Bose partners with Lexie Hearing on self-fitting hearing aids

Lexie Hearing B1 hearing aid powered by Bose [Image from Lexie Hearing’s website]Lexie Hearing and Bose announced today that they partnered to bring Bose’s self-fitting hearing aid technology to Lexie’s product line.

The new Lexie B1 hearing aids will be powered by Bose to allow wearers to fit, program and control their hearing aids with clinically proven, audiologist-quality results, without requiring a doctor visit, hearing test or prescription.

“We selected Lexie Hearing as our partner to continue to deliver our industry-redefining technology because of our shared mission to make hearing aids more accessible and affordable. Their understanding of the complex, regulated hearing aid market, and ability to reach more of the millions of people who suffer from hearing loss today was also critical to our decision,” Nick Smith, SVP of Bose strategy and business development, said in a news release. “Bose remains committed to developing technologies an…

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Bose jumps into hearing aid market

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Bose just introduced FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Users can use a smartphone app to fit, program and control a SoundControl hearing aid without a doctor visit, hearing test or prescription, according to Framingham, Mass.-based Bose. Each hearing aid will retail for $849.95 starting May 18th in five states: Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, with nationwide availability to follow.

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