BATTERIES & EARMOLDS
Technology
Deep Canal Fittings: Advantages, Challenges, and a New Approach
There are numerous advantages relative to locating the hearing aid close to the eardrum. Here is a new solution for achieving true deep-canal fittings.
Tech Topic
Bringing Rechargeable Hearing Aids into the Mainstream Market
In their roughly 30-year history, rechargeable hearing instruments have yet to become the chosen alternative for most hearing aid wearers. This article details two new hearing systems designed to bring rechargeable hearing instruments out of the niche market and into the mainstream.
Tech Topic
A Voice-activated, Inflatable, Self-regulating Balloon Ear Coupler
Work is continuing to further qualify the fundamental working principles of a voice-activated expandable balloon-type "earmold." The ADEL system is designed to harvest sound energy, inflating and self-regulating a balloon-like coupler with a minimum of attenuation and distortion.
INDUSTRY LEGISLATION
The Mercury-Free State
Battery companies are honing their products for mercury-free mandates that begin on June 30.
What's New at AAA?
Here's some of the new hearing-related products you'll be seeing at the 2011 American Academy of Audiology Convention in Chicago.
Bionix Introduces Lighted Suction for Cerumen Removal
Bionix Medical Technologies has introduced Lighted Suction for Cerumen Removal. The lighted suction tool uses the same technology as Bionix Lighted Ear Curette.
4/23/2012
Westone Launches Custom RIC Earpiece Education Campaign
Westone Laboratories has launched its "Greater Than" campaign to educate hearing professionals on the advantages to using a custom earpiece for receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing instruments.
4/6/2012
VARTA Names William Flanagan President and CEO
VARTA Microbattery GmbH, parent company of VARTA Microbattery Inc and the Power One battery brand, has appointed William Flanagan as the new president and CEO of VARTA. Flanagan had been retail national sales manager of the company since 2003.
12/21/2011
Rayovac Introduces First Mercury Free Battery for Cochlear Implants
Rayovac has expanded its portfolio of hearing aid batteries with a new mercury-free battery that is designed for cochlear implants. The improved Rayovac cochlear also offers up to 45% more power than the companys existing standard cochlear product, Rayovac Cochlear Advanced.
11/4/2011
AID-GRIP Offers New RIE Device Grip
AID-GRIP, from PEHRATEK PRODUCTS, offers a new way to securely grip open-ear or receiver-in-the ear devices onto the ear to stop movement behind the ear and to prevent loss.
4/25/2011
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