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Hearing Instrument Technology

Hearing Instruments of today offer the widest range of fitting solutions that have ever been available.  Digital technology allows us to make the instruments perform better in a much wider and broader listening environments, meeting even the most demanding patient's needs.    

Rather than compromising your life’s activities to accommodate your hearing, Audibel’s line of digital hearing instruments offer the right combination of sophistication and affordability to uniquely match your dynamic hearing and lifestyle needs.

The precision and flexibility of Audibel’s digital line allows us to accurately tailor your amplification for the best possible match to your hearing profile.

In order to determine which instrument is best for you, a complete hearing evaluation is recommended. If hearing instruments are deemed appropriate, we will work closely with you to determine the size and type that is best suited for hearing requirements.




Styles:

There are seven common styles of hearing instruments. Learn more about the specific styles below. Your hearing care professional can help you find the best solution for your hearing and lifestyle needs.




          Behind-The-Ear


  • The largest model of hearing aid

  • House a variety of circuit options and amplify sounds to a greater degree than most custom models

  • Sends sound to the ear canal via the earmold and clear plastic tubing, which is molded to fit comfortably in the outer ear area

  • The new Anthem BTE featuring EZ Touch™ offers a completely new way to control the volume and settings on hearing aids with the simple sweep or touch of a finger. Even those with limited dexterity can easily adjust their hearing aids.

  • Appropriate for most types of hearing loss




    mini Behind-The-Ear


The mini BTE rests behind the ear. The case at the back of the ear houses the technology, while a clear tube then directs amplified sound into the ear canal via an earmold or earbud.

  • Features EZ Touch™ Technology, allowing you to change the hearing aid volume up and down and adjust settings to match your environment with the simple sweep or touch of a finger.

  • Smallest BTE model

  • Available with thin tubing and a tiny earbud for ultimate discretion

  • Appropriate for most types of hearing loss and ages

  • Available in Anthem Plus Platinum, Gold, and Silver. Also available in Anthem Bronze.




        Receiver-In-Canal


  • Designed to widen the distance between the microphone and receiver, lessening feedback and contains the industry's top-rated feedback canceller — WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation

  • Offers a discreet, open-fit solution

  • Appropriate for mild to moderate hearing loss




 Receiver-In-Canal Power Solution

  • The best performing, most powerful receiver-in-canal on the market

  • Power Solution is a receiver-in-canal hearing instrument attached to a small earmold that fits completely in the ear canal

  • Provides the power you need with the sophisticated, discreet look of a receiver-in-canal — no need to sacrifice power and performance

  • Appropriate for severe to profound hearing loss




            In-The-Ear


  • House a variety of circuit options in a custom-made shell that fits in the outer portion of the ear

  • Custom-made shell fits snugly in the ear

  • Easy to insert and adjust — may be helpful for people with limited dexterity

  • Appropriate for mild to severe hearing loss




        In-The-Canal

  • Custom designed to fit in the ear canal

  • Discreet, yet still slightly visible within the outer ear

  • Offer a variety of circuit choices that would have previously required a larger instrument

  • Appropriate for mild to mildly severe hearing loss

  • Variety of circuit choices despite small size




   Completely-In-Canal


  • The smallest, most discreet hearing instruments available

  • Nearly invisible when worn

  • Custom designed to fit entirely in the ear canal, improving sound quality and reducing feedback

  • Uses the natural anatomy of the head, pinna and ear canal to provide a clean, clear signal

  • Audibel's extraordinary custom craftsmanship allows us to create more comfortable CICs than ever before

  • Depending on the physiology of your ears, a CIC may or may not be the best option

  • Appropriate for mild to moderate hearing loss

  • Used exclusively in adults




             Invisibel™

The new Invisibel hearing aid fits inside your ear canal, so it’s completely invisible.

Now the only way anybody will know you’re wearing a hearing aid is if you tell them. The new Invisibel is 100% invisible, 100% digital and 100% programmable with all the most advanced hearing aid features.

