40 Years of hearing aid Sound Processing Tech Topic | June 2021 Hearing Review By Claus Nielsen, MA, and Tobias Bollerup Henriksen It’s easy to take for granted the exceptional sound quality offered in today’s hearing aids. However, the road to this level of sound quality was not always a smooth one. The authors cite […]
‘Forbes’ Journalist Tries Widex Moment Hearing Aids Mark Sparrow, a technology journalist, recently tested Widex Moment hearing aids and wrote about his experience in an article published March 7 on the Forbes website. Related article: Sound Quality in Real Life–Not Just for Experts Sparrow, who specialises in consumer technology, is interested in the convergence between hearing aids and […]
Phonak Launches Naida Paradise Hearing Aid Phonak, a global provider of hearing solutions, announced Naída Paradise, the power hearing aid that “gives people with severe-to- profound hearing loss the power, sound quality, and wireless connectivity they need to connect with everything around them.” Now in its seventh generation, Naída Paradise is said to be “14% […]
Ear Drum Scaffolding Ear Science Institute Australia Receives $993K Grant for ClearDrum Ear Implant MTPConnect and the Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, announced $18.8 million in funding for 21 early stage medical technology projects across Australia, according to a press release on the Ear Science Institute Australia’s (ESIA) website. One of those […]
Oticon More Keynsham Hearing “Oticon More continues Oticon’s commitment to providing innovative hearing solutions that improve not only hearing but overall quality of life for our nation’s veterans,” said Rob Zimmer, director of government services for Oticon, Inc. “New independent research has shown that the brain needs access to all sounds — […]
‘BMJ’ Publishes ‘First Reported UK Case’ of Sudden Hearing Loss Linked to COVID-19 Although uncommon, sudden permanent hearing loss seems to be linked to COVID-19 infection in some people, warn doctors, reporting the first UK case in the journal BMJ Case Reports. An article summariSing the results appears on the EurekAlert website. Awareness of this possible […]
Unitron has announced the introduction of Blu Unitron announced the introduction of Blu, an innovative new platform designed to keep up with the complexity of everyday life. The new Blu platform helps “provide next-generation sound performance” according to the company. Powered by the new Sonova PRISMTM (Processing Real-Time Intelligent Sound Management) chip and Unitron’s new signal processing […]
Musician Creates Soundscapes to Help Tinnitus Rupert Brown, an Isle of Wight musician, mixes nature sounds with music to create a soundscape that helps distract his brain from the tinnitus. “The island is my orchestra,” says Brown in a BBC video, about his efforts to record waves crashing, birds twittering, and wind in the trees, which he […]
Signia Releases Active X Hearing Aid Signia announces the general availability of its latest hearing aid, Signia Active X, that “enhances human performance by delivering breakthrough signal processing technology for optimised hearing in noise.” Its earbud form factor helps allow wearers to “pop them in and out as needed for those with normal hearing but […]
Researcher Designs Vibrating Glove for Deaf Individuals | Artem Brazhnikov, a master student of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, and Transport of Samara Polytech, a Russian technical university, attempted to help restore hearing function with the help of a vibrating glove he designed. A press release announcing the invention appears on the EurekAlert website. […]
