Oticon Honoured as 2026 Innovator of the Year for Oticon Zeal™
Oticon has been named Innovator of the Year at the 2026 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™, with Oticon Zeal™ also recognised as the winner of the Hearing Aids – Design category. The awards recognise technologies, products, and services advancing hearing care around the world.
Anja Nagel L’harraki, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing at Oticon, added: “We’re incredibly proud to receive this recognition for Oticon Zeal™. As the industry’s first hearing aid to create the completely new NXT in-the-Ear category and bring full functionality into an exceptionally discreet in-the-ear design, Oticon Zeal empowers users who don’t want to compromise between discreetness and performance.”
Together, these achievements reinforce Oticon’s commitment to innovation and improving the hearing experience for people around the world.
Oticon Zeal Hearing Aids
The completely new in-the-ear hearing aid style is the world’s first solution where users don’t need to compromise between in-the-ear discreetness and full functionality. Oticon Zeal combines discreet design, cutting-edge connectivity, rechargeability, and exceptional sound quality from advanced features and second-generation AI sound processing within flexible fitting options. All of this in an in-the-ear solution is previously unseen. With Oticon Zeal™, Oticon once again introduces a gamechanger in the hearing aid industry.
- Discreet
- AI sound processing
- Connectivity
- Rechargeable
- Same-day fitting and flexibility
- UNSEEN
A Design Revolution
Oticon Zeal™ is able to combine so many benefits in such a discreet design thanks to innovative encapsulation technology. This breakthrough method encloses the body of the device in a single, solid structure that is robust and moisture resistant (IP68). The result is a more protected, powerful, and compact hearing aid than ever imagined.
Superior Sound
No trade-offs
Clients won’t have to choose between premium sound quality and a discreet style. Oticon Zeal is powered by our most advanced AI sound processing technology to date. Always-on, and proven* to perform.
MoreSound Technologies
Delivering an advanced, AI-driven sound experience that naturally supports the brain with MoreSound Intelligence™ 3.0, MoreSound Amplifier™ 3.0, and MoreSound Optimizer™.
Next-generation AI
Just like life, the AI-enabled sound processing in Oticon Zeal is always on, and lasts for a full day* of battery life. Our second-generation Deep Neural Network (DNN 2.0) delivers a more complete, personalised sound experience.
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