Comparing Natural Processing and AI Approaches in Speech-In-Noise Performance
A new study looks at how premium hearing aids designed with both natural processing and AI approaches perform under the same noisy conditions.
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Twangy Voices More Easily Understood in Noise
Twangy voices, often described as “brassy” and “bright,” can be used to get a message across in a noisy environment.
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Subjective Intelligibility and Hearing Loss
People with hearing loss think they understand more than they actually do, says a new study on subjective intelligibility and hearing loss.
Most Adult Britons Struggle to Hear in Noisy Environments
Most U.K. adults struggle to hear conversations in noisy environments, a phenomenon known as the “cocktail party effect.”
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Neosensory’s Wristband Tech Improves Speech Understanding for Hearing Loss Patients
A new clinical trial from Neosensory demonstrated its wristband technology significantly improved speech comprehension.
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Using the ACT Test for Speech-in-Noise Ability Assessment
This article explores the foundation of ACT, Spectro-Temporal Modulation (STM), and how ACT compares to traditional speech-in-noise tests.
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Rexton’s New Hearing Aid Platform Supports Hearing in Noise
Rexton’s new hearing aid platform supports wearers in group conversations to hear multiple voices simultaneously, even amid background noise.
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New Phonak Hearing Aids Improve Speech Understanding in Noise
Phonak expanded its Lumity portfolio to feature hearing aids that are designed to improve speech understanding in noisy environments.
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Signia’s Integrated Xperience Platform Wins Innovation Award
The BIG Innovation Awards recognize organizations and products that deliver premium innovation across verticals.
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MedRx Audiometers Now Feature ACT
MedRx is now able to provide a new speech-in-noise equivalent test with ACT. The ACT test assesses the quality of hearing in noisy situations.
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Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
This new hearing aid technology was developed to improve the wearer’s experience in group conversations in noise.
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Phonak Unveils Slim Lumity Hearing Aid
Phonak launches its latest hearing aid, the Slim Lumity, featuring Universal Bluetooth connectivity, hands-free calling, and activity tracking.
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Empowering Patients with Personalized Compression
There is a strong case for personalization of compression for the individual hearing aid user, with research indicating large variation between individuals and situations in preferences and performance. Such personalization has, until now, been limited to complicated adjustments of gain and compression in the fitting software. In contrast, the new Widex MySound enables the user to personalize compression in a completely new way.
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Widex Launches Moment Sheer Hearing Aid Solution
The new solution strives to “deliver the perfection of natural sound by expanding the benefits of Widex PureSound to more users; adding advanced software and hardware technologies that support engagement and improved well-being; and elevating design standards for a user experience that instills pride and confidence in ownership.”
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Signia Launches Styletto AX
Signia announced the launch of the Styletto AX hearing aid featuring two new capabilities for its Augmented Xperience (AX) platform – My WellBeing and CallControl.
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Phonak Launches Lumity Hearing Aid Platform
Phonak, a global provider of hearing solutions, announced that its next generation of hearing aids will be powered by its latest Lumity platform.
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GN Hearing Launches ReSound Omnia
GN Hearing announced the launch of ReSound Omnia – a new hearing aid platform that will “set a new standard in hearing technology and improve how people interact with the world around them.” According to the company, ReSound Omnia provides “significantly better hearing in noisy environments than any previous ReSound hearing aid.”
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Signia Launches Feature Enhancements for AX Hearing Aid Platform
Signia announced the availability of its latest feature enhancements for its Augmented Xperience (AX) hearing aid platform: HandsFree, Auto EchoShield, and Own Voice Processing (OVP) 2.0 – which, together, help to “enhance hearing performance in a wide variety of situations.”
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