Disposable Hearing Aid Challenges Clinicians.(Brief Article)

At a time when hearing aid sales have been flat, disposable hearing aids have arrived on the scene offering a new twist to the age-old challenge of serving the 23 million people with hearing loss who have not sought amplification as a solution to communication problems. But will disposables really hold up to their potential for expanding the market for hearing aids?

The answers remain to be seen. Developed by Songbird Medical, Inc., a spin-off company of Sarnoff Corp. (formerly RCA Laboratories), the first disposable hearing aid is just arriving on the market, with a national ...

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