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2021-12-14 White Paper

Comparison of battery solutions for hearing aid devices

Signia commissioned Ramboll a/s to conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) study in accordance with ISO standards 14040 and 14044 for two comparable hearing aid devices and their respective battery solutions, i.e. a primary, non-rechargeable battery and a secondary, rechargeable battery. The overall aim was to investigate and understand the environmental impacts of two comparable hearing aid devices with different battery solutions. The two products chosen for assessments are rechargeable Signia Augmented Xperience (AX) and non-rechargeable Signia AX.

2020-07-20 White Paper

Improving communication with face masks

The use of masks and increased distancing while talking because of the coronavirus pandemic is a unique challenge that can be very frustrating even for people with normal hearing. But for the hard of hearing it can prove especially difficult. Signia offers flexible solutions for you as a Hearing Care Professional (HCP) to optimize speech intelligibility in this “new normal” world. This new audiology bulletin explains the adverse effects of masks and social distancing on speech understanding and how HCPs can improve their clients’ hearing experience with the right advice and program settings in Connexx.

2020-04-27 White Paper

StreamLine Mic

The StreamLine Mic from Signia is a versatile Bluetooth streaming device and remote microphone all in one. Its Bluetooth functionality allows it to pair to multiple Bluetooth enabled devices including Android and iOS (Apple) devices. And the remote microphone capabilities help make even though most difficult listening situations easier to manage. This white paper examines advantages and the performance of the StreamLine Mic

Dynamic Soundscape Processing: Research Supporting Patient Benefit

Signia Xperience takes the next step in designing hearing aid technology that “thinks” the way the listener thinks, and automatically adjusts processing accordingly. Study data reveal significantly better speech understanding for speech from the sides, both when stationary and when moving. Speech-in-noise recognition research shows that the new Dynamic Soundscape Processing does not reduce the effectiveness of Narrow Directionality for speech coming from the front. And finally, real-world data reveal highly satisfactory environmental awareness, and higher overall user satisfaction ratings than have been obtained in published large-scale surveys.

Audiology Online

2019-12-23 How to use

Dynamic Soundscape Processing Slider

YourSound technology is a comprehensive steering system that was introduced with the Xperience platform, designed to optimize aided performance in any listening situation for the individual user. Connexx offers access to the system in order to allow further individualization when needed. This How-To provides guidance on the exact procedure.

2019-12-03 Publication

Maintaining Narrow Directionality While Improving Soundscape Processing

Since its introduction with the binax platform in 2014, Signia’s Narrow Directionality has been the industry leader in optimizing speech understanding in background noise. The purpose of the current research was to ensure that the Narrow Directionality feature of the Xperience was equal to that of the Nx model—previous research has shown that the speech-in-noise processing of the Nx is superior to that of premier models from competitive manufacturers. Indeed, the results of this research revealed that there was no difference in the speech recognition findings for the two different instruments. This allows us to reasonably assume that Xperience also is superior to the competition for these important listening conditions. For those who were questioning if it is possible to obtain excellent soundscape processing for speech, while still maintaining a high level of narrow directionality, the answer is yes.

Canadian Audiologist, VOL. 6 • ISSUE 6 • 2019

2019-11-08 Backgrounder

YourSound Technology and Dynamic Soundscape Processing

Signia Xperience devices take a significant step towards adapting to the listening intent of the wearer. YourSound technology is the realization of this comprehensive approach, consisting of the sensory analysis layer provided by Acoustic-Motion Sensors, the processing of environmental sounds in the Dynamic Soundscape Processing, and the Own Voice Processing to process the microphone input as soon as the system detects that the wearer is speaking. This article provides insights into the different components of YourSound technology.

Research Evidence for Dynamic Soundscape Processing Benefits

It is important that the design of hearing aid processing closely resembles the listening intent of the user. This has been enhanced with the Signia Xperience, which utilizes new acoustic and motion sensors, serving to improve speech understanding and the acoustic sound scape. Laboratory data shows significantly better speech understanding for speech from the sides, both when stationary and when moving. Real-world studies using EMA methodology revealed highly satisfactory environmental awareness, and higher overall user satisfaction ratings than have been obtained for either EuroTrak, or the recent MarkeTrak10. Overall, for both efficacy and effectiveness, the performance of the Signia Xperience hearing aids was validated, and increased patient benefit and satisfaction is expected to follow.

