Consumer Ear Buds Are Nearly as Good as Hearing Aids

Consumer Ear Buds Are Nearly as Good as Hearing Aids

A disproportionate number of people with hearing loss don’t have hearing aids. Cost is the major factor that prevents people from getting help when their hearing degrades. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if relatively inexpensive earbuds could could fill the...
New Study: Does Hearing Loss Increase Risk of Dementia?

New Study: Does Hearing Loss Increase Risk of Dementia?

Responsible scientists and scholars hesitate to prematurely claim causation when data shows a correlation between two factors. Researchers from the University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Population Health withhold claims of causation in either direction between...
New “Invisible” Hearing Aids Hide in Your Ear

New “Invisible” Hearing Aids Hide in Your Ear

Hearable devices include products that enhance streaming media entertainment, enable hands-free phone and video conference calls, cancel external noise, and assist with hearing loss. We’ve written recently about Phonak’s Audeo Paradise AI-assisted hearing...
New Low-Cost Hearing Aids Do Bluetooth [video]

New Low-Cost Hearing Aids Do Bluetooth [video]

New hearable products now appear on the market frequently. This trend is a welcome development for the millions of people with mild to moderate hearing loss who are underserved by the medical profession due to the high cost of traditional hearing aids. IDC and other...