Oticon, Inc. today introduced

ADAPTO, a new hearing aid that prioritizes the human voice over other

sounds in the environment, providing optimal adaptation to listening environments

for people with hearing loss. Using a proprietary feature called VoiceFinder ,

Adapto detects the synchronous harmonic signals of speech in noise environments

and immediately processes these sounds for maximum understanding. When

no speech is detected, ADAPTO automatically switches to a comfort mode,

tuning out noise and irrelevant sounds to protect those with hearing loss

from the listening fatigue that often results from constant "unfiltered"

noise.

ADAPTO's Open Ear Acoustics

delivers natural sound quality through substantially increased real-ear

venting, a state-of-the-art Dynamic Feedback Cancellation system, and

intelligent low-frequency gain compensation. Unveiled at the 2001 Academy

of Dispensing Audiologists Conference, the new hearing instrument uses

a proprietary interactive fitting software, called Genie, to combine data

in the audiogram with personalized information for a highly individualized

fitting that reflects the user's processing ability and preferences.

"At Oticon, our goal is

to give hearing care professionals the products they need to insure an

optimum outcome for their clients," says Mikael Worning, President

of Oticon, Inc. "With ADAPTO we have dramatically reduced the three

main reasons for poor user satisfaction. ADAPTO delivers optimal speech

understanding without overwhelming the user with other sounds, decreasing

the likelihood of feedback or distortion of the user's own voice. Equally

important, the Genie software program enables professionals to fit ADAPTO

to meet the user's signal processing capabilities and hearing preferences."

Andrew Waits, clinical audiologist of Waits Hearing Aid Center, is the

professional in your local area.

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