Category: Industry
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Can Hearing Aids Make You Smarter? Research On Cognitive Hearing and Listening Fatigue Says They Can — Is The Industry Finally Listening?
Hearing aid manufacturers have finally started listening to ten years of academic research into concepts known as “cognitive hearing,” “listening fatigue” and “cognitive fatigue.” It took them long enough, but I’m not complaining, because at least they are finally claiming to attack the problem of hearing loss at its roots. In recent announcements of their…
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Able Planet's Noise-Canceling Headphones Introduce True Hearing-Aid Technology To Consumer Electronics Industry
Able Planet’s high-end noise-canceling headphones introduce true hearing-aid technology into consumer electronics market.
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As The Economy Turns: Audiology NOW! Exhibitors Promise To Feed Hearing-Aid Market Turnaround With New Products And Technology
I just arrived in beautiful San Diego to attend the American Academy of Audiology’s annual conference, Audiology NOW!, which has become the premier North American showcase of new products and technologies from large and small hearing-aid manufacturers.
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Let's Hope Siemens' Decision To Stay In The Hearing-Aid Business Signals A Commitment To Innovation And New Products
It’s pretty certain now that Siemens will not divest its multi-billion-dollar hearing-aid business after all, having tried and failed to get its nearly $3-billion asking price from the private equity firms and other industry players that were in the bidding.
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How Big A Splash Will Panasonic Make In The U.S. Hearing-Aid Market?
Panasonic’s announcement this week that it will start selling its line of hearing aids in the U.S. could realign the competitive landscape in the hearing-aid industry.
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Oticon To Double The Processing Power Of Its Hearing Aids With New Flagship 'Agil' Family
Oticon is getting ready to introduce a new line of hearing aids with twice the processing power of its current flagship family.
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Race To Acquire Siemens Hearing Aids Heats Up As Cochlear Ltd. And Synthes Join Fray
Reuters quotes sources saying Cochlear Ltd., one of three global suppliers of cochlear implant devices as well as a leader in bone-anchored hearing aids, intends to join two private equity firms in making a multi-billion dollar bid for Siemens Hearing Instruments, which is being spun off by its parent company.
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Six Bidders Compete To Acquire Siemens Hearing Instruments
Siemens has narrowed down the list of potential acquirers in its auction of the Siemens Hearing Instruments business to five private equity firms plus one strategic acquirer.
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HearUSA Scores Hearing-Aid Distribution Deal With AARP
HearUSA, the U.S. chain of hearing-aid retail outlets, scored a major distribution deal with AARP to provide discounted hearing aids and extended warranties to the nearly 40 million U.S. members of the world’s largest service organization for adults aged 50 and older.
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Opinion: Hearing Aid Pricing Should be More Transparent
The recent Consumer Reports survey of hearing-aid pricing and fitting practices highlighted one of the biggest problems the industry has today. It’s time for more transparent pricing in the hearing-aid industry.