San Diego, CA – June 25, 2015 – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading-edge audio technology company today announced its first-of-its-kind hearing healthcare solution for individuals with hearing loss, HyperSound Clear™, will be available for show attendees to experience at Booth #225 at the 2015 HLAA Convention, taking place today through June 27th at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
In addition to being among some of the first hearing healthcare professionals to try HyperSound Clear before it launches later this year, HLAA convention attendees will have the unique opportunity to hear from Turtle Beach’s Senior Vice President and General Manager for the HyperSound® business – Rodney Schutt, along with the Company’s Senior Director of Clinical Affairs – Dr. Brian Taylor, Au.D., during a hosted presentation called Hear Every Word™ on Friday, June 26th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Rodney Schutt joined Turtle Beach in September 2014 to lead the Company’s HyperSound business, bringing with him significant leadership experience in the hearing healthcare and medical device market, including roles as CEO of Unitron Hearing and Luminetx, President of Widex, Inc., and 18 years in senior positions in General Electric’s medical and healthcare businesses. Additionally, Mr. Schutt just joined HLAA’s Consumer Technology Board of Advisors.
Dr. Brian Taylor is a syndicated thought leader in the hearing healthcare industry. Prior to joining Turtle Beach’s HyperSound team earlier this year, he served as Director of Practice Development and Clinical Affairs for Unitron Hearing, and has held a variety of leadership and management positions within the healthcare industry in both the United States and Europe. Dr. Taylor spent the first 15 years of his career practicing clinical audiology in medical and retail settings. His current associations include A.T. Still University – Arizona School of Health Sciences, Adjunct Professor; Fuel Medical Group, Audiology Advisor; Audiology Practices, quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, Editor; and Audiology Online, Contributing Editor. Dr. Taylor has also published over 50 articles and book chapters on topics related to hearing aids, diagnostic audiology and business management, and authored four textbooks: Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids, Consultative Selling Skills for Audiologists, Quality in an Audiology: Design & Implementation of the Patient Experience, and Marketing in an Audiology Practice.
Leveraging Turtle Beach’s patented directional audio technology, HyperSound Clear offers a fundamentally new approach to sound delivery. Similar to the way a flashlight beams a ray of light, HyperSound Clear beams sound directly to targeted listeners, which has been shown to improve sound clarity and speech intelligibility in individuals with hearing loss. When sitting in the “HyperSound beam,” people with hearing loss experience immersive, 3D audio; and at the same time, everyone else in the room hears audio at a normal volume level delivered through the TV speakers or home theater system. This means that people with hearing loss, along with family members and friends, can once again return to the family room to enjoy the latest home entertainment together, whether watching their favorite movies and TV shows, enjoying the latest music or playing video games.
To learn more about HyperSound technology and HyperSound Clear, please visit the official website at http://hypersoundhearing.com.
About Hearing Loss Association of America
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s leading organization representing people with hearing loss. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 48 million Americans (20%) have some degree of hearing loss, making it the third largest public health issue after heart disease and arthritis. HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. HLAA is working to eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and raise public awareness about the need for prevention, treatment, and regular hearing screenings throughout life. The Hearing Loss Association of America has an impact on communication access, public policy, research, public awareness, and service delivery related to hearing loss. Its national support network includes an office in the Washington D.C. area, state organizations, and HLAA Chapters and state organizations across the country. HLAA brings consumers and policy makers together to learn about communication access at the national, state and local levels. HLAA staff works at the national level to affect legislation that impacts people with hearing loss, whether it’s funding for hearing aids and cochlear implants, communication access in public places, or other important issues. HLAA provides timely and reliable information about hearing loss through its website, Hearing Loss Magazine, the online e-News, the Hearing Loss Support Specialists Training, message boards/chat forums and webinars. HLAA also holds annual conventions for people with hearing loss and professionals. HLAA’s Walk4Hearing is held in cities across the country in the spring and fall.
About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (www.turtlebeachcorp.com) designs leading-edge audio products for the consumer, commercial and healthcare markets. Under the Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com), the Company markets a wide selection of quality gaming headsets catering to a variety of gamers’ needs and budgets, for use with video game consoles, including officially-licensed headsets for the Xbox One and PlayStation®4, as well as for personal computers and mobile/tablet devices. Under the HyperSound brand (www.hypersound.com), the Company markets pioneering directed audio solutions that have applications in digital signage and kiosks, consumer electronics and healthcare. The Company’s shares are traded on the NASDAQ Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.