Bluetooth hearing aids help solve two of the more annoying everyday challenges of living with hearing loss: watching TV and talking on the phone. When you experience hearing loss, clearly hearing ...

The more modern your hearing aids and electronic devices, the more likely they are to connect with each other easily. Here's what to know. Laura Leavitt is a personal finance and wellness writer for ...

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.

The current generation of digital hearing aids boasts remarkable features. In the past, manufacturers would typically reserve the most advanced functions for their premium products. However, today, ...

Aging baby boomers, increasingly suffering from hearing loss, often are reluctant to wear hearing aids, which they associate with, um, aging. A bit of Apple cachet could change that, and two Twin ...

The most game-changing wearable device on the market right now may not be a fitness tracker or a smartwatch: It's a hearing aid. Unlike fitness trackers, which are often tucked away in a drawer in ...

Laura wrote about e-commerce and Amazon, and she occasionally covered cool science topics. Previously, she broke down cybersecurity and privacy issues for CNET readers. Laura is based in Tacoma, ...

Getting quality audio for both conversation and wireless music listening from the same set of OTC hearing aids means compromise. Good conversation amplification means you’ll need perforated or slotted ...

Nearly 50 million Americans have lost at least some of their hearing. A new generation of hearing aids employs technology such as Bluetooth and pairs with digital assistants to make them more useful ...

The narrative around hearing aid manufacturing has shifted. It’s no longer just about assembling components; it’s about mastering the entire value chain—from chip design and acoustic algorithms to ...