New Range of Invisible Hearing Aids
By David Bryce on 22nd July 2016
Starkey was the first to market with the invisible hearing aid category with the original SoundLens a few years ago. They have just updated the range and now it even comes with a wireless version. The original hearing devices were well received by people looking for a discreet option for better hearing. However, because they were so small, there were limitations on the technology within the devices. Starkey has managed to remove those limitations and now they offer a discreet hearing solution without constraints. Let's take a look at the new range and what is on offer.
Starkey SoundLens Synergy
The SoundLens Synergy range are Starkey's most-advanced invisible hearing aids yet. They will rest comfortably deep in your ear, so only you know they’re there. SoundLens Synergy hearing devices come loaded with all of their leading technology. As we said, they were the first custom-fit Invisible-in-the-Canal (IIC) hearing aids ever made.
The SoundLens® Synergy from Starkey Hearing Technologies is now available in both wireless and non-wireless options. At the heart of SoundLens is Starkey’s new Synergy platform with twin compressor technology and a high-definition operating system called Acuity OS.
Connect To Your World
The wireless connectivity gives you the ability to connect to all of the devices you use every day. Connect to your mobile phone or any of the Starkey Wireless Accessory products even while wearing the most discreet hearing aids available.
Technology Levels
The Soundlens is available in three levels of technology ranging from premium to standard and they are.
The Premium i2400
The Advanced i2000
The Standard i1600
Let's Talk About the Styles
The devices come in two styles, but just in the premium range. The lower technology levels have no wireless option.
Starkey SoundLens Wireless
Wireless (invisible-in-canal) device, only available in the premium range i2400
Starkey SoundLens Non-Wireless
non-wireless (completely-in-canal) available in all tech levels
Key Hearing Aid Features
Acuity OS
At the heart of SoundLens is Starkey’s new Synergy platform with twin compressor technology and a high-definition operating system called Acuity OS. This, is in essence the management system of the hearing aid. It runs everything that the hearing aid does, deciding which features are working and how.
Acuity Binaural Imaging
Made for the way people hear
A fancy name for a more natural listening experience. This is an ear to ear communication feature which allows the hearing aids to make collaborative decisions. This ensures that speech audibility can be preserved while simultaneously maintain comfort.
Acuity Lifescape Analyzer
Listening enjoyment
Letting you enjoy listening in every setting. This feature is an environmental detection system. It has seven sound classes pre-programmed which allow it to handle multiple environments simultaneously and deliver Starkey's most sophisticated and accurate classification and adaptation system ever.
Acuity Speech Optimisation
Multi-segment compression
Starkey's proprietary multi-segment compression architecture, Acuity Speech Optimisation, combines speech audibility and overall comfort to achieve Starkey Sound.
Acuity Directionality
Superior directional detection
Designed to improve speech detection in difficult listening environments, Acuity Directionality is intelligent and personalised to continually adapt in all channels, prioritising conversations with up to 6dB of speech enhancement, so you can better hear and participate in conversations from all directions.
Acuity Voice
Optimal audibility in noisy environments
Acuity Voice runs in parallel with Acuity Lifescape Analyzer to provide optimal audibility for speech. Its two-part algorithm uses dynamic voice identification, coupled with a spectral noise control that calculates appropriate gain on a per-channel basis, for unprecedented sound quality, ease of listening, and intelligibility of speech in noise.
Muse
Music the way it was meant to be heard
With Starkey's revolutionary new platform and OS, Muse is designed to enhance the way patients listen to music. This unique prescription focuses on music enjoyment, makes soft music sounds audible, can be fit easily to accommodate your subjective hearing tastes, adapts and improves music listening sound quality automatically.
WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation
Feedback management
The only proactive feedback management system, Starkey's WhistleFree Feedback Cancellation anticipates feedback and can be personalised to product and patient.
SurfLink
Effortless connections with SurfLink streaming media, only available in wireless enabled versions of the SoundLens.
Speech Shift
Enjoy every conversation
Engineered to enhance real-time audibility by identifying high-frequency speech cues and replicating them in lower frequencies, Speech Shift is unlike other technologies that apply frequency compression broadly. Muse maintains these frequency relationships retaining sound quality while providing clarity for high-frequency speech.
Surface Nanoshield
Reliable, durable and hassle-free
Surface Nanoshield, Starkey's next generation moisture and wax repellent ensures reliability and durability. This nano-coating delivers excellent protection from water, wax and oils.
Multiflex Tinnitus Relief
Personalised tinnitus relief
Starkey's patent-pending Multiflex Tinnitus Technology is now standard on all product styles and technology levels. Designed with personalization and flexibility in mind, Multiflex Tinnitus Technology works as a wireless binaural system with synchronised user controls providing the best comfort and control.
We are pretty impressed with the new devices and have to say they sound really good. If you have any questions about the new SoundLens Synergy range or any of the new Starkey hearing aids, give us a call on 01224 637255 or book your appointment online now.