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Bose SoundControl Hearing Aids

Also known as: SoundControl, Bose Hearing Aid, Bose self-fitting hearing aid

Bose

Primary source
Company
Bose
Program Type
Device
Modality
Hearing Aid/Software
Stage
Marketed
Status
Discontinued
Target Gene
—
Route / Mode
External wearable hearing aid with companion app
Confidence
96%
Status Confidence
Status confirmed
Evidence Strength
Needs more support
Last Reviewed
2026-05-31
Geography
United States
Population
adult, age-related, post-lingual
Trial IDs
0
Mechanism

A self-fitting wireless air-conduction hearing-aid platform designed for direct-to-consumer fitting without in-person professional programming.

Indications
Hearing LossSensorineural Hearing LossAge-Related Hearing Loss
Notes

Historically field-shaping as the first high-profile self-fitting hearing-aid pathway; direct Bose commercialization ended when the firm partnered with Lexie.

Evidence & Sources
3 structured sources
regulatory
Supports: canonicalName, company, notes, keyEvents
IDs: DEN180026
Open
regulatory
Supports: aliases, mechanism, indications, stage, route
IDs: K211008
Open
company
Supports: status, allCompanies, notes, keyEvents
Open
Key Events
2018-10-05
FDA granted De Novo classification for the Bose Hearing Aid
2022-07-26
Lexie partnership announcement stated Bose SoundControl would no longer be manufactured or sold
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