Signia - Hearing Benefit Services

More than 90% of Signia Xperience wearers report a natural sound experience when in motion³
Signia Xperience wearers showed statistically significant improvements in both speech understanding ability and listening effort with speech coming from the side, both when in motion and stationary, compared to current, premium technology⁴

NEW STYLETTO X

World’s first SLIM-RIC plus portable rechargeability

Highly sophisticated hearwear™ in a unique, patient-preferred5 design
Portable charger holds 3 days of charges and features integrated Qi wireless technology for simplified charging
Enhanced functionality to support a wider fitting range with exchangeable receivers

NEW SILK™ X

Innovative ready-to-wear CIC

Signia’s smallest, nearly invisible form factor provides an alternative to customs that can be fit in the same day
Binaural OneMic Directionality 2.0 with Ultra HD e2e technology for an optimized sound Xperience
Signia App compatibility for easy, discreet remote-control capabilitie

PURE^® CHARGE&GO X
Iconic rechargeable RIC

Smaller design and enhanced performance delivers up to 23 hours of wear time (20 hours with 5 hours of streaming)
Features onboard controls for ease of use
Closed-lid inductive charger that dehumidifies, fits custom molds, and is backwards compatible with Signia Li-ion inductive charging hearing aids

PURE® 312 X
Traditional RIC

Slimmer housing with a sleek design that fits comfortably behind the ear
Optional T-coil for direct access to looped environments
Enhanced exchangeable battery with an average of 4+ days of use (assuming 16 hours hours of use per day)

BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY

‣ Easy and carefree enjoyment of TV, music, and phone calls

• Connection to the Signia Assistant for 24/7 in-app support

FEATURE OVERVIEW

YourSound Technology: Redesigned acoustic sensors plus an integrated motion sensor provide detailed information about the wearer‘s movement and environment. Dynamic Soundscape Processing and Own Voice Processing (OVP™) process this information, delivering the most natural and personalized sound.

Dynamic Soundscape Processing: Steers sound quality and speech clarity features for natural sound and speech in every situation, even when moving.

Own Voice Processing: Utilizes real-time recognition of the wearer’s voice to deliver a natural own voice impression. Available for RIC/BTE devices with e2e wireless.

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Direct Streaming: Signia streaming technology ratings were significantly higher than the industry average for the categories of Intelligibility, Quality, and Naturalness of Telephone Conversation.⁶Connects directly to Apple® devices for phone calls and audio streaming. Android™ devices and the StreamLine™ Mic accessory make streaming easy and hands-free. The StreamLine™ TV accessory transmits high-quality stereo sound directly from the wearer’s TV. Available for Bluetooth® hearing aids.

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TwinPhone: Delivers the phone conversation to both ears, which provides a 3-8 dB improvement in perceived loudness and has been shown to increase speech recognition by >20% when compared to listening with one ear.⁷ Available for bilateral fittings with e2e wireless link.

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HD Music: Preset programs for enhanced enjoyment of non-streamed music.

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Tinnitus:A choice of tinnitus treatments based on the world‘s first Notch Therapy or traditional noise therapy signals. It is even possible to combine the two approaches.

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Signia App (iOS® and Android): The new Signia App combines all functionalities of previousapps (touchControl, myControl, myHearing). The functionality offered in the app is automatically customized depending on the connected hearing aid.

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TeleCare™:Provides remote fine-tuning services including additional tools to follow up with patients. Proven to increase patient satisfaction for new hearing aid fittings more than patients fitted without TeleCare.⁸ In addition, the user engagement and autonomy can be increased via the Signia App.

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Directionality: Ultra HD e2e processing allows for Narrow Directionality, which has been shown to provide a significant benefit compared to other directional processing algorithms, significantly better performance than competitive products, and for individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing losses, significantly better performance than age-matched controls with normal hearing.^1,9

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Directional Hearing: Directional Hearing is part of the Signia App and allows the wearer toadjust the span and directional focus of the microphone beam.

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Spatial SpeechFocus: Steers the directional beam to the front, left, right, or behind the wearer,depending on the direction of the dominant speech source. Studies have shown SpeechFocus can provide an average ~5 dB SNR advantage (compared to omnidirectional), which can lead to a 30-50% improvement in speech understanding for speech signals originating from behind the user.¹⁰Available for bilateral fittings with directional microphones and e2e wireless link.