  • Enjoy clear phone conversations

  • Enjoy virtually no annoying whistling or buzzing

  • Enjoy comfortable, customized fit

  • Enjoy natural sound quality

  • Designed to be removed daily to promote better ear health

    Features:

Invisible-In-The-Canal
The only 100% custom, invisible, digital and fully programmable hearing aid

WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation
Virtually eliminates buzzing and whistling

Active Noise Control
Designed to maintain speech understanding in noise and reduce listening effort*

T² Remote Control
Lets you adjust memory or volume settings using any touch-tone phone

* Sarampalis, A., Kalluri, S., Edwards, B., Hafter, E. (2009, October) Objective measures of listening effort: Effects of background noise and noise reduction. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 1230-1240.



        The Range (New)

    With Range, the sound from your TV, stereo or computer, when connected to the transmitter, can stream right to your hearing aids, just like headphones. You control your own volume. Everyone else controls theirs. If you have been looking for the one hearing aid designed to make both conversations comfortable and TV and music like never before, you've found it. Range is Audibel's most advanced hearing aid system on the market today. It features our latest noise reduction and speech preservation system, and virtually eliminates buzzing and whistling. It is designed to deliver incredible sound and clarity in the noisiest of environments.

    Range's advanced features are engineered to:

  • Reduce listening effort in noisy environments*

  • Improve listening to music and TV

  • Help phone calls sound better

  • Not whistle or buzz

  • Fit comfotably, customized for your ears

    Hear what others are saying about Range. Click here to view a Testimonial Video




Southern Hearing Associates Digital Hearing Aids

Featured Product Line: Audibel Anthem™

Anthem is powered by the world's fastest digital chip processor with three times more power than previous technologies.

Anthem's industry-leading features include:

  • WhistleFree™ Feedback Cancellation virtually eliminates buzzing and whistling – even better than our previous world-class system

  • Environmental Noise Classification specifically designed to help you understand more speech in noisy situations

  • Superior Speech Locator helps you hear the speech you want while minimizing unwanted background noise

  • ClassiFi Environmental Adaptation recognizes and adapts smoothly to optimize different sound environments such as wind, speech, speech in noise, machine noise, etc.




Platinum

Designed for vibrant lifestyles, includes 16 channels and 16 bands for optimal high-resolution sound imaging and frequency shaping — provides optimum flexibility and performance in a broad range of demanding listening environments that include high levels of background noise.

Gold

Designed for active lifestyles, includes 12 channels and 12 bands for high-resolution sound imaging and frequency shaping — provides excellent performance in a broad range of demanding listening environments that include moderate levels of background noise.

Silver

Designed for social lifestyles, includes 8 channels and 8 bands for precise sound imaging, providing good performance in environments with minimal to moderate levels of background noise.

Bronze

Designed for calm lifestyles, includes 6 channels and bands for performance in environments with minimal to moderate levels of background noise.

Try before you buy! Call your local Southern Hearing Associates Hearing Aid Center for a free demonstration of Audibel Anthem™ hearing aids.




Patient Satisfaction

        So how do these various technologies affect patient satisfaction?  A study involving over 5000 hearing instrument users proved that patients who wear advanced instruments experience significantly greater satisfaction than patients who wear traditional instruments. Why?  The author identified one primary reason: the advanced instrument users felt they received greater value for their hearing instrument investment. In other words, they experienced better performance relative to the price of their hearing instruments.  The research revealed three reasons for this perception of greater value.

Reason # 1

  • Advanced instruments provide much better sound quality than traditional instruments.  The components of advanced instruments are of higher quality than those of traditional instruments, and the sophisticated sound processing of advanced instruments results in more natural sound.

Reason # 2

  •  Advanced instruments are more reliable, requiring less repair service than traditional instruments. Advanced instruments have fewer parts and components than traditional instruments, resulting in less wear and tear and longer expected life.

Reason # 3

  • Most importantly, advanced instruments provide greater benefit in a wider variety of listening situations than traditional instruments. What does that mean?  Simply put, advanced instruments provide better hearing in noisy or difficult listening situations compared to traditional instruments.


What is available to assist hearing loss...

  • Programmable and digital hearing instrument technology.
  • Hearing instruments, batteries and accessories.
  • Hearing enhancers for MILD hearing losses.
  • Assistive listening devices, including: 
           - Telephones and telephone amplifiers. 
           - Television systems.
           - Personal listening systems.
           - Alerting systems.
  • Recreational / occupational devices for children and adults of all ages.
  • Custom hearing / noise protectors for children and adults of all ages who are exposed to high levels of sound at work or play. 

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