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Beltone has launched two new hearing aids, Beltone Achieve and Beltone Imagine Custom CIC, designed and engineered with advanced hearing technology to offer more benefits to users so hearing loss doesn’t have to slow them down.
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On the heels of yesterday’s issuance of final rules for Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), GN Hearing confirms today its intention to launch Jabra Enhance Plus in the OTC hearing aid category, making the device more widely accessible to consumers.
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The new ReSound OMNIA platform from GN Audio is designed to enhance hearing in noisy environments, with reported 150% improvement in speech understanding over the company’s previous-generation aids. Introducing enhanced own-voice perception, these new hearing aids are designed to sound natural, feel natural, and connect people to the world naturally.
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Denmark-based WS Audiology, parent company of Signia and Widex, has realigned its organizational structure, creating WSA Americas which will serve the US, Canada, and Latin America markets. Long-time industry executive Carsten Buhl has been named president of the new division.
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Isreal-based Alango Technologies has announced the launch of BeHear® SMARTO, a hand-held or body-worn hearing amplifier with Bluetooth® connectivity for people with mild to severe hearing problems. SMARTO is designed to enhance hearing and reduce background noise to clarify speech in live conversations, cell phone and video calls, and TV programs.
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The Ida Institute has launched the Online Appointments Starter Kit, a new resource to help hearing care professionals deliver remote appointments while maintaining a close and person-centered connection with their clients.
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Dr. Cliff Olson, AuD, one of the world’s most recognized audiologists, has launched HearingUp—a new website that provides a home for all of Dr. Cliff’s new educational content, as well as his extensive library of YouTube videos and the new HearingUp Provider Network.
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Brian Taylor, AuD, says that given the rise of self-fitting innovations, hearing care professionals (HCPs) must focus on practices and techniques that optimize outcomes for the individual – ones that cannot be duplicated by self-fitting OTC devices.
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With the help of 188 hearing care practices in 42 states, the ReSound “Gift of Hearing” campaign provided 498 ReSound ONE hearing aids free of charge to 249 people.
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Starkey Owner and Chairman, Bill Austin, has been named this year’s Career Achievement honoree in Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's fifth annual Minnesota Manufacturing Awards. This award honors industry leaders that drive our region’s economy and grow their businesses through innovation and strategic evolution. This year, Bill Austin was selected as the one Career Achievement honoree for his professional successes and contributions to the Twin Cities community.
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Oticon, Inc. continues to expand the Oticon More™ family with two new miniBTE solutions that give VA audiologists the ability to bring the superior sound quality of Oticon More to even more veterans. Available through the Veterans Affairs Administration, Department of Defense and other federal agencies, the discreet miniBTEs offer the option of rechargeable or non-rechargeable styles.
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Signia’s Own Voice Processing 2.0, Auto EchoShield, and HandsFree are designed to optimize hearing in even the most challenging of situations, while offering new functionality that makes phone conversations more effortless than ever before.