Minuendo, a manufacturer of adjustable ear plugs, announced that it will supply its Minuendo Lossless earplugs to E.A.R. Customized Hearing, a distributor of hearing protection products and systems in North America.
Ninety-five percent of people living with hearing loss in the United States say masks and facial coverings impact their ability to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also heightened levels of anxiety, social isolation, and other mental health-related effects among nearly half of the nation's hearing loss community.
Energous’ WattUp wireless charging technology is based on radio frequency (RF), which helps provide “a number of benefits for wireless charging, including the ability to fit into small form factor products and devices without flat surfaces.”
Since the COVID-19 lockdown, the demand for earbuds has “ risen to an unprecedented level,” according to Nick Hunn, a CTO at wireless consulting company WiFore, in an article that appears on LinkedIn.
Managing a hearing care practice has never been more challenging than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Practice management expert and industry veteran Dan Quall, MS, provides tips for managing cash-flow, revenue generation and patient care, and how to prepare your practice for emerging from this crisis stronger than ever.
The research team believe that the new fabrication process could result in a generation of ultralightweight, flexible electronics for wearables and sensors.
Chester Pirzanski, a long-time expert in earmold impression and manufacturing, proposes a new invention and automated process for designing custom hearing aid shells and earmolds from digitized ear impressions.
Bose has appointed its first female CEO, Lila Snyder, according to an article in “Engadget.” Snyder will take over for former CEO Bill Hess on September 1, 2020.
“The Minneapolis Star-Tribune” reports that over 200,000 people have joined a mass tort against 3M, alleging that Aearo’s Combat Arms earplugs “were knowingly defective, imperceptibly loosening and leaking in noise.” The Combat earplugs were acquired by 3M as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Aearo Technologies in 2008.