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Oticon’s New Opn Hearing Aids Reviewed
(Including a sneaky tip on how to use them to spy on your friends and family.)
Better Microphones for Better Hearing Aids
“MEMS microphones have the potential of providing significant performance improvements in hearing aids”
The Quest for a Cure
Will there ever be a treatment for hearing loss? A drug perhaps or some genetic wizardry? I spoke with a scientist who has devoted his career to the research necessary to answer those questions.
Who is Listening?
Those new hearing aids of yours may become a spy’s best friend. Imagine that someone, somewhere, could hack them and secretly listen to every word…
CGF 166 Clears FDA Hurdle
It’s one of the most promising potential treatments for hearing loss, and the good news is that the clinical trials for CFG166 are now back…
Hearing The Light
Is this the future of hearing aids? A laser aimed at your ear drum. That is at the heart of what may be the most…
A Very Cool Hearing Test
It was a bit of a PR stunt but a very clever one. Instead of listening to tones in a booth, the people being tested…
CGF166 Clinical Trials Update
Some encouraging news on the hunt for a cure for sensorineural hearing loss: GenVec and Novartis have announced they intend to resume the Phase 1/2…
Listening with Hearables
The next generation of hearing aids is now being born, and they promise to be at the vanguard of a revolution. But calling them hearing…