| If you have ever had to search for deaf aids, I am | | | | can store millions of bits of data to be able to |
| sure that you have come across the name of | | | | discriminate between sounds worth hearing and |
| Siemens Artis. Siemens Artis are market leaders in | | | | background noise. This facility is very useful for |
| the world of hearing aids. In fact, they sell about | | | | certain circumstances like walking on a windy beach |
| 20% of all deaf aids sold worldwide, so you can see | | | | to working in a noisy industrial unit. |
| that they are a company to take seriously. | | | | The function to cut out the wind noise actually has a |
| Siemens Artis has often been at the very vanguard | | | | label and is called eWindscreen. A similar facility |
| of deaf aid technology. Their latest innovation is E2E | | | | controls feedback, which is a widespread complaint |
| wireless technology, which means that if you wear | | | | with cheaper or older deaf aids. An inventive |
| two hearing aids, you only have to make alterations | | | | attribute is that a feature called Autophone switches |
| to one of them and the adjustments will be sent to | | | | on automatically whenever you lift a mobile phone to |
| the other one automatically. Anyone who has worn | | | | your ear and switches off again as you lower the |
| two deaf aids at the same time will appreciate what | | | | phone. The Artis 2 lets you know it has switched |
| a godsend this is. | | | | functions by making a tactful beep. |
| The ear pieces still facility autonomously in E2E, but | | | | The Artis 2 comes in two varieties: the in the ear |
| they can be programmed in unison. Their directionality | | | | device and the behind the ear device. The Artis BTE |
| is also regulated from one ear piece, so that you do | | | | is really quite small and is known as Artis Life. It was |
| not have one ear listening to the fore and the other | | | | designed with those in mind that find it uncomfortable |
| listening to the rear. | | | | to wear something similar to an earplug all day long |
| The Siemens Artis 2 is also a smart device, which | | | | It is clear that choosing a deaf aid is not an easy |
| means that it will store your most common settings | | | | decision and definitely not one that anyone should |
| and try to predict what you require. The longer you | | | | make without first consulting the opinion of their |
| use it, the more precise this learning process should | | | | doctor or / and local society for the deaf, not least |
| get. This facility is known as DataLearning. It also has | | | | because these instruments are very expensive. |
| something called DataLogging which will store data | | | | If you are unlucky enough to buy one that is not |
| that will come in very useful to your audiologist when | | | | perfect for you, you are in a mess because some |
| you next go for a session. | | | | deaf aids cost thousands of dollars. Having said that, |
| The Siemens Artis has a large number of channels, | | | | the ultimate choice is yours alone but Siemens |
| which allows it to be programmed to exclude | | | | products almost certainly ought to be on your short |
| common background sounds, while emphasizing | | | | list. |
| speech or music. The Artis 2 is so advanced that it | | | | |