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Signia Launches Pure Charge&Go X Hearing Aid

Signia Launches Pure Charge&Go X Hearing Aid

Nov 13, 2019 | | 0 |

Pure Charge&Go X is a receiver-in-canal (RIC) device that includes “the world’s first acoustic-motion sensors,” according to the company’s announcement. Since a hearing aid wearer’s sound environment can change suddenly, this technology can reportedly adapt to changes in their soundscape and detect when the wearer is in motion, responding automatically to “deliver natural and personalized sound from any direction, in any situation—even when moving.”

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Asymptotic Hearing Loss: When Is a Metaphor Just a Metaphor?

Asymptotic Hearing Loss: When Is a Metaphor Just a Metaphor?

Nov 8, 2019 | , , , , , | 0 |

Like all healthcare fields where the clinician needs to explain complex concepts to the lay public, metaphors are used. In the optical field, “nearsighted” and “farsighted” are actually good metaphors despite their simplicity and academic inaccuracy. In the field of audiology, we have the description of the audiogram with the piano keyboard across the top; a good explanation, but limited in that it’s only the right hand side of the keyboard and musical notes are not pure-tones.

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A Comparison of Direct Audio Streaming Quality in Hearing Aids

A Comparison of Direct Audio Streaming Quality in Hearing Aids

Nov 7, 2019 | | 0 |

In a test conducted by an independent laboratory, 16 hearing aid users who are part of a trained panel of sound quality assessors evaluated individualized recordings of streamed speech and music samples through ReSound LiNX Quattro, ReSound LiNX 3D, and 5 other premium hearing aids. ReSound LiNX Quattro and ReSound LiNX 3D were preferred for different types of streamed content. The influence of various attributes of sound quality are discussed.

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Sonic to Display Captivate and Trek at EUHA Congress

Sonic to Display Captivate and Trek at EUHA Congress

Oct 14, 2019 | | 0 |

At the Sonic exhibit (STAND 3A.408), conference participants will be able to experience firsthand how the SoundDNA platform is said to ”bring together Sonic’s most automatic, adaptive, and flexible hearing aid technologies to deliver on Sonic’s 4S Foundation of natural sound, speech understanding in noise, simplicity, and style.”

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Amazon Releases Echo Buds

Amazon Releases Echo Buds

Sep 26, 2019 | | 0 |

The Bose Active Noise Reduction feature can help minimize external noise from a crowded restaurant or office, and can be activated by tapping double tapping the earbud. To turn on Passthrough Mode—which will allow noise in again—users can double tap the earbuds again.

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IHS 2019 Convention Sets the Stage for Future

IHS 2019 Convention Sets the Stage for Future

Sep 25, 2019 | | 0 |

The 68th International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention was held September 19-21 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, with its theme “setting the stage” for the future of quality hearing healthcare.

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Signia Introduces Xperience Platform with Motion Sensor Technology

Signia Introduces Xperience Platform with Motion Sensor Technology

Sep 18, 2019 | | 1 |

Signia has launched Signia Xperience, a new platform that features a combination of advanced acoustic sensors with a built-in motion sensor, as well as 80% more transistors and 7 times the memory of the previous Signia Nx chip. Signia Xperience hearing aids are designed to provide a complete analysis of the wearer’s dynamic soundscape, allowing for automatic adjustments between sounds in front of and all around the wearer for a personalized listening experience.

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