The Audiologist Informer

The company's quarterly report says Nuheara will focus on US mainstream retail (eg, Best Buy) with sales of self-fit hearing aids for less than $1000 when FDA OTC rules are finalized. Quarterly cash receipts were down 17% due to "challenging US and global retail conditions,” and a $2 million strategic investment partnership with Realtek Semiconductor Corp was secured.

Research from China shows hearing loss was independently associated with a higher risk of depressive symptoms. While the study found that about 9% of the association could be explained by social isolation, this did not fully explain the link between poor hearing and depressive symptoms.

Lexie Hearing, a US direct-to-consumer hearing aid provider, announced it will be offering self-fitting hearing aid technology formerly featured in the Bose SoundControl hearing aid. The new Lexie B1 Hearing Aids will allow people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss to fit, program, and control their hearing aids with “clinically proven, audiologist-quality results—without a doctor visit, hearing test, or prescription.”