The Hearing Review, November 7, 2019

Industry Research: Clinical Comparison of Premier Hearing Aids

Premier hearing aid products from three leading manufacturers were placed in head-to-head competition to assess key benefits for the wearer. For the speech recognition measures, the Signia product was significantly superior, and this was true for three different background noise conditions. Subjective judgements for different attributes of the listening experience were equal for the three products, suggesting that superior speech understanding can be achieved without causing negative effects regarding the acoustic environment.

VOL. 6 • ISSUE 4 • 2019

2019-03-21 White Paper

Closing the Open Fitting: An Effective Method to Optimize Speech Understanding

The findings of this research clearly show that the coupling system chosen by the HCP can have a substantial effect on subsequent speech understanding in background noise for the patient. The mean additional signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) benefit for a closed fitting was 3 dB, which corresponds to an impressive improvement in speech understanding of approximately 50%. This constitutes a significant advantage for the patient’s daily life in terms of social interaction. This benefit should not easily be foregone, especially in light of the clinically proven high acceptance of closed fittings based on the patient’s improved perception of his or her own voice as a result of Signia Own Voice Processing.

The Hearing Review, March 21, 2019

2018-11-14 Publication

Novel Benefits in CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aid Fitting Technology

This Hearing Review article presents a study which demonstrates that the two new CROS/BiCROS systems from Signia—Pure 312 Nx CROS with Narrow directionality and Silk Nx CROS—provide a superior solution to the daily listening problems encountered by people with single-sided deafness (SSD).

Hearing Review

2018-08-27 Backgrounder

Increasing Style, Reducing Stigma: The Styletto Solution

How do we know that Styletto is an industry game-changer that will attract new wearers who would never have considered hearing aids before? We asked them! Read this paper to learn more.

2018-08-08 White Paper

Better Speech Understanding with Signia Nx CROS/BiCROS Instruments

Patients with SSD often experience significant problems with speech understanding in daily listening situations where noise is a factor. The results of this study demonstrate that the two latest CROS/BiCROS solutions offered by Signia, the Pure 312 Nx CROS with Narrow Directionality and the Silk Nx CROS, provide clear and significant speech intelligibility benefits for users in challenging listening environments.

2018-07-20 Backgrounder

What’s The Preferred Rechargeable Hearing Aid With Direct Streaming?

How does Pure Charge&Go stack up against leading competitor hearing aids? A study was conducted in April 2018 with 100 participants to find out.

2018-07-20 Publication

Own Voice Processing Has People Talking More

OVP improves the perception of the the wearer's own voice, but did you know that a recent study shows that it also has wearers participating more in communication settings?

Hearing Review

2018-04-23 White Paper

3D Classifier

At first glance, a tiny hearing aid and a self-driving car don’t have much in common. However, on a technological level there are a couple of similarities: self driving cars use a variety of sensors to collect real-time information about the environment such as GPS, optical cameras, specialised radar, and accelerometers.

2018-03-15 Publication

Perception of Own Voice Wearing Hearing Aids: Why "Natural" is the New Normal

A study conducted at the University of Northern Colorado shows that OVP is appropriate for both open and closed fittings, and for different fitting rationales.

AudiologyOnline

2018-03-06 Backgrounder

The art of designing Pure Charge&Go Nx

Connectivity is undoubtedly one of the most im-portant topics in the hearing aid industry today. While most people immediately associate the word connectivity with being able to link their hearing aids with electronic devices such as smartphones, in a genuinely patient-centric hearing system the ap-plication of connectivity encompasses more than simply connecting to personal electronic devices.

2017-12-17 Publication

Sound Quality as the Key to User Acceptance

This AudiologyOnline article describes Nx improvements in sound quality.

AudiologyOnline.com

2017-10-29 Publication

A New Own Voice Processing System for Optimizing Communication

This Hearing Review publication describes how Own Voice Processing works and details study results validating its effectiveness.

Hearing Review

2017-07-17 Publication

Clinical Study Shows Significant Benefit of Own Voice Processing

This Hearing Review publication reports that Signia OVP provides a substantial improvement in own-voice satisfaction, and that this improvement is present for different fitting strategies, and for different ear-canal couplings.

Hearing Review

2017-05-05 White Paper

Pure 13 BT, motion detection and myControl App - The next step in connectivity

Taking advantage of the powerful computers we carry around in our purses and pockets – our smartphones – hearing instruments have just reached a new level of precision. By adding information from the motion sensors in our smartphones through Bluetooth (BT), Signia Pure 13 BT can detect the wearer’s listening situation in a much more sophisticated way.

