- In this video, I'm talking
about the importance of wireless connectivity
for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss.
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- Hi guy Clifford, doctor of audiology and founder
of applied hearing solutions in Phoenix Arizona
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having a severe to profound hearing loss poses,
challenges that other more milder forms
of hearing loss do not.
For instance, the vast majority of individuals with a mild
to moderate hearing loss have good low frequency hearing.
And only require amplification in the high frequencies.
However, most individuals with a severe
to profound hearing loss
actually have more hearing loss
at more frequency ranges, and just the sheer amount
of amplification that's required to make sounds audible.
Again is no simple task not to mention individuals
with this level of hearing loss
often have extra difficulty with clarity
no matter how well you program their hearing aids that's
because whit a severe to profound level of hearing loss
not only are the outer hair cells inside
of the cochlea damaged
but the inner hair cells are damaged
which control the amount of clarity
that you get when sounds are amplified.
This results in the necessity
to have the cleanest possible sound
for an individual with severe to profound hearing loss
in order for them to understand what they're hearing
and this need for a clearer signal does not only
exist when you're in a background noise situation.
It also exists when you're trying to hear
from your telephone, your TV, or your computer.
That's why Phonak today's video sponsor has
developed their Naida Paradise PR
an hearing aids for individuals with a severe
to profound hearing loss who want to wirelessly
stream sound directly into their ears.
The Naida Paradise PR is Phonak's rechargeable
power BTE hearing aid.
And the Naida of Paradise UP is the ultra power version
of this hearing aid.
And both of these have the ability to wirelessly connect
to virtually any Bluetooth device.
Thanks to Phonak's made for all wireless compatibility,
take phone calls for instance,
it can be very difficult for someone
with a severe to profound hearing loss,
just to have a simple conversation
with someone using a cell phone
but with the Naida Paradise hearing aids,
the sound of the person's voice that you're talking to
can be streamed wirelessly into both of your hearing aids.
This means that you get to use all the benefits
of having that direct audio input into your ears
and having both ears participate in the listening task
which can significantly improve your speech intelligibility.
Not only that, but you can actually be completely hands-free
because the microphones of the hearing aids
pick up the sound of your voice and send it
to the person on the other end of the line.
In fact, you do not even need to have your phone
on you to answer incoming phone calls.
If you had the Naida Paradise PR rechargeable version
of this hearing aid, you can simply double tap
your ear to answer that incoming phone call.
And if you have the Naive Paradise UP version
of this hearing aid, you can simply click one
of the push buttons on top of your hearing aid
to answer that call
even if you don't have your phone on you
but that is not all you can do on your phone.
If you have a compatible Apple or Android device
you can stream virtually any audio directly
into your hearing aids.
So whether that's music, a podcast, audio books,
or YouTube videos
you get the benefit of direct audio inputs.
You can hear your absolute best.
In fact, you can do the exact same thing
with any compatible Apple or Android tablet.
So you can listen to sound stream directly into your ears
at whatever level you want without anybody else
being able to hear it.
When it comes to hearing the TV better
the Naida Paradise hearing aids can stream audio directly
from your TV, into your devices
with the help of the Phonak TV connector.
You see the problem with most modern flat screen TVs
is that they have really bad speakers.
And on top of that, if you're like most individuals
the acoustics inside of the room that has your TV
are pretty bad as well.
This means that without wireless streaming
the signal that comes into your hearing aids is so bad
that it doesn't matter how awesome your hearing aids are.
You won't be able to hear your TV substantially better.
On the other hand, if you do use wireless streaming
you get an extremely clear and clean signal directly
into both of your hearing aid
to the point where oftentimes you do not even
need to use closed captions anymore.
The best part is your family can listen
to the TV at whatever level they want to
and you get your own personal stream
of sound at whatever level you want inside of
your Naida Paradise hearing aids.
However, the wireless benefits do not end there.
If you're an existing power hearing aid user
then chances are, you're already
at least somewhat familiar with
the Phonak Roger microphones.
If you are, then you'll be excited to know
that the Phonak Naida Paradise hearing aid
have integrated Roger receivers.
So you no longer need one
of those clunky external battery door receivers.
This keeps the new Naida Paradise hearing aids
both smaller and lighter than previous native models.
This means you can directly connect with any one
of the award-winning Roger wireless microphones
including the Roger pen IN, the Roger select IN,
and the Roger table,
mic two in devices.
However, what you might not be aware
of yet is that Phonak just announced the release
of their new Roger microphone called the Roger On.
The new Roger On microphone phone
has a completely new design
and combines the benefits of it
both the Roger select IN and the Roger pen IN
into one device.
The Roger ON can automatically switch between
different modes, including table presenter,
and pointing mode, but you can also control it
with the new my Roger mic app
point being, if you struggle
in background noise, then having wireless access
to a Roger microphone can be a complete game changer.
Especially if you have a pair of Naida Paradise
hearing aids.
At the end of the day, if you have a severe
to profound hearing loss, then wireless connectivity
isn't just a nice thing to have.
It's an absolute necessity, and it can be the difference
between you understanding what you're hearing
and just pretending to
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