In 1994 Jaap Haartsen and his colleagues set out to connect two nearby devices without a cord. It seems simple now, but they had no idea how to make it work. Eventually, they devised a plan to send ...

Not all disabilities are visible. Hearing loss affects nearly 16% of Americans — that’s 40 million adults aged 18 or older who have trouble hearing in some way that affects their day-to-day life.

During this first year that over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids became available, four major types of solutions for those with mild to moderate hearing loss have emerged: However, a potential fifth ...

Auracast is being built into consumer devices from hearing aids, to speakers and phones, so that users can share or broadcast audio to multiple receivers. The technology is poised to benefit consumer ...

Taking advantage of the buzz that is heating up as we near CES 2012, Panasonic has announced its newest line of hearing aid devices that feature Bluetooth connectivity. For Panasonic, it was past time ...

This week a reader writes, “I wonder if you could give me any suggestions on what would help me to hear the TV because my hearing is extremely impaired. I do have some expensive hearing aids that have ...

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