Market
TECH MUNCH 9: STARKEY'S DAVE FABRY : Fashion is a factor.
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- Published on 23 August 2022
Technology
The look of a hearing aid is a key factor in making devices acceptable, Starkey's Dave Fabry told us in a November 2020 BIHIMA interview, from which we draw in this series of quotes on technology. All emerged from Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
GN Hearing straight out of the blocks with an OTC category product
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- Published on 18 August 2022
OTC
With the ink drying on the US Food and Drug Administration's rule on over-the-counter hearing aid sales, Danish giant GN Hearing has registered its Jabra Enhance Plus technology in line with OTC guidance, moving immediately into the space previously regarded by some as a threat to the audiology profession.
Over the counter hearing aids finally green-lit for the US
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- Published on 16 August 2022
OTC
Days short of five years since President Donald Trump signed over-the-counter hearing aid legislation into law, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, on August 16, at long last issued the final rule and guidance that will see the much-debated change become a reality in the USA.
Regulatory review of over-the-counter hearing aids completed, and with changes. Is this the endgame?
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- Published on 10 August 2022
OTC
The long drawn-out process of regulating over-the-counter hearing aid sales in the USA may now be closer to completion following a key review of the FDA's proposed guidance.
TECH MUNCH 7: Unitron's Nicola McLaughlin : INTEGRATING SMARTPHONES AND APPS INTO HEARING SOLUTIONS. WHAT STEP CHANGE IS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?
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- Published on 07 August 2022
technology
Who drives change in the hearing sphere? Here is a view from a Unitron expert, one of our collection of quotes from three years of Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
TECH MUNCH 6: Phonak's Stefan Launer: TOWARDS HOLISTIC HEALTHABLES
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- Published on 03 August 2022
technology
The question of wellbeing and how hearing tech can be of use in other health areas has been brought sharply into focus by recent innovations. We highlight a key observation on this from Phonak in our collection of quotes from three years of Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
TECH MUNCH quotes on technology 4: GN's Tom Woods: ARE CUSTOMERS COMING EARLIER TO HEARING INSTRUMENTS?
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- Published on 21 July 2022
technology
Age is a factor. A significant observation on who is using hearing devices, drawn from our collection of quotes from three years of Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
TECH MUNCH quotes on technology 3: Davina Omisore on the awakening and informed consumer base:
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- Published on 19 July 2022
technology
Another factor currently influencing the hearing instrument industry and profession. Drawn from our collection of quotes from three years of Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
TECH MUNCH quotes on technology 2: Don Hayes on the impact of Bluetooth:
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- Published on 13 July 2022
technology
From our collection of quotes from the industry's science and market leaders. Drawn from the last three years of Audio Infos' Technology Focus articles, authored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA), here is a thought on technology that has come from outside of audiology and transformed hearing devices.
Trend of return to growth for hearing instrument sales confirmed Europe-wide
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- Published on 07 July 2022
surveys
The European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA) has announced figures that show a return to pre-pandemic growth figures for the industry’s sales across Europe.