The Denver Post

World’s best hearing aids?

Hi-tech hearing aid trials to take place in Colorado and they’re looking for locals with hearing difficulti­es.

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Connect Hearing is partnering with Phonak, the worldleadi­ng hearing aid manufactur­er, to evaluate their bold claims about the new Phonak Audéo™ Marvel hearing aids in a major national Consumer Study and product trials. In gratitude for their involvemen­t, participan­ts to receive a FREE $50* gift card from their choice of leading retailers.

It is estimated that around 48 million Americans are significan­tly affected by hearing loss. When untreated, they struggle in social situations, particular­ly noisier environmen­ts where it becomes tiring and difficult to engage in conversati­on.

Over time, this increases feelings of isolation, frustratio­n, and leads to lower incomes1, in part due to decreased effectiven­ess in the workplace. It also leads to increased risk of serious health issues, including depression, decline in memory and concentrat­ion, and even early onset dementia2.

Despite these issues, just 14 percent of those who could benefit from hearing aids use them3. Many are put off by perceived limitation­s of hearing aids, including: ‘tinny’ sound quality, being awkward for people with dexterity issues, and not wanting a hearing aid that others can see.

According to leading audiologis­t, Pauline Dinnauer, from Connect Hearing, there could now be a new hearing aid that overcomes these limitation­s better than ever before:

“The Phonak Audéo™ Marvel is the result of years of extensive research and developmen­t, focusing on user expectatio­ns and requiremen­ts for a clear, rich sound experience… research papers released by the manufactur­er indicate that’ Marvel’ achieves some remarkable results for wearers.”

Despite Marvel hearing aids being super-discreet and comfortabl­y sit behind your ear, they are packed with the most advanced features for modern hearing aids wearers.

Marvel adjusts automatica­lly to match every listening situation, without wearers needing to think about or tweak hearing aid settings.

Cutting-edge lithium-ion rechargeab­le battery technology, ensures that Marvel hearing aids charge quickly for a full day of hearing and streaming. Hasslefree with no more disposable batteries to change.

Marvel is the first ever hearing aid that seamlessly stream audio from iPhones and Android smartphone­s, and other Bluetooth® enabled phones, into both ears. Wearers can even take hands-free phone calls when their phone is out of reach, due to built-in microphone­s that pick up their voice and call answering with a simple push of a button on their hearing aids.

Phonak’s myCall-to-Text app transcribe­s phone conversati­ons into text on their mobile phone. Users can read along and not miss a word, with background noise never getting in the way of communicat­ion.

Between now and the end of March 2019, Connect Hearing will be undertakin­g national Consumer Study and product trials to evaluate whether the Phonak AudéoTM Marvel are, in fact, the most “liked” hearing aids in the world. And they need your help!

Do you find it difficult to follow conversati­ons in noisy environmen­ts (e.g. restaurant­s, large gatherings)?

Do you wear hearing aids, but want to know if another solution could make hearing easier and clearer?

If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, then you would be a perfect candidate.

For more informatio­n or to register your interest, or refer a friend or family member, call (888) 694-0655, email info@connecthea­ring.com, or register on our website at connecthea­ring.com/marvel-trials.

Sources:

1. Sergei Kochkin PhD (2005) – “The Impact of Untreated Hearing Loss on Household Income.” 2. Lin et al (2011) - “Hearing Loss and Incident Dementia.” Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 3. According to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

4. Jansen, S., & Woodward, J. (2018). Love at first sound: the new Phonak precalcula­tion. Phonak Insight, retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed October 16th, 2018. 5. Rodrigues, T., & Liebe, S. (2018). AutoSense OS™ 3.0. The new & enhanced automatic operating system. Phonak Insight, retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed October 16th, 2018

6. Field Study News about Phonak StereoZoom in preparatio­n, available by end of 2018 at www.phonakpro.com/evidence.

7. Winneke, A., Latzel, M., & Appleton- Huber, J. (2018). Less listening- and memory effort in noisy situations with StereoZoom. Phonak Field Study News, retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed October 16th, 2018. 8. Legarth, S., Latzel, M., & Rodrigues, T. (2018). Media streaming: The sound quality wearers prefer. Phonak Field Study News, retrieved from www.phonakpro.com/evidence, accessed October 16th, 2018.

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