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Sonic Innovations Touch 24 Hearing Aid Review

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:30:22 +0000

The Sonic Innovations Touch 24 is the top model from the Touch line from Sonic Innovations, with 24 channels, 4 listening programs and 3 years warranty, is the best model Sonic Innovations has available. It the smallest receiver in the canal hearing aid available in the market, it comes in 5 base colors and 15 interchangeable accent colors to match any personal style and desire.

The sound quality is rich, clear and preserves the natural beauty of sounds. It automatically adjusts to environments of noisy or soft sounds. Lightweight, comfortable and does its job perfectly, you won’t even notice it, as other also won’t.

Sonic Innovations Touch 24 Specifications

SmartTones
Sonic Sound
Directional focus
Enhanced Feedback Algorithms
Noise Reduction
Voice Alerts

Let it touch you with sound

The SmartTones feature are audible tones that deliver hints about functions like program change, low battery or comfort delay sequence. It allows you to feel better informed and in control of the Sonic Innovations Touch 24. Also with voice alerts, it is easy to know what program you are using and when the battery is low.

Sonic Sound is another great feature from Sonic Innovations, what it does is that it imitates the behavior of the human cochlea by detecting the intensity of the sounds in individual frequencies, amplification is then applied to each frequency based on hearing loss.

It can manage unwanted noises with directional focus, it has a focus area in front of you and varies with the amount of sounds as they move out of the focus area. The adaptive feedback cancellation algorithm used in the Sonic Innovations Touch 24 monitors the changes in the surrounding environment, and soon as they happen the system applies a counter signal to cancel the feedback produced from the amplification of the first signal.

It was built to last, it can stand up to heat, humidity and sweat prone environments, great for users that want to use them outdoors. It has wind noise reduction and a whole set of features that will satisfy your needs in a hearing aid.

Sonic Innovations Touch 24 at a Glance…

Pros:

SmartTones with voice alerts
Noise reduction and wind cancelation
Great design and durability

Cons:

As you choose your hearing aid, have this latest news in mind: Sonic Innovations has been named an International CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the company’s Touch hearing aid. Touch was named the Best of Innovations Honoree in the Health and Wellness category. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 36 product categories.

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Widex Passion Hearing Aid Review

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:29:32 +0000

Widex Passion comes in 4 models, the Passion 440, the 115, 110 and the Passion 105. The Passion 440 is the most advanced model with 15 channels, advanced noise reduction, multiple listening programs and all of the Passion models have up to 2 years warranty.

Created by Widex for all of those users attentive to details, it is the smallest Receiver in Canal hearing aid in the world, focused in unique features, sound quality and design. It is almost invisible, comfortable, discreet and with lots of style. It is available in 12 top shell colors with detailing in gold and platinum.

Widex Passion Specifications

Multi channel locator
Speech enhancer
Multi directional active feedback canceller
Stable sound delivery system
NanoCare wax protection
Up to 15 channels

Unique features, sound quality and design

The Widex Passion has some of the industry best features. Overall it is a great hearing aid that is almost invisible and can still be one of the most effective hearing aids available. It was built with state of the art receiver in canal technology for improved sound quality, comfort and style.

It optimizes speech understanding, and it has an outstanding listening comfort in noisy environments. It has Feedback management that stops common hearing aid whistling sounds and improves your listening quality when you are in the telephone.

The stable sound delivery means that you will hear the soft sounds and the loud sounds won’t feel uncomfortable, it has a natural and clear sound quality, and allows you to hear soft and distant speech. The Audibility Extender detects otherwise inaudible high pitched sounds and transposes them into lower, audible frequencies. This means you can hear things you couldn’t hear before. This feature has had some issues from users.

It is a great haring aid for a social lifestyle, from watching and listening to TV or a movie, to eating out in noisy restaurants, sport events or concerts, shopping and driving, the Widex Passion is great for any occasion and works perfectly in any environment.

