Fire TV Cube becomes first-ever U.S. streaming media player to support audio streaming for hearing aids
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/fire-tv-cube-becomes-first-ever-u-s-streaming-media-player-to-support-audio-streaming-for-hearing-aids/
Today, Amazon Fire TV announced the launch of Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) on Fire TV Cube (2nd gen) for compatible Bluetooth hearing aids from Starkey. This will be the first-ever streaming media player in the U.S. to support ASHA.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that 15% (37.5 million) of Americans over the age of 18 reports some hearing loss, and nearly 29 million American adults could benefit from using hearing aids. According to the World Health Organization, 1.5 billion people in the world experience hearing loss, and the number continues to rise.