U.S. Approval for Bose Hearing Aid — a Blow to Traditional Makers

[newarrior]

Cool. I am close to getting my 1st hearing aids--may hold.

I am in communication with Bose trying to get a date when this will be for sale.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...id-a-blow-to-traditional-makers-idUSKCN1MI1KP

 

[85dB T]

re."a Blow to Traditional Makers"

Glad to see more competition. Google, Android and Samsung please join.

 

[JohnAdams]

Traditional aka rip off

 

[Michael B]

I have mixed feeling about this. It appears Bose is attempting to bypass the need to work with medical professionals who are trained and have the expertise to help a person be properly fitted for a hearing aid. Having gone through this procedure myself, I know what that entails. To think that anyone with the money (and knowing Bose it will be expensive) can purchase and perform their own hearing test then properly set a hearing aid assuring it doesn't cause further harm to their hearing is nothing short of naive and dangerous.

 

[85dB T]

I have mixed feeling about this. It appears Bose is attempting to bypass the need to work with medical professionals who are trained and have the expertise to help a person be properly fitted for a hearing aid. Having gone through this procedure myself, I know what that entails. To think that anyone with the money (and knowing Bose it will be expensive) can purchase and perform their own hearing test then properly set a hearing aid assuring it doesn't cause further harm to their hearing is nothing short of naive and dangerous.

What part of hearing aid fitting is so sophisticated? Basically it's amplification no different than anyone wearing an mp3 player (maybe I'm ignorant, please inform).

https://www.amazon.com/Bose-Hearpho...&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=bose+hearing+aid&psc=1

 

[newarrior]

From Bose--they contacted me just now.

"This announcement was made by the FDA, applying for their approval is one step in the process in bringing this future product to market. We can't share more now but are excited about what's in the works, that we hope will change the lives of millions with hearing impairment. We will be having future press releases and product announcements"

 

[Michael B]

Basically I think putting anything in or around your ears that amplifies sound is a risk. That's what gave me my tinnitus in the first place. I purchased my hearing aid from an audiologist but I'm still concerned that I might be at risk of making my tinnitus worse. The idea that a person can set their own volume on a hearing aid in my opinion is no different that wearing earphones or headphones which, depending on your belief, can aggravate your tinnitus.
Without more knowledge, it appears the goal here is to bypass a professional hearing exam, which includes checking the ears for wax, infection, etc. So you you may be treating the symptom and not the cause. Not to mention the lack of a controlled environment necessary for a proper exam. Following the exam, an audiologist typically sets the hearing aid to the exact specifications of your audiogram. No more, no less.
I love Bose products myself, but it might come down to that old adage, you get what you pay for.

 

[Contrast]

This is sad, The FDA is so primitive! we should be talking about bio-companies finding ways to regenerate cochlear hair cells and reconnect silenced synaptic ribbons. Cure hearing loss!

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/frequency-therapeutics-—-hearing-loss-regeneration.18889/page-70#post-376386
Frequency Therapeutic's thread (active clinical trial for cochleair hair cell regeneration)

No matter how good hearing aids are they are working around a damaged system, forcing damaged hair cells or small poulations of hair cells remaining to pick up a better degree of signal, at best they equalize the noise so high pitch noises become mid pitch and hearable. Over all hearing aids are always a trade off and will never replace the natural biological function of hearing.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395286/
evidence cochlear hair cell regeneration being possible
in my opinion this has a high likely hood of happening

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842978/
cochlear ribbon synapse repair
in my opinion I am still skeptical because of the acute window phase, but it's always a good idea to explore it's potential.

Government's don't like taking risk, they just like status quo. bio science can't guarantee a cure for hearing loss but they can give it 100% effort if they have the funding they need.

 

[coffee_girl]

Do cute hearing aids exist? Like hello kitty ones?

 

[Tinker Bell]

Do cute hearing aids exist? Like hello kitty ones?

I'm unsure about Hello Kitty ones, but the over-the-ear versions come in different colors. A couple years ago I knew a little girl with purple ones.

 

[85dB T]

What has changed that "traditional hearing aid company's" are not savvy about is cellphone technology. Everyone has one and they're basically mini computers. With bluetooth, hearing aids can interact with the phone to provide dozens of apps to select from depending on the needs of each user. For instance, I need to hear a person talking in front of me at dinner in a restaurant. I can sit my phone on the table and pick up his/her voice only. Or a lecturer, I can point my cell phone to the stage to pickup the speakers voice and not everyone else.

