One of the world’s largest hearing aid retailers plans to bring a top manufacturer under its roof in a major acquisition that aims to build a vertically integrated global player in the growing sector.

Buying a hearing aid is one of the most personal and consequential decisions a person has to make in their lives, and yet the industry remains frustratingly opaque about the differences in quality ...

Hearing aid (HA) prescription was not associated with meaningful improvements in memory or executive function in older adults with moderate hearing loss but was linked to a lower long-term risk for ...

A new study has found that for people with moderate hearing loss, being prescribed hearing aids had little impact on cognitive test scores. The study was published on January 14, 2026, in Neurology ®, ...

Hearing aids are divas—you’d better treat them how they want to be treated, or they will give you all kinds of trouble. My husband has been wearing them since his 20s. They’ve improved our lives in ...

A secret is percolating at dinner parties, salons, and cocktail gatherings among the august New York City elite. It’s whispered in the circles of financial masters of the universe, Hollywood stars, ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Starkey - based in Eden Prairie - introduced generative AI to its collection of hearing aids with the launch of the Omega AI in October. “This is an arms race to try to take ...

Most of us take hearing for granted, but not everyone enjoys that privilege. Conversations start to feel like guessing games, laughter seems far away, and the soft background sounds that make life ...

Hearing loss is more than just an inconvenience, it can affect your overall health. Untreated hearing loss can have negative ramifications on other areas of your health, including increased likelihood ...

Early hearing aid use is linked to a decreased risk for dementia, new research has shown. Results of a new observational study found that individuals aged 70 years or younger with hearing loss had a ...

Apple is continuing to expand access to its AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid features, with a growing number of countries now cleared to use the tools for hearing support. In September 2024, Apple introduced ...

Hearing tests can be conducted by connecting the AirPods Pro 2 to an iPhone running iOS 18.1 or later or an iPad running iPadOS 18.1 or later. The AirPods Pro 2 hearing test mimics the hearing tests ...