The science service
After a three-year development and an investment of over 27 million dollars, hearing aid manufacturer Starkey Laboratories presents the nFusion technology on which the Destiny family of hearing aids is based. This development is based on nanotechnology.
The use of nanotechnology in Starkey's hearing aids makes it possible to reach qualities that have not been seen (or heard) in hearing aids before. The hearing aids use extremely tiny sensors and switches, with response times of less than half a millisecond. These sensors and switches enable, for example, the immediate detection of a telephone near the hearing aid and automatic switching to a suitable listening mode.
Using these sensors, Destiny devices are able to detect different acoustic environments, such as an environment where there are disturbing noises, and immediately instruct the hearing device to optimally adapt to this situation. In addition, a unique learning system was integrated into the hearing aids, which monitors the changing path of the sounds escaping the ear so that the listener is not bothered by their repeated amplification.
More than 50 man-years were invested in the development of the unique software with which the professionals program the hearing aids, and it is a significant landmark in the fitting software for hearing aids, when the performance of the hearing aid in the patient's ear can be shown to the patient on the screen in real time, using virtual acoustic reality .
Ultimately, this unique technology package allows the user to enjoy better sound quality, understand speech more clearly, all with very fast response times.
The Israeli Audio-Medic hearing aid company is currently launching and exclusively marketing the device in Israel. The devices, whose price ranges from 6,000 to 11,200, are subsidized by the health funds.
