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Purpose-driven technologies
Our work has the power to change lives. We listen closely to the concerns, challenges and aspirations of people with hearing loss and the professionals who support them, and respond with purpose-driven technologies:
- features that solve real-life, everyday challenges in every product category
- advanced technologies to deliver practical benefits – simplifying rather than complicating
- rigorous product engineering, audiological and field testing to ensure flawless performance and client acceptance |
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Latest innovative technologies
Technologies that provide unprecedented client control and wireless connectivty |
SmartFocus™
SmartFocus™ is a revolutionary feature which provides adjustments over the combination of four parameters: microphone strategy, speech enhancement, noise reduction and overall gain. The ability to customize smartFocus within each destination of the automatic program, along with the manual programs, promotes clearer, more engaging communication for your clients.
Available in Passport, Latitude 16
Unifi™ Wireless
The Unifi™ Wireless System offers straightforward access to wireless features and technology. With simple wireless controls and automatic synchronization. Unifi provides access to wireless features and technology and multiple options for clients to connect with their world.
Available in Passport, Latitude 16, Latitude 8, Latitude 4 |
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Communication technologies
Enhance speech and minimize noise for improved listening in multiple environments |
SmartFocus™
SmartFocus™ is a revolutionary feature which provides adjustments over the combination of four parameters: microphone strategy, speech enhancement, noise reduction and overall gain. The ability to customize smartFocus within each destination of the automatic program, along with the manual programs, promotes clearer, more engaging communication for your clients.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 »
Comfort-Clarity Balance
Comfort-Clarity Balance gives clients real-time control over adaptive speech enhancement and noise reduction. Now, in addition to volume, clients can simultaneously adjust speech enhancement and noise reduction to emphasize clarity or comfort in diverse situations. Available in Yuu » Next 16 » Speech Enhancement LD Level dependent speech enhancement technology identifies the presence of speech and increases gain in any of the bands where it is the dominant signal component. Level dependent technology permits the application of greater gain while maintaining signal stability and comfort.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 »
Multiband Adaptive Directional Microphones
Multiband adaptive directional system optimizes the most challenging listening situations with a range of directional strategies: omni directional, fixed directional, or multiband adaptive directional – for both automatic and manual programs. Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » 360+ » Microphone Strategies Multiple microphone strategies adaptive directional, fixed directional and surround for improved speech perception.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » 360+ »
Speech Enhancement SP - Super Power
Speech enhancement is taken to a whole new level with a selectable strength of up to 8 dB. Adaptive in nature, speech enhancement SP detects speech and then only applies extra gain where it’s needed. Integrated technologies ensure improved speech clarity and ease of listening through sophisticated separation of speech and environmental noise.
Available in 360+ » |
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Wireless technologies
Wireless programming for improved clarity on landline and cell phones, synchronized adjustments and Bluetooth@ enabled devices |
Binaural Phone
Wirelessly streams the audio signal from landline and cell phone calls to both ears without requiring an accessory. Accessed on Smart Control remote or through the easy-t phone program.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 »
UDirect
uDirect, a neck-worn device, acts as an interface between the hearing instrument and Bluetooth® enabled devices, wired audio input signals, or FM transmitted signals. One of two wireless streaming programs, uPhone or uAudio, is automatically activated when uDirect receives the appropriate signal. Udirect offers clearer reception; clearer transmission on Bluetooth enabled cell phones; binaural listening improves comprehension.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 »
DuoLink
Convenient and discreet control, duoLink binaurally synchronizes program or volume adjustments eliminating the need for hearing instrument control redundancy. DuoLink can be set up to work with our easy-t feature, automatically triggering program changes in both hearing instruments and/or increasing speech volume in the phone ear or muting the non-phone ear entirely.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 »
Wireless Programming
iCube is a straightforward programming device for wireless-enable hearing instruments. The client wears the iCube around their neck allowing you to perform wireless programming that is efficient and flexible.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » |
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Program technologies
Superior automatic performance for unique listening situations |
AutoPro™4
AutoPro4 integrates four distinct listening destinations into one seamless automatic program: Quiet, Group/Party Noise, Traffic/Intense Noise and Music. By automatically transitioning between independently programmable settings designed for each of these environments, your clients experience amazing sound quality.
