Industry Trends

Oct 16, 20221 min read

UPI: Experts offer tips for buying over-the-counter hearing aids

Reporting by Dennis Thompson Photo by Pixabay It's official: Older Americans with hearing loss can now stroll into a big box store or...

Oct 9, 20221 min read

The New York Times : ‘A New Frontier’ for Hearing Aids

Reporting by Paula Span Photo by Juan Bernabeu The world of hearing health will change on Oct. 17, when the Food and Drug...

Aug 15, 20221 min read

The New York Times: Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Sold Over the Counter. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Reporting by Dani Blum As many as 30 million Americans have some trouble hearing, but few can afford to pay for doctors’ exams and...

Jul 19, 20221 min read

WIRED: How to Use Your Smartphone to Cope With Hearing Loss

Reporting by Simon Hill HEARING LOSS IS common, and there’s a good chance it will impact you or someone close to you in your lifetime....

Jun 5, 20221 min read

The Conversation: Novel technology could allow chewing to replace the batteries in hearing aids

Reporting by Michel Demuynck Hearing aids are essential for people with hearing loss. But hearing aids have an Achilles heel: their power...

May 30, 20221 min read

Medical Device Network: Over-the-counter hearing aids market not ready yet to flourish

Reporting by GlobalData Healtchare Photo by Getty Images In May last year, Bose received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug...

May 22, 20221 min read

Forbes: Hearing Health Startup Wants to Revolutionize How People Treat Their Ears

Reporting by Steven Aquino Led largely by the response to Apple’s Best Picture Oscar-winning film CODA, interest in the Deaf and...

May 22, 20221 min read

Business Insider: Parents suing Apple over claim their son suffered hearing loss from AirPods

Reporting by Katie Balevic Photo by Getty Images A couple in Texas are suing Apple over a claim that their son suffered "permanent...

May 10, 20221 min read

CNN: Barbie unveils its first-ever doll with hearing aids

Reporting by Leah Dolan Photo by Mattel Barbie, the 63-year-old American doll manufacturer, is releasing a new set of dolls in June as...

May 5, 20221 min read

The Hearing Review: NCL Supports “Safe OTC Hearing Aid Standards”

Reporting by Jeanette Contreras Mild-to-moderate hearing loss is a difficult reality that millions of Americans struggle with, which is...

May 2, 20221 min read

The Boston Globe: Layoffs hit Bose as the company focuses on its 'most popular' products

Reporting by Anissa Gardizy Photo by John Amis / Associated Press Bose Corp. has been cutting jobs and shifting its focus as the audio...

Apr 26, 20221 min read

The Hearing Journal: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: What Consumers Should Know

Reporting by Lise Hamlin Photo by Clear Living In 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published...

Apr 19, 20221 min read

MarketWatch: Otonomy Drug Candidate Shows Promise in Hearing-Loss Trial

Reporting by Rob Curran Development-stage biopharmaceutical company Otonomy Inc. shares said a drug candidate showed promise in a...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Medgadget : The Hearing Aids Market to Grow On a Distinct Note Based On Technological Innovations

Reporting by Persistence Market Research Photo by Persistence Market Research The Hearing Aids Market is meant to grow on a splendid note...

Feb 8, 20221 min read

Forbes: Jabra Announces US Launch Date Of New And Affordable True Wireless Hearing Aid

Reporting by Mark Sparrow Photo by Jabra The GN Group is one of the world’s leading companies in the design and manufacturer of...

Feb 4, 20221 min read

MarketWatch : Trouble with your hearing? Proceed with caution

Reporting by Morey Stettner Photo by Getty Images At my annual physical, I told my internist about a new (albeit minor) annoyance:...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

Forbes: The Actual Cost Of Hearing Aids

Reporting by Sandra Gordon Photo by Getty Images Healthy hearing is an important part of your overall well-being; in fact, it may help...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

MedTech Dive: FDA's OTC hearing aid proposal exposes industry, stakeholder rifts

Reporting by Nick Paul Taylor Photo by Bose Feedback about FDA's proposed creation of an over-the-counter hearing aid category has...

Jan 11, 20221 min read

PR Web: Akoio OTC hearing aid survey reveals consumer readiness despite need for more information

Reporting by Kristen Dulin Akoio, a new hearing wellness company, conducted a survey that examined the public's general knowledge of OTC...

Jan 1, 20221 min read

Harvard Health Publishing: Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids

Reporting by Heidi Godman Photo by Bose Corp. This may be the year that safe, inexpensive over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids become...