When you wear hearing aids you pick up 360 degrees. Who needs to hear all that. With cellphone apps you can create a directional receiver or whatever app anyone may come up with (like the apple app store, free open source platform).

 

[newarrior]

Basically I think putting anything in or around your ears that amplifies sound is a risk. That's what gave me my tinnitus in the first place. I purchased my hearing aid from an audiologist but I'm still concerned that I might be at risk of making my tinnitus worse. The idea that a person can set their own volume on a hearing aid in my opinion is no different that wearing earphones or headphones which, depending on your belief, can aggravate your tinnitus.
Without more knowledge, it appears the goal here is to bypass a professional hearing exam, which includes checking the ears for wax, infection, etc. So you you may be treating the symptom and not the cause. Not to mention the lack of a controlled environment necessary for a proper exam. Following the exam, an audiologist typically sets the hearing aid to the exact specifications of your audiogram. No more, no less.
I love Bose products myself, but it might come down to that old adage, you get what you pay for.

Thanks...Hearing aids improve tinnitus BTW--they increase outside noise so you don't hear the tinnitus... and you strain to hear less

 

[newarrior]

This is sad, The FDA is so primitive! we should be talking about bio-companies finding ways to regenerate cochlear hair cells and reconnect silenced synaptic ribbons. Cure hearing loss!

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/frequency-therapeutics-—-hearing-loss-regeneration.18889/page-70#post-376386
Frequency Therapeutic's thread (active clinical trial for cochleair hair cell regeneration)

No matter how good hearing aids are they are working around a damaged system, forcing damaged hair cells or small poulations of hair cells remaining to pick up a better degree of signal, at best they equalize the noise so high pitch noises become mid pitch and hearable. Over all hearing aids are always a trade off and will never replace the natural biological function of hearing.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395286/
evidence cochlear hair cell regeneration being possible
in my opinion this has a high likely hood of happening

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842978/
cochlear ribbon synapse repair
in my opinion I am still skeptical because of the acute window phase, but it's always a good idea to explore it's potential.

Government's don't like taking risk, they just like status quo. bio science can't guarantee a cure for hearing loss but they can give it 100% effort if they have the funding they need.

Agree we need a damn cure ! Maybe some other country will get to it 1st

 

[Tinker Bell]

What has changed that the "traditional" hearing aid company's are not savvy about is cellphone technology. Everyone has one and they're basically mini computers. With bluetooth, hearing aids can interact with the phone to provide dozens of apps to select from depending on the needs of each user. For instance, I need to hear a person talking in front of me at dinner in a restaurant. I can sit my phone on the table and pick up his/ her voice only. Or a lecturer, I can point my cell phone to the stage to pickup the speakers voice and not everyone else.

When you wear hearing aids you pick up 360 degrees. Who needs to hear all that. With cellphone apps you can create a directional receiver or whatever app anyone may come up with like the apple app store, free open source platform.

I agree. Hearing aid technology is sorely lagging behind. I have tried white noise through hearing aids and through a Bose speaker. The sound quality is far superior with Bose products.

I think Bose and other similar companies getting involved is great. Push hearing aid manufacturers to compete, to improve their products and to offer more affordable options.

Regarding having an audiologist assist, I would think that business savvy audiologists would offer their services to help customers set up their Bose hearing aids. Some may even choose to sell them.

 

[newarrior]

I agree. Hearing aid technology is sorely lagging behind. I have tried white noise through hearing aids and through a Bose speaker. The sound quality is far superior with Bose products.

I think Bose and other similar companies getting involved is great. Push hearing aid manufacturers to compete, to improve their products and to offer more affordable options.

Regarding having an audiologist assist, I would think that business savvy audiologists would offer their services to help customers set up their Bose hearing aids. Some may even choose to sell them.

yes as many companies especially tech ones that disrupt the field and innovate AND kill the hearing aid companies' monopolies all good to me..Would love to see Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft and many of the other tech, audio or start up firms to break the strangehold these hearing aid companies have on this industry..All the tech related things keep doing down in price hearing aids keep rising in price

 

[coffee_girl]

Capitalism hits the hearing aid market

I think they should make them smaller and more compact

 

[newarrior]

Amen dear.