The NanoCare wax guard extends the life of the hearing aid, providing valuable moisture and protection. Plus, the 12 color options, makes this Widex Passion compatible with hair colors to your own fashion style.

Widex Passion at a Glance…

Pros:

Better directional awareness
Fast sound response
Comfortable even with glasses

Cons:

Issues with the audibility extender

The Widex Passion id one of the smallest and most advanced technologically hearing aids available, it is discreet, comfortable and has style. With its dual microphone system, speech enhancer and feedback canceller, it is a perfect choice for you.

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Zounds Z1 Mini ITC Hearing Aid Review

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:10:45 +0000

The Zounds Z1 Mini ITC has 16 bands, noise cancellation system, one single program and 2 year warranty. These are budget friendly hearing aids, even if they do have the basic features covered, it still lacks lots of work to be done in comfort and reliability.

The patented noise cancellation technology eliminates up to 90 percent of background noise, while letting you hear voices. The Directional microphones continually scan your environment to generate exceptional voice clarity in even noisy environments. The Rechargeable batteries don’t need to be changed and last up to 22 hours.

Zounds Z1 Mini ITC Specifications

Noise Cancellation
Directional Microphones
Virtually Eliminates Feedback
Accurate Programming
Rechargeable

Basic and yet effective

The noise cancellation allows you to continue to hear in noisy environments without losing any sound quality. While other hearing aids do reduce the whole sound around you, the Z1 technology allows you to minimize the sound of the background while processing the desired sound to be heard well.

The 2 directional microphones form a cone of listening in front of you, speech is clearly heard when coming from the front while most unwanted noises are minimized. It can also eliminate feedback by using an electronic solution that identifies the amplified sound and electronically eliminates the sound.

Also, telephones, cause and acoustic reflection or amplification of sound that will cause the annoying feedback sounds that you hear in many hearing aids, with the Z1 those sounds are identified and eliminated the feedback caused by telephones, increasing your hearing experience while on the phone.

Zounds hearing aids are programmed to fit every user needs with a proprietary programming process, adding accuracy and eliminates errors from pre programmed programs like in other hearing aids. It has 16 bands, with low, middle and high frequencies all covered by the programming, for a high and rich speech recognition.

Overall the Zounds Z1 Mini ITC can do wonders for you, or not. Users have tried this product and were delighted with the results, while other felt uncomfortable. It is a budget friendly hearing aid, that has good features and can work good for you.

Zounds Z1 Mini ITC at a Glance…

Pros:

Noise cancellation feature
Small but uncomfortable
Directional Microphones

Cons:

Feeling of plugged up

Zounds isn’t a famous brand, it goes for advanced, accessible and affordable hearing aids. There are other brands that offer better hearing aids for a little bit more money. Even though the Zounds Z1 Mini ITC is a nicely built product, it still falls behind many of its competitors.

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Widex Inteo Hearing Aid Review

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:09:04 +0000

The Widex Inteo is a great hearing aid that fulfills your needs and desires in a hearing aid. The revolutionary new technology inside Inteo is designed as a truly tailor made listening experience. You own needs and preferences are integrated in the core of the hearing aid.

The core of Inteo is the Dynamic Integrator, this system operates with one single goal: to create personally tailored sound that meets your personal needs in any specific listening situation. During the fitting session, the Dynamic Integrator is profiled with information about your personal preferences and needs. Inteo will then tailor the sounds to fit you.

Widex Inteo Specifications

Dynamic Integrator
Integrated Signal Processing scheme
Up to 15 channels
2 year warranty
Advanced noise reduction

A tailor made hearing aid, just for you

Inteo detects voice in your surroundings and has improved speech understanding, regardless of the noise in the environment and the location of who is talking to you. In situations where people talk to you from behind or in noisy environments there’s no need to look for the voice it is as if the voices come to you.

Inteo has one of the clearest and detailed sound reproductions in hearing aids, it can enhance details hidden in high pitch sounds. It greatly increases your ability to differentiate sounds like from a doorbell to a phone ringing.

