Market
Skirmish over OTC self-fit devices as industry disputes FDA clearance for BOSE hearing aid
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- Published on 17 August 2019
self-fitting
The standards applied in testing for US authorisation for self-fitting hearing aids may "jeopardise the hearing health of consumers", says the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) in a letter to the issuing body, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ten percent of Norwegians admit hearing loss
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- Published on 05 August 2019
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It's a figure comparable to that in other countries across Europe: 10.9%, the number of adult citizens of Norway who believe they suffer from hearing loss, according to data from the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA).
Home hearing test available to 100m users through Amazon Alexa
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- Published on 01 August 2019
apps
A free voice-controlled home hearing test accessed through the Amazon Alexa intelligent virtual assistant (IVA)has been launched by UK independent outfit Amplify Hearing.
BREXIT: what UK audiology has to say
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- Published on 17 July 2019
trade
The big players in the UK audiology market and profession have finally broken a long, uncomfortable silence on the confusing and—for some—alarming subject of Britain's exit from the European Union.
From iPhone ear scan to printed 3D device in under 60 minutes...Down Under
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- Published on 16 July 2019
3D
An Australian university-based start-up is ready to market a one-hour 3D printing service for personalised hearing device shapes, and it uses iPhone scanning to provide the mould data.
MRI-safe cochlear implant approved by FDA
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- Published on 01 July 2019
cochlear implants
A cochlear implant designed especially for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
InnerScope launches NEXUS as a "self-fitting" hearing aid
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- Published on 30 June 2019
launch
Many hearing healthcare professionals (HHCPs) will be more than a little scornful, but InnerScope's launch of Nexus, a "self-fitting" hearing aid, comes with the warning that it is "revolutionizing the industry".
June 3 Apple announcements embrace hearing health, but are we closer to an actual Apple hearing aid?
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- Published on 16 May 2019
Apps
New Apple Inc. tech products to be announced on June 3 will reflect the computer giant's increasing focus on healthcare, in particular hearing features aimed at the so-called Silver Tsunami generation of ageing consumers.
Apples and Oranges, and how substandard Daily Mail journalism triggered an Apple Airpod cancer frenzy
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- Published on 30 April 2019
Misinformation
Here's a formula for misinformation, the results of which can be mass panic and huge loss of revenue: a group of experts agree that selected fruits might need to be checked for poison; a newspaper read by millions misinterprets the experts and reports that apples are poisonous.
2019 release for Microsoft's answer to Apple Airpods?
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- Published on 29 April 2019
Headphones
Microsoft is believed to be following Amazon in developing earbud wireless headphones to challenge for the space captured and opened by Apple AirPods.