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eWindScreen Binaural: Reduces the annoyance of wind noise when outdoors. Provides up to 30%improvement in word recognition with eWindscreen Binaural activated.¹¹ eWindscreen Binauralrequires e2e wireless link.

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Extended Bandwidth: 12 kHz bandwidth for enhanced processing of high frequency speech,music, and environmental sounds.

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EchoShield: Dedicated program for reverberant environments. Provides significantly reduced listening effort in reverberant environments, with the majority of individuals obtaining a 10-20% improvement in speech recognition.¹²

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An evolution in hearing technology – Your Sound Technology leverages iconic innovations from our past and for the first time, integrates a Motion Sensor for audiological benefit

binax – Clinicallyproven better than normal hearing¹

primax – Clinically proven reduced listening effort¹³

Nx – Raised first fit acceptance to 80% with Own Voice Processing²

Xperience – 90% of wearers reported a natural sound experience when in motion³

YOUR SOUND TECHNOLOGY allows you to HEAR WHAT MATTERS to you

ACOUSTIC-MOTION SENSORS
For a complete analysis of each wearer‘s dynamic soundscape

DYNAMIC SOUNDSCAPE PROCESSING
For natural sound and speech from any direction, in any situation – even when moving

OWN VOICE PROCESSING
For a natural sounding own voice

Life sounds brilliant.

WE PROVIDE A RAPID FLOW OF ICONIC INNOVATIONS
TO HELP HEARING CARE PROFESSIONALS BUILD
LOYAL AND LASTING PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS

The information in this document contains general descriptions of the technical options available, which do not always have to be present in individual cases and are subject to change without prior notice.

1 Froehlich M, Freels K, Powers T. (2015). Speech recognition benefit obtained from binaural beamforming hearing aids: comparison to omnidirectional and individuals with normal hearing AudiologyOnline, Article 14338. Retrieved from https://www.audiologyonline.com

2 Høydal, E. H. (2017). A new own voice processing system for optimizing communication. Hearing Review, 24(11), 20-22. Further details: www.signia-pro.com/ovp-study. 3 Haubold J. (2019) Real-world effectiveness of Signia Xperience Dynamic Soundscape Processing. Unpublished Manuscript.

4 Froehlich M, Branda E, Freels K. (2019) New dimensions in automatic steering for hearing aids: Clinical and real-world findings. Hearing Review. 26(11):32-36.

5 Hakvoort, C. & Burton, P. (2019). Increasing Style, Reducing Stigma: The Styletto Solution.

6 Froehlich M, Junius D, Branda E. (2017) A Comparison of Signal Quality of Direct Streaming Hearing Aids. Canadian Audiologist. 4 (4).

7 Picou EM, Ricketts TA. (2013) Efficacy of hearing-aid based telephone strategies for listeners with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. J Am Acad Audiol. 24(1):59-70.

8 Froehlich M, Branda E, Apel D. (2018). Signia TeleCare facilitates improvements in hearing aid fitting outcomes. AudiologyOnline, Article 24096. Retrieved from www.audiologyonline.com

9 Branda E, Powers TA, Weber J. (2019) Clinical Comparison of Premier Hearing Aids. Canadian Audiologist. 6 (4).

10 Chalupper J, Wu Y, Weber J. (2011) New algorithm automatically adjusts directional system for special situations. Hearing Journal. 64(1): 26-33.

11 Freels K, Pischel C, Wilson C, & Ramirez P. (2015, October). New wireless, binaural processing reduces problems associated with wind noise in hearing aids. AudiologyOnline, Article 15453. Retrieved from https://www.audiologyonline.com.

12 Folkeard P, Littmann V, Scollie S. (2017) Using a De-reverberation Program to Improve Speech Intelligibility and Reduce Perceived Listening Effort. Hearing Review. 24(4):32-33.

13 Littmann V, Froehlich M, Beilin J, Branda E, Schaefer PJ. (2016) Clinical Studies Show Advanced Hearing Aid Technology Reduces Listening Effort. Hearing Review. 23(4):36.

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