The most amazing thing about Inteo is the fact that the technology inside the Inteo has almost unlimited choices, giving you the chance to choose your own personal settings and preferences and have them integrated into the core of the Inteo hearing aid. It has more amplification, meaning that you can have the same sound quality from different models, like smaller in the ear or open fitting models.

It is small, discreet and very easy to operate, plus it has a convenient remote control, but it is only optional. It is an expensive hearing aid, and may not fit everyone else needs from a hearing aid. It is greatly advanced for an hearing aid and has advanced features that anyone would like to use and enjoy.

Widex Inteo at a Glance…

Pros:

User preferences built into the hearing aid core
Small, comfortable and packed with great features
One of the best hearing aids in the market

Cons:

Expensive

Inteo can help you understand everyone, even when they talk to you from behind. It has a more detailed listening than other hearing aids and works perfectly in noisy environments. Plus, if you want a smaller hearing aid style with an open fitting, you won’t lose any of the sound quality from other styles.

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Avada Arris PHD+ Hearing Aid Review

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:08:26 +0000

The Avada Arris PHD+ is a stylish hearing aid with maximum performance and almost invisible. It has a unique design that is attractive and all the technology to improve your listening, plus it is perfect for the cosmetically conscious user.

The Avada Arris PHD+ provides you with a high-tech performance, has a tiny triangular shape, and seventeen stylish colors to choose from. With its open ear design it does not block the ear canal and avoids the plugged up sensation of other hearing aids. It utilizes multiple microphones and an artificial intelligence that automatically reduces background noise while enhancing speech.

Avada Arris PHD+ Specifications

Noise Cancellation
Directional Microphones
Open fit design
Dynamic feedback system
Streamer Bluetooth device

Cool and young style

PHD stands for Personal Hearing Device, and the Avada Arris is all about personalizing your hearing experience. It comes in 17 designer colors and with radical new triangular design, besides it is so small that hardly anyone will notice it when you are wearing it.

The Avada Arris PHD+ has 2 directional microphones that minimize the sounds coming from other than directions than what you are looking for, while optimizing the important sounds in front of you. It helps you understand better speech and minimizes background noises.

The Open Fit design is versatile, convenient and enhances performance of the Avada Arris PHD+. It maximizes the sound quality and comfort of your hearing device, minimum fatigue with maximum speech understanding.

The dynamic feedback system virtually eliminated any feedback sounds in the hearing aid. While the Streamer device automatically collects signals from other electronic devices, like cellphones and televisions, and transmits them directly to your Avada Arris PHD+ through Bluetooth.

The processor in the Avada Arris PHD+ can deliver Spatial Sound, helping you to locate sound sources and filters background noises, it has a fresh, clean and natural listening experience. It enhances hearing and understanding for you.

Avada Arris PHD+ at a Glance…

Pros:

Open Fit design
Directional Microphones
Bluetooth compatibility

Cons:

The Avada Arris PHD+ works great in enhancing your understanding of speech, even in noisy environments, and it is small and looks cool. It was built thinking on young, image conscious, high tech people, if you are one, or not, the Avada Arris PHD+ is a great choice for a Personal Hearing Device.

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NuEar Imagine Premier Review

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:07:06 +0000

The NuEar Imagine Premier was designed for vibrant lifestyles; Imagine Premier provides flexibility and performance in challenging listening environments with high levels of background noise.

NuEar is a franchise brand, the hearing aids are manufactured by Starkey and are almost equal to the Starkey S series. The NuEar Imagine Premier is the same as the Starkey S-11, but more expensive. Our take on this, go for the Starkey S-11 and save some money on your hearing aid.

NuEar Imagine Premier Specifications

PureWave Feedback Eliminator
Acoustic Scene Analyzer
Invision Directionality
AudioScape

Designed to keep up with your life

The PureWave Feedback Eliminator eliminates the most common complaint about hearing aids, the annoying whistling sound or feedback with a management system that eliminates these feedbacks from sudden noises and changes from your surroundings.

