On Mar. 31, 2005, Siemens, now Sivantos, launched iScan, the world’s first in-office digital earmold impression scanner.

This study led to a better understanding of the two techniques clinically. With increasing involvement of new technology and more young professionals joining the profession of audiology, 3D ear scanning could be a viable consideration for audiology practices.

The history of electrical hearing assistance instruments originated with technological advances in telephones at the end of the 19th century when Werner von Siemens integrated a horseshoe magnet in the receiver of a telephone, and succeeded in substantially improving transmission quality in the telephone.