"I love the Companion Mics system! Recently, I played viola in a community orchestra. Even for a musician with perfect hearing, [it] is an enormous challenge. I could hear [the conductor] although I was sitting probably 40 feet away. My experience using the Companion Mics in this orchestra situation helped to make my knowledge of the music more complete. I was close to tears of happiness." more>

Wendy Cheng, musician, cochlear implant user, founder and president of the Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss (AAMHL).

"At a very noisy restaurant it was so noisy that it was hard to hear myself talking. The results were startling. Companion Mics can make a real difference in the quality of life for a lot of people."

Phil Baker, Technology Correspondent San Diego Daily Transcript

"There are many occasions when a person with a hearing loss requires some form of hearing assistance that hearing aids are not designed to provide or are not adequate for the situation. I was pleased to see the Companion Mics system introduced by Etymotic Research."

Mark Ross, Ph.D. Hearing Loss Magazine

"I hid it from myself just how severely I was cut off from the world of normal conversation. Now I find the Companion Mics system makes three- or four-party conversations anywhere outside the home an easier and more enjoyable experience."

R.W. MBA.

"It worked wonderfully in a car with my wife and another couple. For the first time in many years I could understand and participate in conversation."

M.R., Professor.

"People I've asked to use Companion Mics have been more than willing to do so."

J.T. Assistive Technologies Consultant

"I have found that this system is amazing once people try it."

V.H. Au.D., Audiologist

"Today we went for a hike. Walking side-by-side and when one of us was ahead by 30-40 feet, it was fine."

M.P.E. Audiologist