One great feature in the NuEar Imagine Premier is the Acoustic Scene Analyzer that can deliver maximum comfort in sound perception with the clearest speech recognition system, even in the noisiest rooms and environments, adapting itself during transitions for greater comfort.

The T2 technology, same technology used in Starkey hearing aids, allows you to use your cellphone as a remote control for your hearing aid, you can switch modes or programs, or adjust the volume without any other hardware, and it is very convenient.

Another feature is the InVision Directionality that allows in noisy environments to reduce the sounds from around you to enhance the understanding from the speech signals from in front of you, greatly increasing the understanding of what is being said to you. Plus, the AudioScape recognizes and adapts to sounds like wind, speech, speech in noise, or other sounds like machines.

Another convenient feature is the fact that the NuEar Imagine Premier can process the sound of your TV and adjust the settings accordingly. So, overall it is a great pack of features that will give you comfort at the best performance level for hearing aids.

The only thing is, all of this can be found in Starkey hearing aids, sometimes for less money.

NuEar Imagine Premier at a Glance…

Pros:

Clearest speech recognition system
T2 technology

Cons:

Franchised brand
Same model as Starkey S-11

You can save hundreds of dollars by buying directly from Starkey S series catalog, they are the same as NuEar hearing aids, and the Starkey S-11 may be even better than the Imagine Premier just for the lower price.

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Audibel Anthem Platinum Review

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:14:52 +0000

The Audibel Anthem Platinum is part of the high end line of products from Audibel that includes not only the Platinum, which is the best among this line, and also the Gold, silver and Bronze models with slight modifications and also different prices. The differences do not make much impact on the performance of the hearing aids and the basic technology is all there in the 4 models.

The Platinum model was designed to deliver a great performance in the most varied circumstances that can go from noisy places to the sound of a child. It has excellent features and it is packed with technology that makes this hearing aid one of the best in the industry.

Audibel Anthem Platinum Specifications

WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation
Environmental Noise Classification
T² technology
Superior Speech Locator
ClassiFi EA
Intuitive Features
Automatic Telephone Response
Music & Television Processing
16 channels and 16 bands of optimal high-resolution sound imaging

High End Hearing Aid, Best among the Best

The Audibel Anthem Platinum was made for people with an active lifestyle, someone that needs flexibility in its hearing aid, that can in one second change and adapt to noisy environments and in the next moment be good enough to listen to quiet sounds in the room.

What takes the performance of this hearing aid to the next level are the 16 channels and 16 bands of high resolution sound imaging. Which work well with the premium Environmental Noise Classification system, proprietary of Anthem, that allows the best recognition of speech in the noisiest environments.

It has also the convenient and effective WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation that solves the problem of feedback whistling, this feedback management system is proven to be one of the best in the hearing aid industry. Add to that Superior Speech Locator, to enhance the ability for you to recognize voices even in the middle of noisy rooms.

The hearing aid is easy to use and very intuitive, it also can adapt by itself to different noisy surroundings like wind, machines and speech in noise. For convenience, and this is a great feature the T2 technology, you can use your own cell phone or a touch tone phone to conveniently change the mode or adjust volume in the hearing aid.

It can also recognize and change to telephone mode if you are on the phone, so that you can hear better and reduce any interference from your telephone. And it does the same if you listening to music or watching TV.

Audibel Anthem Platinum at a Glance…

Pros:

T2 Technology
Easy to use and intuitive features
Adapts promptly and accurately to different noise surroundings
great o use on the phone, listening to music or watching TV

Cons:

None

The Audibel Anthem Platinum is a high end hearing aid produced by one of the best manufacturers of hearing aids in the industry. It delivers a performance in noisy environments that makes it a dream to own. Even if expensive, it is a great investment.

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