Available in Passport » Yuu »
AutoPro™3
Three automatic sound destinations (Quiet, Group/Party Noise and Traffic/Intense Noise) delivered in one automatic program.
Available in Latitude 16 » Next 16 »
AutoPro™2
Automatically switches between two distinct listening destinations (Quiet and Group/ Party Noise) when listening environment changes.
Available in Latitude 8 » Next 8 »
Easy-t
Automatically switches to telephone program when magnetic field is in close proximity.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 »
Easy-DAI
Automatically senses and amplifies external audio devices
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » |
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Core technologies
Purpose-driven innovations for clear, comfortable listening and better understanding |
AntiShock™
An industry first, featured in all products, antiShock™ responds to a common concern of new and existing wearers, by eliminating the discomfort of sudden, unsettling noises like dishes clattering. This industry innovation instantly identifies and minimizes impulse sound characteristics without eliminating or making the sounds unrecognizable and without affecting speech.
Available in: Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » 360 »
Feedback Management System
Featuring the most advance feedback management in all products -- provides more useable gain, a significantly expanded fitting range and more opportunities to fit with open styles. It detects and suppresses multiple feedback peaks faster, while maintaining superior sound.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » 360 »
Noise Reduction
Provides gain reduction in bands where noise is the dominant signal.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » 360 »
Wind Noise Manager
Intelligently reduces gain in bands where wind noise is predominant.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » 360 » |
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Intelligent technologies
Adapt and learn from client preferences |
 LearnNow™
An industry first, learnNow™ available exclusively with Smart Control – allows your clients to instantly teach their hearing instruments their preferred settings for every situation. With a touch of the learnNow button, clients can immediately capture adjustments to the smartFocus/ Comfort-Clarity Balance and to volume settings. These refinements then become part of their automatic program when they encounter the same acoustic environments.
Available in Passport » Yuu »
Self Learning
Self learning automatically implements the real-world preferences of hearing instrument wearers into their devices. With self learning, the hearing instrument will gradually learn the preferences of the hearing instrument wearer in the automatic program by tracking and implementing their adjustments. Over time, the defaults will be personalized, reducing the need for adjustment by the wearer.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude » |
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Specialty technologies
Practical innovations that connect with your world |
myMusic™
myMusic™ is an innovative approach to tailoring clients’ personal enjoyment of music. Shape the frequency response based on clients’ listening preferences and favorite music genres: rock/pop, classical, jazz/blues or general music listening.
Available in: Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 »
Bass Enhancer - Super Power
Bass enhancer provides increased output in the low frequencies, which can be configured at different levels. Bass enhancement is important for clients with severe to profound hearing loss, as they often rely on sufficient low frequency amplification to boost loudness perception which, in turn, enhances overall audibility.
Available in 360+ » |
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Control technologies
Empower clients with real-time control as each situation demands |
Control technologies
Empower clients with real-time control as each situation demands Smart Control Smart Control delivers so much more functionality and value than a mere program and volume control. Key features of Smart Control include – smartFocus™, Comfort Clarity Balance, learnNow™, binaural control, and a Home button – instantly returns both hearing instruments to the start-up position.
Available in Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 »
OnBoard™
Control An industry first for for ultra-small BTEs, onBoard™ control: a push-button programmed within U:fit™ fitting software to be either a volume control or a program button. OnBoard control gives your clients control that hasn’t been available in a discreet CRT and slim tube BTEs.
Available in Passport » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Yuu » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » |
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Fitting technologies
Data captured from hearing instruments helps fine-tune client preferences |
Data Logging
Records usage data in the automatic, manual and wireless programs.
Available in: Passport » Yuu » Latitude 16 » Latitude 8 » Latitude 4 » Next 16 » Next 8 » Next 4 » |
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