)
Ear Professionals Group Acquires Soundly
Ear Professionals Group (UnitedHealthcare Hearing, EPIC, AARP Hearing Solutions) acquires Soundly to bridge online hearing education with in-clinic care; integration begins March 2026.
News about hearing aids, hearing loss, cochlear implants, and more
Page 8 of 35
)
Ear Professionals Group (UnitedHealthcare Hearing, EPIC, AARP Hearing Solutions) acquires Soundly to bridge online hearing education with in-clinic care; integration begins March 2026.
)
Elehear leverages its successful Beyond Pro platform to create an impressively compact OTC hearing aid that focuses on speech clarity, comfort, Bluetooth streaming, and a wider user base.
)
GN debuts new ReSound Savi ITC and CIC custom hearing aids with Auracast plus Smart Fit 2.3 and future NAL-NL3 support.
)
Germany-based Seamless Therapeutics inks a Lilly hearing-loss gene-editing collaboration worth up to $1.12B+ in milestones, plus upfront and R&D funding.
)
Oticon Zeal combines CIC-like invisibility with rechargeability, AI/DNN processing, and Bluetooth LE Audio streaming. Includes Fast Pair, Auracast, and instant-fit workflow.
)
CES 2026 highlights: China’s OTC hearing aids become truly impressive, hearing/captioning glasses surge, and Auracast is in the wings for accessibility mainstream.
)
Study of 2,777 older adults: hearing-aid prescriptions didn’t improve cognitive test scores but were linked to a 33% lower dementia risk.
)
Extended high-frequency (EHF) audiometry provides essential data and helps explain speech-in-noise difficulty when the audiogram is normal.
)
A quick look at hearing aids, hearables, audio glasses, captioning devices, and the suppliers powering new technologies in hearing healthcare.
)
Month-by-month recap of 2025 hearing healthcare headlines—OTC and AI hearing aids, Nuance Audio glasses, Auracast, and more.
)
Demant sells EPOS to ACCO Brands for €7M (US$8.2 MM) plus earn-out, completing its shift to a pure-play hearing healthcare company.
)
Q&A with GN leaders on the new Minnesota hub, U.S.-based hearing aid manufacturing, faster turnaround times, and what it means for patients and HCPs.
Page 8 of 35