Earlens

The Earlens® Contact Hearing Solution has received FDA clearance and commercial launch. Clinical studies show it provides superior sound quality and speech understanding in noisy environments compared to conventional hearing aids. It delivers the broadest bandwidth available among hearing aids by directly vibrating the eardrum using a custom-fitted lens placed on the tympanic membrane[2][3][5].

"Clinical studies have shown that extended bandwidth hearing can make it easier for people with mild to severe hearing impairment understand speech in noisy environments, and that the Earlens system provides a superior sound quality experience."[5]

Named one of Time magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020[3].

No traditional clinical trial pipeline as with therapeutics; product iterations are cleared via regulatory pathways.

Second-generation device received FDA clearance in 2019[2][3].