Oticon Own 4 SI hearing aid

Description

Oticon Own 4 SI is the entry level hearing aid model in the range that has a high end feature set that provides a harmony of discreet design and excellent sound quality and is custom made for all day comfort. These hearing aids support the way your brain naturally makes sense of sound providing the ability to focus on the conversation and switch attention when desired. They encompass leading Danish company Oticons’ Brain Hearing™ philosophy.

Powered by the latest Sirius chip platform, these custom hearing aids utilise Oticon’s flagship operating system also used in the Oticon Intent line of devices. They utilise the advanced AI Deep Neural Network (DNN 2.0) technology of the Sirius Chip platform. This is Oticons’ second generation of DNN.

Oticon was the first hearing aid manufacturer to develop a DNN capable of machine learning. The system was trained with over 13 million sound scenes. Through automated machine learning the system learned how to rebalance any sound scene that you go into. By leaving the listening landscape open, the streams of speech are preserved from wherever they are coming from. Environmental sounds are rebalanced and made available in a natural way that is not invasive. Oticon’s research shows that this supports the way our brains naturally make sense of sound, by enabling us to focus on the desired speech signal and readily switch attention when desired. Environmental sounds are preserved and rebalanced in such a way that they are comfortable and naturally audible.

This type of sound processing is ideal for these very small deeper fitting hearing aids that also make effective use of the natural anatomy of the ears to funnel sound into the ear canals.

 Discreet Styles

Oticon Own 4 SI hearing aids come in two very discrete styles, as the smallest Invisible In the Canal (IIC) and a Completely Canal (CIC) model. Both styles are precision made from an impression or mould taken of your ear canals.

Optimum Use of Your Ear Anatomy

You greatly benefit by having these devices make effective use of the natural anatomy of your ears (Pinna) where the various folds and shapes of your ears contribute to speech understanding and the ability to identify where sounds coming from. This enables you to focus on the preferred speech signal and switch attention readily to other speakers.

Another advantage of the Own 4 SI is that they sit deeper in the ear canals and so are protected by your ears from wind turbulence that can introduce a “rushing sound.”

MoreSound Intelligence™ and Amplifier™

The MoreSound Intelligence feature analyses the sound environment and in real time applies the DNN 2.0 to rapidly suppress noise and enhance meaningful sounds. In concert with this the MoreSound Amplifier™ ensures optimal amplifications of the sound details which provides the brain with access to relevant auditory information.

Sudden Sound Stabiliser 

An innovative feature is Sudden Sound Stabiliser that reduces the discomfort of sudden loud sounds such as percussive dishes and also sudden soft sounds such as keyboard clicks. It does this without suppressing speech sound so as to maximise speech understanding. This real time automated system substantially improves listener comfort and reduces fatigue.

Water and Dust Resistant

Engineered to sit within a humid ear canal all day, these hearing aids are both water and dust resistant. They have an ingress protection rating of IP68. This means they are highly resistant to dust and can withstand immersion in water for a period of time. So they are durable to sweat, rain and accidental immersion in water.

Four Key Benefits of a Deep Neural Network in Oticon Own 3 SI hearing aids

1. Enhanced Sound Quality & Speech Clarity

Using Oticon second generation of Deep Neural Network (DNN 2.0) provides better sound quality, noise suppression and speech clarity even in challenging listening environments.

2. Improved noise reduction

Competing background noise is more effectively reduced with better identification and filtering out from the desired speech sound. This makes for a more comfortable listening experience.

3. Reduced listening effort

Research shows that Oticon’s DNN 2.0 further reduces listening effort and therefore fatigue over the course of the wearers day. This frees up cognitive capacity for other processes including memory.

4. Discreet, Secure and Comfortable

Advanced 3D modelling enables all the state of the art components to fit within such a tiny hearing aid. Laser precision moulding and expert craftsmanship ensure they are secure and comfortable.

Oticon Own 4 SI Colours

Available in colours Beige, light brown, medium brown, dark brown, black, transparent, transparent blue, and transparent red.

 Oticon Own  SI Technology Levels

Oticon Own SI comes in four technology levels and price points with the Mid-range Own 3 SI having a high level of technology for a mid-range device at a more affordable price point.

This model features a bandwidth of up to 8,000 Hz providing a broad access to speech cues.  The Own 3 SI also has 48 processing channels and 16 fitting bands providing great opportunity to improve the signal to noise ratio and better shaping of the amplification to ear individuals ear across a full frequency range. Generally it is recommended to go for the best hearing aid technology within your budget so as to maximise speech understanding and comfort in background noise.

Some of an benefits of Invisible in the canal (IIC) style hearing aids such as the Oticon Own 3 SI:

• Their miniature size and invisible appearance.
• The location of the microphone in the ear canal helps with:
  • natural positioning when using a telephone.
  • the preservation of the natural acoustics provided by the external ear (Auricle or Pinna)  that help with localising the direction of sound.
  • Reduces wind turbulence as tucked further in away from wind.

Some of the limitations of invisible in the canal (IIC) style hearing aids are: