Siemens Life 700 Hearing Aid Review

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:55:57 +0000

The Siemens Life 700 is a fully digital, 16 channels, open fit behind the ear hearing aid. It is the top of the line for Life models, comes with 3 years warranty plus more channels and 5 listening programs. It fits any lifestyle and the color choices will allow you to express your own personal style. It can easily exchange the housing and the color, just in case you get tired of your first choice.

It is comfortable, and even if it is the first time you are trying a hearing aid, it will feel just natural. Small size, ultra thin tubing and ergonomical housing, all for improved comfort and you will almost forget you are wearing it. Plus, the open fit design eliminates the occlusion effect of other designs.

Siemens Life 700 Specifications

Color Conversion
SoundBrilliance
SoundLearning
TruEar
Speech and Noise Management
Open-Fit Design
Tek Bluetooth Technology
Remote Controls

Style, comfort and freedom

The SoundBrilliance feature enhances the ability to hear and recognize high pitch sounds, for a complete, rich and blended perception of sounds around you. The SoundLearning feature can actually learn your sound volume preferences, and the settings for loud and soft sound surroundings from each hearing program, and adjusts automatically as you move around.

The TruEar allows you to better identify the source of sounds and where they come from, enhancing your ability to recognize speech sounds and background sounds. The Sound Smoothing system is one and only in the market for sound suppression of annoying sounds like dishes clashing or a glass breaking, it detects the difference between voice and non voice sounds and suppresses the non voice sounds.

e2e Wireless 2.0 can synchronize the signal processing of both hearing aids, so that they operate simultaneously and avoids confusion of sounds and balance. It is compatible with the remote controls from Siemens, Tek, ProPocket and ePen.

One great feature is the Tek Bluetooth technology that allows you to pair your hearing aid with a cellphone and use them as a wireless headset, it also has a TV transmitter for stereo sound that makes it so much easier to watch TV.

Siemens Life 700 at a Glance…

Pros:

16 colors to chose from
Remote control
e2e Wireless 2.0 Technology with optional Bluetooth remote package

Cons:

No manual volume control wheel or push-button control

As from all of Siemens products, the Life 700 has all the features that you need in a hearing aid to better help you enhance your hearing and most comfortable usage. It is a bit expensive, but it is worth every cent that you spend, and the 3 year warranty is great, showing how much support Siemens gives to customers and confidence in their product.

Siemens Life 700 Hearing Aid Review is a post from: Best Hearing Aid Reviews

Siemens Centra Active Hearing Aid Review

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:50 +0000

Today’s generation of hearing aid wearers are more active than ever before. That’s why Siemens created a new Receiver-in-Canal (RIC) system – CENTRA Active. It’s easy-to-wear, water-resistant, rechargeable, and offers unrivaled hearing performance.

A new RIC design unlike other RIC designs, CENTRA Active features an ergonomically shaped receiver unit specially designed for optimum placement in the ear canal. The receiver unit is comfortable, virtually invisible, and available in different lengths. It plugs into the body of the hearing instrument with a simple yet secure turn-and-click connection, and the occlusion-free domes are available in a wide range of sizes.

Water resistant innovations – CENTRA Active wearers don’t have to worry about working up a sweat. The AquaProtect system is an array of innovations that make the instrument resistant to sweat, moisture, humidity, and other debris.

Rechargeable – Freedom from batteries! With CENTRA Active’s easy-to-use charger, the hearing instruments work all day on a single night’s charge. Simple to operate, up to two instruments can be charged at one time. After just five hours of charging, the charger shuts itself off and the hearing instruments are ready to run for a full day and evening. CENTRA Active can also run on regular size 13 batteries.

e2e wireless – For the most precise and natural localization. The Siemens Centra Active Hearing Aid can easily be bought from online in case you can’t find them available locally.

Advantages:

First of all they are very clear sounding and a good value if you don’t pay over $1500 for each ear. Another advantage is that these things are practically invisible when worn. The main unit fits behind the ear, and a thin clear tube with the speaker on the end wraps along the top of the ear and into the ear canal.

When worn, the only part that can be seen is the thin clear tube. This behind-the-ear design definitely helps to overcome the stigma attached to hearing aids.

Disadvantages:

There have been reports that the case cracks at the point where it is pierced by the pin which permits the battery door to open and close so take note that this product might be a little fragile. Another quirk is when you drop your Centra Actives into their charging wells, and then close the charge lid to start the charging cycle, the charger automatically turns off each hearing aid.

Then, when you retrieve your hearing aids once the charging cycle has been completed, you have to cycle on each aid by momentarily opening and closing the battery compartment. Not a big deal, once you understand this requirement, which is mentioned about half way through the user instructions for the charger.

Conclusion:

If sound clarity, looks, and value are what you value in a hearing aid then the Siemens Centra Active should be on the top of your list.

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