PISCATAWAY, N.J., December 22, 2003 - Siemens Hearing Instruments recently introduced a new solution as part of its popular PHOENIX™ family of hearing instruments. PHOENIX™ One is a basic digital hearing instrument designed to upgrade analog users to the innovations of digital technology. Currently available for distribution, PHOENIX One offers the advantages of digital sound processing while maintaining flexible trimmer controls preferred by many Hearing Care Professionals.
"There are hearing instrument wearers who are not utilizing digital sound processing and continue to wear conventional, or analog, solutions," said Pamela Burton, director of Product Management for Siemens Hearing Instruments. "PHOENIX One adds the digital dimension seamlessly into this class of hearing instruments, affording this group of users the benefits of digital sound processing."
PHOENIX One offers single channel compression and digital sound processing in an easy-to-use hearing instrument. Suitable for mild through severe hearing loss, PHOENIX One offers the following benefits:
PHOENIX One is available in all custom styles to manage a wide range of hearing loss degrees and types. Using flexible trimmer controls, Hearing Care Professionals can adjust the instruments to precisely match a patient's unique hearing loss. For more information on the new PHOENIX One hearing instruments, contact 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 a variety of digital 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 audiologic 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.usa.siemens.com/hearing for more information.
The Company is part 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.
