Technologies that address this challenge:

• Speech enhancement identifies and highlights soft speech to improve ease of listening
• The Feedback Management System ensures a comfortable listening experience, free from annoying whistling
• The Easy-t feature allows you to put the telephone up to your hearing instrument and it will automatically switch to a program optimized for telephone conversations. In advanced devices, the Unifi Wireless system delivers that same telephone sound to both of your ears, significantly improving ease of communication

Technologies that address this challenge:

• SmartFocus™ and Comfort Clarity Balance allows you to adjust your hearing aid for clarity of speech for challenging listening situations or adjust it to provide some comfort in noisy situations
• Automatic program (AutoPro™) automatically adjusts to your changing listening environments, allowing you to experience speech and comfort in your listening situation.
• Speech enhancement identifies and highlights speech to improve ease of listening.
• Directional microphones focus on conversations in front of you while adjusting for background noises behind you.
• Noise reduction automatically suppresses noises to maintain comfort.

Technology that addresses this challenge:

• AntiShock™ eliminates the discomfort of sudden uncomfortable noises without affecting the sounds you want to hear

Technology that addresses this challenge:

• MyMusic™ offers a personalized enhanced listening experience and brings out the rich, full tones of your favorite music genres: rock/pop, classical, jazz/blues or general music listening

Hearing aids also have many convenience features, which address some of your other listening needs:

• Smart Control is a small hand-held remote control that provides access to adjustable controls, including SmartFocus™ or Comfort Clarity balance, volume control, and telephone programs.
• A Wind noise manager senses wind conditions and adjusts for audibility and comfort.
• Ideal volume indicator Your Hearing Healthcare Professional will set an ideal volume for you so when you reach your correct setting on the volume control, your hearing aid lets you know with a single beep.
• uDirect™ is a neck-worn device that acts as an interface between your hearing instruments and the TV, Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones, or audio devices that plug directly into your uDirect, such as MP3 players and Direct Audio Inputs (DAI).
• uTV™ is a small, easy-to-use accessory which connects to your TV and wirelessly transmits premium stereo sound directly to your hearing instruments via the uDirect.