America Hears, Inc. (www.AmericaHears.com) introduced a new high-performance, open fit digital hearing aid offering significant value for listeners with mild to moderate hearing loss who need assistance hearing and understanding everyday speech, even in challenging listening environments such as noisy restaurants. Priced at $699 and available direct from the manufacturer, the new America Hears OF1-152 hearing aid is packaged in a small, sleek case worn behind the ear and configured with 16 channels that can be programmed to enhance hearing at all frequencies where amplification is needed.
“The new America Hears OF1-152 hearing aid extends our price-performance lead in the hearing aid industry and continues to fulfill our mission to help the broad and growing market of people who need high-quality digital hearing aids at affordable prices,” said Henry C. Smith, CEO and founder of America Hears. "It is the perfect solution for first-time hearing-aid buyers who need an easy and affordable way to start hearing better.”
America Hears began designing and manufacturing hearing aids in 1985 and in 2001 delivered the Virtual Office software and programming kit that for the first time enabled hearing aid users to adjust their hearing aids to their satisfaction at home whenever they please. With Virtual Office, America Hears made endless trips to the audiologist’s office for adjustments a thing of the past for its customers.
The OF1-152 is the newest member of the America Hears Independence Series 1 family and extends the company’s lead in designing, manufacturing and marketing the world’s most affordable high-performance digital hearing aids. Like all the America Hears Independence hearing aids, the new OF1-152 utilizes an advanced digital signal processor featuring America Hears’ unique ADRO® operating system and the latest modules including Enhanced Speech in Noise, Low Level Noise Reduction and Automatic Volume Control.