All items tagged with hearing assistance (25)

Serving a Purpose: OTC Hearing Aids, Hearing Enhancement, and Brands

August 25, 2022 by Joao Martins

Serving a Purpose: OTC Hearing Aids, Hearing Enhancement, and Brands

If you are an audio industry professional, unless you have been on holiday on some remote island without Internet, you must have noticed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally issued the long-expected rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids - five years after the original OTC hearing aid act was signed into law on August 18, 2017. Will hearing aid companies really adjust and understand "consumer" behaviors? How do hearables fit in that environment? Could these products be influenced by "brand loyalty"?

GN Announces Jabra Enhance Plus will Enter OTC Hearing Aid Category

August 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

GN Announces Jabra Enhance Plus will Enter OTC Hearing Aid Category

Following the FDA release of the anticipated Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aid regulations, with intent to increase access for people with untreated hearing loss, the GN Group immediately announced its support to that ambition. The market leading group that owns hearing aid brands Resound and Beltone, together with Jabra, the communications and all-in-one hearing enhancement consumer brand, announced that it will seek to register its Jabra Enhance Plus technology as an OTC product.

US Food and Drug Administration Finalizes Rules for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

August 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

US Food and Drug Administration Finalizes Rules for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Five years after the original OTC hearing aid act was signed into law on August 18, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids. The FDA also issued the final Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products, clarifying the differences between hearing aids, which are medical devices, personal sound amplification products, and the new category of OTC hearing aids, which can be purchased directly from stores or online.

April 5, 2022 by Joao Martins

Olive Union Returns With Brand New Olive Max Adaptive Hearing Enhancers

After debuting its Olive Pro 2-in-1 FDA-Registered class II hearing aids in 2020, smart hearing company Olive Union returns with a second and more ambitious product. The new Olive Max take the concept of affordable hearing health a step further, exchanging the convenience of compact true wireless earbuds for a large, around-the-ear (wrap-around) form-factor that the Japan-based company believes will be able to deal even with severe hearing loss.

Alango BeHear ACCESS Hearing Amplification Headsets Add Tinnitus Masking Therapy

March 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

Alango BeHear ACCESS Hearing Amplification Headsets Add Tinnitus Masking Therapy

Alango Technologies, the DSP voice and audio enhancement technology supplier, announced the release of a new, advanced version of its BeHear ACCESS hearing amplifier headset featuring an option for basic sound personalization without using an app, customizable tinnitus masking therapy, increased amplification without feedback, and easier pairing based on Bluetooth 5. The new solution offers simple, self-determined customization of the tinnitus masking sound for best results.

Listen Technologies Adds ADA Compliant Wi-Fi Assistive Listening Systems Using Recycled Samsung Smartphones

February 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Listen Technologies Adds ADA Compliant Wi-Fi Assistive Listening Systems Using Recycled Samsung Smartphones

Listen Technologies Corporation added a new solution to its Listen Everywhere advanced wireless listening product line, which offers the lowest latency in the industry and is easy for venues to install on their existing wireless networks. The Utah-based company launched a complete two-channel Listen Everywhere assistive listening package that includes smartphone receivers using recycled Samsung phones and is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

GN Group Announces Launch of Jabra Enhance Plus Hearing Enhancement Earbuds

February 8, 2022 by Joao Martins

GN Group Announces Launch of Jabra Enhance Plus Hearing Enhancement Earbuds

A day past from the introduction of a new, category-defining hearing-aid model from ReSound, another GN Group brand announces the launch of a new hearing enhancement convergence product. The new Jabra Enhance Plus are described as true wireless earbuds designed to bring hearing enhancement for clearer conversations, as well as music and calls in a state-of-the-art miniaturized design. They look like regular TWS earbuds, but are in fact OTC-class self-fitting hearing aids.

audioXpress January 2022 Looks Ahead at Speaker Technology Developments

December 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress January 2022 Looks Ahead at Speaker Technology Developments

Great articles, practical projects, reviews, and audio technology previews start the year in full force! That's what our readers will find in audioXpress January 2022, starting with an update on new materials and engineering approaches for loudspeakers, and articles by Charlie Hughes, Scott Dorsey, Frans de Wit, Ken Bird and Mike Harkins. Brent Butterworth reviews the Olive Pro earbuds, while Raj Senguttuvan from Knowles discusses differentiation for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) design and development.

Olive Pro TWS Bluetooth Earbuds with Hearing Enhancement Are Now Available

September 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Olive Pro TWS Bluetooth Earbuds with Hearing Enhancement Are Now Available

Olive Union - the smart hearing company on a mission to make affordable hearing health a reality for everyone - is officially making its 2-in-1 true wireless earbuds and smart hearing aids available for purchase in the US for $299. According to the company based in Tokyo, Japan, the Olive Pro design combines FDA-Registered class II hearing aids with true wireless stereo and was intentionally made to look like conventional Bluetooth earbuds to combat the social and economic barriers of hearing loss.

Market Update 2021: True Wireless Earbuds Evolving Toward Hearables

August 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Market Update 2021: True Wireless Earbuds Evolving Toward Hearables

There’s a lot happening in the true wireless stereo (TWS) category and this market update article intends to provide a quick overview of the state-of the-art technologies and platforms in the space, as well as some reference approaches in product design. This audioXpress Market Update addresses what is happening in this vibrant product category in 2021.

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