Eargo Debuts Two New OTC Hearing Devices
The new devices expand Eargo's portfolio of offerings with a new earbud form factor and a completely in-canal option.
The new devices expand Eargo's portfolio of offerings with a new earbud form factor and a completely in-canal option.
Queen Elizabeth was photographed with what appears to be a Signia Silk hearing aid in her right ear. Apart from some audiological nit-picking, some on social media suggested that the 93-year-old monarch might spur hearing aid sales with her proactive approach to better hearing.
Custom hearing aids—whether they are in-the-ear (ITE), in-the-canal (ITC), completely-in-the-canal (CIC), or invisible-in-the-canal (IIC)—have acoustic pathways between the receiver and the end of the bore that are on the order of 10 mm or less. This is also the case with occluding RIC style hearing aids. And this is also the case with in-ear monitors that musicians use.
This early CIC-related article provides information on the fitting of complete-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids, and looks at how they may provide measurable gain and saturation output, while reducing the occlusion effect.
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