Hearing loss has a variety of negative impacts for it’s sufferer.
One common one is impairment that results in inability to distinguish high-frequency sounds. Traditionally, the greater the hearing loss, the more gain needs to be applied at that frequency. However, for some people, hearing sensitivity is so poor in the high frequencies that it is not possible to provide sufficient gain and achieve audibility. In many cases, the gain is limited by acoustic feedback or by discomfort, resulting from excessive loudness. Cochlear damage renders these sorts of frequency problems with hearing:
>>An inability to recognize certain speech sounds
>>Difficulty distinguishing high-pitched background sounds–like bird chirps and songs
>>Difficulty in maintaining speech quality
>>Difficulty, especially in children, in developing proper speech
These hearing loss challenges are by no means easy; however, Phonak has developed a revolutionary new technology to help combat it.
It’s known as SoundRecover, and it compresses high-frequency noise into lower frequencies–where a person suffering from hearing loss can better distinguish them.
Because only a selected range of frequencies is targeted (those above a given range), SoundRecover is able to more accurately combat high-frequency hearing loss. Not only is SoundRecover active all the time, the settings are based on the user’s hearing loss, which means better compression, and an overall better hearing aid for the patient.
To learn more about SoundRecover, visit the Phonak’s website.
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