“Voices From The Shop Floor…”
Hearing Industries Association, can you hear the needs of our Patients? 

 

We are repurposing this “Comments” section as a vehicle for anyone wanting to communicate directly with Hearing Aid Manufacturers. In particular, it provides an opportunity for Hearing Care Professionals to advocate for their Patients’ needs. If you prefer anonymity, just enter "Anonymous."

 

Testing of Gruv Button™ Retrofit prototypes confirms that the design is now ready for production and distribution by Hearing Aid Manufacturers. We’ve been asked, "Why is it important for the Hearing Aid Manufacturers to get involved? Why doesn’t the developer,

Each Ear LLC, produce and distribute the Retrofit directly to the hearing aid clinics?"

 

The answer is: Both for efficiency and price. Production by the Manufacturers would benefit from their massive production capacity and extensive networks of retail clinics. These efficiencies would permit the low estimated retail price of $15 or less. Also, Manufacturers produce their hearing aid speakers in many different shapes and sizes; it would be most efficient for them to produce the Retrofit’s plastic sleeves to fit their own particular speaker designs. They could then monetize and distribute the Gruv Button™ Retrofit through all the clinics, as an accessory to their hearing aids.

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Innovation comes from the shop floor!   

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