The ME950 Frequently asked Questions Professional Development Department Lisa Berkeley, M.A., CCC-A.

The ME950Frequently asked Questions

Professional Development DepartmentLisa Berkeley, M.A., CCC-A

The ME950Frequently asked Questions

Professional Development DepartmentRebecca A. Younk, M.S., CCC-A

Telecoils

• Telecoils are inductive coils put inside hearing instruments to pick up electromagnetic leakage from telephone receivers

Telecoils

• When the aid has a telecoil, the patient is able to hear what is being said on the other end of the phone

• Telecoils cannot be put into every size hearing aid, space is the limiting factor

• The phone must be “hearing aid compatible” for the telecoil to work

Telecoils

• It is not new technology

• Telecoils have been around for 50 years

• The only new component is the “switchless” feature

Switchless Telecoils

Same component, different path

• Everyone has a different name for the same feature (AutoPhone, Easy T, Auto Telecoil)

• The hearing aid will switch to the telecoil program automatically when a HA compatible phone is used

ME950 AutoPhone

• An automatic telephone detection with no manual adjustments required

• With AutoPhone, ME950 automatically switches to• Telecoil or• Acoustic telephone

ME950 AutoPhone

• AutoPhone can be activated• BTEs – in Program 2 or

Program 3

• AutoPhone can be switched off if desired

• Available in all BTEs

Data Recall with the Smart VC

Current Solutions

• Instruments are fitted in a quiet clinic, away from real-life environments

• Fittings are done using a prescription based on averages

• Fine-tuning is very often done with “unnatural” signals

• Fine-tuning is challenging within the time constraints of clinical appointments

• The fitter does not know the individual loudness preferences

Smart VC• Data Recall analyzes the volume

adjustments made by the wearer in each program (via volume control and/or remote)

• The changes are weighted, averaged and automatically applied for each listening program

• Most recent volume changes have a larger effect on the learning result

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Time in days

Data Recall – Technical Details

Smart VC – The principle

Manual VC changes (arrows), current VC position (grey line segments) and learning curve of Smart VC (blue)National Acoustics Laboratory, Australia – IPS patient study

Volume Control Basics

• VC range – the total amount of gain that a VC has from “just-on” to full-on

• Power on position will default to 48%• If this needs to be changed, you must

uncheck the SmartVC

VC range = 16

48% 8 dB8 dB

Data Recall – Technical Details

Data Recall – Fitting information

• Data Recall can be accessed from the tool bar, menu or from program selection

• Maximum learning range is +/- 12 dB

The bi-directional remote control

• Controls and reads instrument settings

• This is the same remote that is available for the ME900

Wax Guard Systems

What is Preferred?

Wax trap Extended Receiver Tube

Wax Spring

Informal Poll Results

2%

46%

26%

11%

11% 4%

Bell Bore

Wax Trap

Wax Spring

Flip-up

Spring with Extended Tube

Micro Wax Buster

Wax Guard System

Available• C-Guard (950

only)

• Disposable Wax Guard

• Wax Spring

Discontinued

• Wax Guard

• Wax Trap

C-Guard wax protection solution

• Standard on all ME950 custom instruments

• Effectively seals the receiver with a membrane barrier

• Is ONLY available on the ME950 custom products

BTE instruments – Color optionsThey‘re not just for open BTEs

Beige

BrownGrey

Questions?