive sounds so users can stay comfortable and sharp in the real world.
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Cochlear Limited's implants will now offer Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) support on compatible Fire TV devices. This is reportedly the first time a smart TV device streams sound directly to a hearing implant sound processor.
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Frequency Therapeutics Inc. has announced the cessation of its FX-322 and FX-345 programs designed to help people with sudden or noise-induced sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) only a few months after biotech hearing loss developer Otonomy closed its doors. What does this mean for people with hearing loss who are hoping for a solution?
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ReSound has extended its OMNIA family of receiver-in-Ear (RIE) products to include Behind-the-Ear (BTE) models and GN’s smallest rechargeable hearing aid yet, the miniRIE, as well as custom in-ear products. OMNIA is designed to address the #1 hearing aid challenge: hearing speech in noise.
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Switzerland-based hearing healthcare giant Sonova has introduced SilentCloud, a subscription-based medical app to empower patients to manage their tinnitus symptoms at home using scientifically validated approaches for tinnitus management with trained hearing care experts for guidance.
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MDHearing, a manufacturer of affordable over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, has teamed with Medline to take advantage of something new: supplemental health insurance coverage for purchase of OTC hearing aids.
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An international team of researchers led by Andrea Soddu at Western University in Canada has developed a new classification procedure for tinnitus patients using data acquired by electroencephalography (EEG), which measures electrical activity in the brain using small electrodes placed on the scalp.
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By carefully fine-tuning cell culture conditions, researchers in China have succeeded in growing stem cells—complete with hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons—isolated from mouse cochleae.
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What’s behind Eargo’s strategy to be the highest-priced provider of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids? The new Eargo 7 invisible hearing aids deliver high performance in a very small package.
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At CES 2023, Jabra and Sennheiser showed off new true wireless earbuds that integrate hearing enhancement technology developed by corporate partners who rank among the world’s five largest hearing aid companies.
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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have reintroduced the bipartisan Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act to expand Medicare to cover hearing aids for beneficiaries.
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