Phonak SmartSpeech™ Technology
Experience the evolution of speech understanding
The impact of speech
When clients can hear and understand conversations around them, it can illuminate their world. That’s why our innovative hearing solutions are designed for people of all ages and all degrees of hearing loss to connect socially as well as thrive mentally and emotionally.
With Phonak Lumity hearing devices, the new portfolio focuses on giving them improved speech understanding1 with its unique Phonak SmartSpeech Technology. They can enjoy conversations in challenging listening situations1. Precisely controlled by AutoSense OS™ 5.0, SmartSpeech technology is currently available in all Lumity RICs, including Audéo L-RT, L-RT and Audéo Life™ Lumity.
Speech detection from all around
With SpeechSensor, clients are enabled to hear from back and the sides. This automatic feature detects the main speech source and adjusts its microphone modes to ensure the client has more access to t speech from side and back.
Scientific literature has found that having more access to sound not only provides clarity but reduces listening effort.3,4,5
Improved focus in noise
Lumity hearing aid wearers benefit from focusing a narrow microphone beam to the person speaking to them from the front, thanks to StereoZoom 2.0.
When their Lumity hearing aids are paired with myPhonak , clients can use the app to take control of how much focus to the front they would like in challenging environments.
Reduced listing effort
Our proprietary fitting formula, Adaptive Phonak Digital (APD) 2.0 is designed to balance audibility, loudness and sound quality. It does this by applying a dedicated processing algorithm and pre-calculation for a comfortable, spontaneous first-fit acceptance. APD 2.0 leads to reduced listening effort in noise for those with mild to severe hearing loss.*
Independant research has found that reducing listening effort may free up cognitive resources for purposes other than listening.2
AutoSense OS™ 5.0
Founded on artificial intelligence and machine learning, AutoSense OS 5.0 orchestrates features for a personalized experience in many sound environments. AutoSense OS 5.0 provides a variety of end-user communication needs and lifestyles.
Speech Enhancer
An adaptive feature that is designed to enhance the peaks of speech signal in quiet situations. Lumity wearers will experience reduced listening effort in quiet1.
Independant research has found that reducing listening effort may free up cognitive resources for purposes other than listening.2
Dynamic Noise Cancellation
Lumity wearers can benefit from reduced listening effort in noise1 thanks to Dynamic Noise Cancellation. This spatial noise cancellation system works in combination with a directional beamformer.
Motion Sensor Hearing
Detects if the Lumity user is stationary or moving, plus how noisy the surroundings are. And together with AutoSense OS, steer the microphone mode for more environmental awareness.
Automatically adjusts to the sound environment
ActiveVent™ Receiver – the world’s first intelligent hearing aid receiver – is a hearing aid speaker that combines both comfort and hearing performance. It attaches to Lumity hearing aids and blocks out noise in loud environments while providing clients with a comfortable and natural listening experience in quiet, giving 10% better speech understanding in loud noise.**1
ActiveVent is intelligently controlled by AutoSense OS 5.0 and automatically adjusts Lumity hearing aids to suit many environments.
Give hearing a boost
When combined with hearing aids, Roger boosts speech understanding in noise and over distance1. This enables clients to fully participate in conversations in many challenging situations, such as meetings, restaurants or college lecturers.
Phonak Audéo Lumity Life™
The waterproof*** hearing aid with unique Phonak SmartSpeech™ Technology for improved speech understanding.1
Footnotes
*compared to Phonak Marvel
** compared to standard acoustic coupling.
*** up to 50 cm
1. Appleton, J. (2020) AutoSense OS 4.0 - significantly less listening effort and preferred for speech intelligibility. Phonak Field Study News retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed August, 2022.
Latzel, M. & Hobi, S. (2022) ActiveVent™ Receiver provides benefit of open and closed acoustics for better speech understanding in noise and naturalness of own voice perception. Phonak Field Study News retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed August 2022.
Thibodeau L.M. (2020) Benefits in Speech Recognition in Noise with Remote Wireless Microphones in Group Settings. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 31(6), 404–411.
Woodward,J and Latzel, M (2022) New implementation of directional beamforming configurations show improved speech understanding and reduced listening effort.Phonak Field Study News in preparation. Expected end of 2022.5. Sarant, J.,
2.Harris, D., Busby, P., Maruff, P., Schembri, A., Lemke, U., & Launer, S. (2020). The effect of hearing aid use on cognition in older adults: Can we delay decline or even improve cognitive function? Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(1), 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010254
3. Hornsby, B.W.Y. (2013). The effects of hearing aid use on listening effort and mental fatigue associated with sustained speech processing demands. Ear and Hearing, 34(5), 523–534. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0b013e31828003d8
4. Picou, E.M., Ricketts, T.A., & Hornsby, B.W.Y. (2013). How hearing aids, background noise, and visual cues influence objective listening effort. Ear and Hearing, 34(5), e52–e64. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0b013e31827f0431
5. Pichora-Fuller, M.K., & Singh, G. (2006). Effects of Age on Auditory and Cognitive Processing: Implications for Hearing Aid Fitting and Audiologic Rehabilitation. Trends in Amplification, 10(1), 29–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/108471380601000103