Question
What technology is available to help a patient with hearing aids hear better at meetings around a conference table?
Answer
In meetings around a conference table, systems utilizing conference microphones are ideal. The Comfort Digisystem Conference Microphones DC10 and DC20 are designed for both short and long distances. Conference microphones may be placed in the middle of the table where a conference or meeting is held, to capture the voices of the people sitting around the table. The DC10 and DC20 have different listening modes that can be selected by the user depending on the meeting dynamics, number and spread of participants.
The conference microphone is placed on the table; the microphone picks up voices from around the table and transmits them to the hearing aid user.
Advanced digital sound processing techniques filter the speech, remove disturbing noises and transmit it wirelessly to a receiver that is connected to the hearing aid, cochlear implant or bone anchored hearing system. Comfort Digisystem is built upon patented digital radio technology, Secure Stream Technology. SST is designed to provide excellent sound quality with minimal noise disturbance and a stable sound signal. In addition, the Comfort Digisystem conference microphones features Perceptual Speech Enhancement (PSE), an advanced and unique speech enhancement system. Comfort Digisystem PSE analyzes several different sound functions and subjects each to its own individual method of signal processing. Continuously balancing the combination of all the processes offers a completely new level of speech enhancement, in order to help enable the listener to communicate in difficult acoustical environments. Overall, these technologies work together to achieve a signal-to-noise improvement by 20 dB while adapting to incoming acoustic variations. For more details, please read The Need for Conference Microphones, or visit www.comfortaudio.com
Anna Karlsson Lejon has a master's degree in Audiology from Lund University, Sweden. She has clinical experience in hospitals and private clinics in Sweden. Anna currently works as an audiological product specialist at Comfort Audio AB, Sweden.
For more information, visit www.comfortaudio.com or the Comfort Audio web channel on AudiologyOnline.