2017-05-05 Feature in Brief

Direct Streaming with Pure 13 BT

“Direct streaming” describes transmitting an audio signal from a mobile device to a wearer’s hearing aids - without using an intermediate accessory to relay the signal. Direct streaming is the most desirable streaming technology available for hearing aids, and has become even more important because of increasing usage of smart phones.

2017-05-05 White Paper

The Connected Ear

“Connectivity” is a word that is used a lot in today’s society, and for good reason. Whether we are connecting with friends and acquaintances on Facebook, using our smartphones to connect to media and news websites, or checking the weather, the theme of connectivity plays a big part in most people’s lives.

2017-05-05 Feature in Brief

Motion Detection. A System for the Listener on the Move.

Pure 13 BT is the first solution that marries the until-now separate worlds of hearing instruments and advanced smartphone technology to improve signal-processing. With the new myControl app from Signia, the hearing aids can access information from the wearer’s smartphone, enabling them to detect the acoustic environment and anticipate the listener’s intent and preferences more precisely than ever before. The hearing aids cannot know for certain what the wearer wants to hear, but with the movement information, they can predict it with better accuracy. In addition, the user can control their instruments, monitor their acoustic environment and, of course, stream directly from their iPhone or iPad.

2017-04-11 How to use

How to use the myControl App

The myControl app provides the wearer with a convenient way to control their Bluetooth directstreaming hearing aid Pure 13 BT (1). The myControl app is available for Apple mobile devices (iOS 9.3 and onwards), and can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store.

2017-04-11 Feature in Brief

myControl App

The myControl app provides the wearer with a convenient way to control their Bluetooth ® directstreaming hearing aid Pure 13 BT. The myControl app is available for Apple mobile devices (iOS 9.3 and onwards), and can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store.

2017-04-11 Backgrounder

Signia Click Sleeves for RIC fittings improve audiological performance and usability

As digital hearing aids become increasingly advanced, the spotlight often shines on signal processing features, software functionality, and connectivity capabilities, rather than the physical components. At Signia, however, we constantly seek to improve every aspect of design, engineering, and production processes to create a better hearing aid. The new Click Sleeve for Receiver-in-Canal (RIC) fittings is a seemingly simple yet effective solution which improves both wearer comfort and audiological performance.

2017-04-08 Publication

Using a De-reverberation Program to Improve Speech Intelligibility and Reduce Perceived Listening Effort

Study shows that adding a dereverberation program found in the Signia Primax RIC, improved speech intelligibility and reduced listening effort in the majority of the listeners tested using simulated reverberation.

2017-02-14 Publication

Multi-center Evidence of Reduced Listening Effort Using New Hearing Aid Technology

A review of clinical studies from three leading hearing aid research centers show a consistent trend for the Signia primax features to significantly reduce listening effort. Moreover, research from one site revealed that speech recognition performance for hearing-impaired listeners (pure-tone average 35-60 dB) using the primax Narrow Directionality algorithm was equal to that of normal-hearing individuals for the same speech-in-noise task.

Hearing Review, February 14, 2017

2017-02-03 video

Getting Started with OVP Video

This video describes the easy Own Voice Processing (OVP™) activation procedure for your patient.

2017-01-04 video

OVP Study Results Video

This video highlights the results of two clinical studies conducted with Signia's Own Voice Processing (OVP™) technology.

2016-12-19 Backgrounder

Cellion primax: The New Benchmark in Rechargeable Hearing Aid Technology

Signia’s Cellion primaxTM is the world’s first RIC hearing instrument featuring lithium ion rechargeable batteries, together combined with a new small wireless charger. This innovative hearing system meets patient expectations for battery usability and reliability– today and also in the future. This paper details the patient benefits and the technical advantages of this innovation.

2016-10-19 Publication

Hearing Aid Batteries: The Past, Present, and Future

Modern digital hearing aids offer a huge variety of form factors, features, and wireless connectivity options that allow for individual hearing solutions. However, the price of functions like situation-based real-time processing, binaural algorithms, or streaming is an increased demand on battery performance. So far, the topic of efficient powering has received only scant attention, but this may change soon due to the many good reasons for using rechargeable batteries.

AudiologyOnline, October 19, 2016

2016-04-29 Publication

Benefits of Binaural Beamforming for Individuals with Severe Hearing Loss

The Hearing Review 2016/04