Starkey Hearing Technologies—an Eden Prairie, Minn-based hearing technology company—is launching a new line of hearing aids based on the company’s research in virtual reality, advanced neuroscience, and audiology and signal processing, Starkey announced. Designed to create an immersive hearing experience for patients, the iQ product lines include: Muse iQ, a complete line of 900sync™ technology, wireless hearing aids; SoundLens Synergy iQ, a new invisible-in-the-canal hearing aid; Halo iQ, smartphone-compatible hearing aids; and the brand-new TruLink Remote.
“As part of our commitment to lead the world in hearing innovation, we are excited to share the results of our collaboration with the world’s top researchers in today’s most advanced technologies,” Starkey Hearing Technologies President Brandon Sawalich said. “By working closely with leading researchers in the fields of neuroscience, virtual reality, and audiology and signal processing to integrate advancements into our award-winning products, we can now provide patients with new levels of presence, clarity, personalization, and other benefits previously unattainable with traditional hearing devices.”
New Features with Acuity OS 2, Inspired by Virtual Reality Research
Built with Starkey Hearing Technologies’ proven Synergy platform and Acuity™ OS 2 operating system, the iQ technologies include a suite of new features that deliver the presence, clarity, and personalization patients have previously missed during the moments that matter most, the company said. Four of the most notable new features include:
- Acuity Immersion – Designed to leverage microphone placement to aid with high-frequency information for improved sound quality and sense of special awareness, this technology has the potential to help patients relearn key acoustic brain cues to support clear speech, a sense of presence, and spatial attention for connection to their environment. Acuity Immersion takes the key natural cues needed for spatial awareness and shifts them to provide the wearer with both clear speech and a sense of presence and connection to their environment. By giving the wearer’s brain access to these cues, iQ hearing aids can help wearers’ brains relearn these key cues and thereby reassert spatial perception.
- Acuity Immersion Directionality – Designed to restore front-to-back cues for a more natural, safer listening experience.
- Speech Indicators for memory – Provide descriptive names for memory environments rather than numeric indicators.
- Smart VC – Allows for an increase in gain in all channels not already at maximum, to give wearers a desired increase in loudness when needed.
“The iQ line represents a brand-new dimension in hearing technology research and innovation,” Starkey Hearing Technologies Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering Achin Bhowmik said. “We anticipate that our new products will have a dramatic impact on our patients’ lives—and change the game in the global hearing aid industry.”
Muse iQ, Muse iQ CROS and SoundLens Synergy iQ
Designed to provide high-quality, natural sound in even the most challenging environments, Muse iQ and SoundLens Synergy iQ hearing aids offer audibility and streaming for individuals with single-sided hearing loss, said Starkey. All Muse iQ and SoundLens Synergy iQ devices work with SurfLink wireless accessories to provide ear-to-ear streaming of calls, music and media, remote hearing aid control, and a personalized hearing experience.
Muse iQ hearing aids are available in both custom and standard styles, and the Muse iQ micro RIC 312t is also available in a rechargeable option. Finally, Muse iQ CROS and BiCROS systems offer audibility and streaming for individuals with single-sided hearing loss.
SoundLens Synergy iQ hearing aids offer wearers an invisible, custom fit hearing solution featuring Starkey Hearing Technologies’ advanced technology and sound quality.
Halo iQ and the NEW TruLink Remote
Powered by Starkey Hearing Technologies’ TruLink 2.4 GHz wireless hearing technology, Halo iQ smartphone-compatible hearing aids enable connectivity with iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch®, Apple Watch®, and select Android™ devices.
A brand-new wireless accessory, the TruLink Remote is compatible with Apple® or Android and works without a smartphone.
Source: Starkey Hearing Technologies
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Have been using hearing aids for many years for my acute hearing loss in both ears. I want to know if IQ aids are real improvements over their other ranges
I have Resound aids top model as well as starkey top model both behind the ear.. recently saw the iq range advertisement.pl help with inputs
I’ve had 2 sets of aids from different companies, got muse iQ 2400 less than a week, I didn’t realize how much I was missing hearing things in the past !!!! Thank you, Starkey
Hello Andrew, I am wondering if you can help me. I am thinking of buying Muse Iq2400. My main concern is how good are they when it comes to Clarity/Understanding mobile/Landline telephone conversations. I will be grateful if any one can help me out.
Thanks.
Selva
I just purchased a pair of Starkey Muse IQ, RIC. It is very powerful for my severe hearing loss. I’m 53, worn aids since 7yrs old.
Only loud noises gives a “fluttering” sound, like talking into a fan, and it is very annoying!! Am getting the highest frequency as very sharp flat, extremely tinny. My audiologist says the fluttering could be coming from my eardrums. I put my old one on, do not get that. Please help, tell me I’m not crazy!! I want to know if Starkey has dealt with flutter issues??
I had what sounds like a similar problem with The Muse IQ 2400 hearing aid. Anything above soft conversation gave uncomfortable distortion. My hearing instrument specialist got a Starkey audiologist on the phone and found that there’s a new setting on the IQ series called high sensitivity versus low sensitivity. He reset it to low sensitivity and that removed this uncomfortable distortion. Maybe this will work for you.
I have the same thing in the ones I got. I call it the “Warble”. Proper earmolds helped, but not completely. It can be adjusted for, but possibly at the expense of some noise you want to hear. I’m keeping them regardless.
I’m not getting the high frequency version of that noise probably because my high range is too far gone, but regardless, these are like the best HA’s I’ve ever had. I’m usually a Widex FanBoy but these have sold me.