Siemens Offers More Possibilities with Music® Pro

PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 2003 - Siemens Hearing Instruments continues its commitment to develop and produce the finest hearing instruments in the world with the introduction of MUSIC® Professional. MUSIC Pro builds on the success of its predecessors, MUSIC and MUSIC Digital, two of the company's most popular hearing instrument families. MUSIC Pro was designed with Siemens proven Voice Activity Detection (VAD) system and an enhanced set of fully digital features to offer more possibilities to both hearing care professionals and those who suffer from hearing loss.

"We are a technology leader and continually seek the best solutions for our customers," said Pam Burton, director of Product Management, Siemens Hearing Instruments. "The digital processing that these hearing instruments employ benefit both the Hearing Care Professional and the patients through quick and easy fitting and a wider scope of digital features for users."

MUSIC Pro is the only hearing instrument in its class equipped with Siemens VAD as a standard feature. This innovative sound processing system continually monitors for speech sounds and automatically reduces the level of background noises when speech is detected.

MUSIC Pro is also equipped with other enhancements that earn it a place in Siemens advanced technology category. These innovative features include:

· A core digital sound processor, which offers a wider dynamic range giving patients the ability to enjoy more natural sound quality

· An enhanced Directional Microphone System that enables users to determine whether they hear sounds from all directions or just the sounds in front of them

· Two channels, flexible compression kneepoints and ratios, plus additional frequency shaping tools, which allow easy fittings that precisely meet the unique needs of each patient

· Patient-friendly features, which include Power On Delay, as well as acoustic signal indicators (beeps) for program changes and low battery condition

MUSIC Pro is available in a complete family of styles including the Micro-CIC™ (Completely-in-the-Canal) and a beautifully designed BTE (Behind-the-Ear) providing Hearing Care Professionals and individuals with mild to moderately severe hearing impairment more options to fit personal preference and type of hearing loss.
For more information on MUSIC Pro and other state-of the-art hearing instruments, please call a Siemens Sales Representative at (800) 766 - 4500.

About Siemens Hearing Instruments
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures advanced digital, basic digital, digitally programmable, and advanced conventional hearing instruments in all custom (In-the-Canal, In-the-Ear, and Completely-in-the-Canal) and Behind-the-Ear (BTE) models. The Company also offers audiological software, and a wide array of assistive listening devices (ALDs) such as amplified phones, which help improve the quality of life of the hearing impaired. Visit www.siemens-hearing.com for more information.

The Company operates as a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) of Malvern, Pennsylvania and Erlangen, Germany, one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world. More information can be obtained by visiting www.siemensmedical.com.

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