The Phonak portfolio of solutions Presenting our most complete and innovative collection ever
The Phonak portfolio of solutionsPresenting our most complete and innovative collection ever
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Pioneering • Over the past year, we have strengthened the Phonak portfolio – by introducing two breakthrough platforms, Phonak Quest and Roger, pushing the boundaries of hearing performance further than ever before. Phonak Quest, featuring Binaural VoiceStream Technology™, has been warmly received worldwide. In fact, 89% of hearing care professionals who have experienced the Quest performance would recommend it to their peers.
Nevertheless clients may experience communication challenges in loud noise and over distance. Our new Roger standard is designed to boost speech understanding in challenging listening situations more effectively than any other technology in the market.
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The full choice of Phonak solutions
We’re excited to tell you that we have now expanded our offering in the Essential performance level and introduced a new complete Basic performance level. Last but not least, no platform would be complete without a well-rounded offering addressing the special needs of children. On top we introduce new wireless accessories, including two new products, the Roger Pen and the Roger Clip-On Mic, based on the exciting Roger technology.
* Only Roger/FM (no other accessories).
Phonak Quest compatibility
Phonak CROS: Q90, Q70, Q50
Wireless accessories: NEW Roger Pen, Roger Clip-On Mic and Phonak cordless phone (DECT CP1): Q90, Q70, Q50, Q30, Q15 *
Phonak Target: The complete Quest portfolio
Phonak Audéo Q Phonak Bolero Q Phonak Virto Q Phonak Naída Q Phonak Sky Q RIC BTE Custom Power Pediatric Q90 NEW Q70 NEW Q50 NEW Q30 NEW NEW Phonak Baseo Q Phonak Tao Q Q15 NEW NEW
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The Phonak color palette radiates sophistication and style
Purple Transparent
Pure Transparent
Blue Transparent
Petrol
Ruby
Beige
Sand Beige
Amber Beige
Sandalwood
Chestnut
Champagne
Silver Gray
Graphite Gray
Velvet Black
Hair & Skin
Traditional
Fashion
Fun
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Innovation with purpose
Binaural VoiceStream Technology™
What is it ?Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ is the unique ability to stream the full bandwidth audio signal between hearing aids in real time, creating a four-microphone network. Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ is possible thanks to a state-of-the art chipset with a fast processing speed of over 200 million operations per second and 16 million transistors.
Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ benefits:
• Speech in Wind – Improves the speech intelligibility by up to 28% in the presence of disturbing wind noise, while maintaining spatial cues needed for localization.1
• auto StereoZoom – The only technology capable of sufficiently narrowing the focus on the voice the listener wants to hear to provide significant SNR improvements of up to 3 dB in very noisy environments compared to state-of-the-art directional microphones. This means speech intelligibility can improve by as much as 45%.2
• DuoPhone – The signal is streamed in real-time to the other ear so the caller’s voice is heard in both ears. The average benefit is a 3.1 dB SNR improvement compared to a monaural telephone program.3
• auto ZoomControl – Ideal for situations when a listener cannot face the speaker. Once activated, it analyzes the direction of the dominant speech source and automatically selects it. Even at –10 dB SNR, 80% speech intelligibility is achieved.4
• Wireless CROS – The smallest wireless CROS system ever which does not require any additional components. This is only possible thanks to the full bandwidth wireless audio transmission capabilities of our chipset.5
1 Hearing Center Oldenburg (Study expected to be published in 2013), Speech in Wind – the speech intelligibility can be improved with the novel binaural algorithm “Speech in Wind”.2 Phonak Field Study News (April 2011), StereoZoom: Improved speech understanding even with open fittings. 3 Phonak Field Study News (February 2010), DuoPhone: Easier telephone conversations with both ears.4 Phonak Field Study News (September 2010), auto ZoomControl: Automatic change of focus to speech signals of interest. 5 Phonak Insight (January 2012), Phonak CROS System: An innovative solution for local unilateral hearing loss.
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The new game-changing Roger wireless technology
What is it ?Roger is a new adaptive digital wireless transmission standard running on the 2.4 GHz band. It wirelessly transmits the speakers voice directly to the user’s hearing aids. It is based on a new proprietary wireless microchip that makes use of intelligent and adaptive algorithms to improve the signal-to-noise ratio to levels never seen before. Roger provides a full audio bandwidth signal up to 7,300 Hz with an ultralow acoustic delay of 17 milliseconds, high internal signal-to-noise ratio and no distortion. Our new Roger Pen and the Roger Clip-On Mic are based on this new standard.
Roger allows for flexible and easy creation of networks of wireless microphones and receivers, without having to program them. This enables communication with multiple speakers, each wearing a Roger microphone in high noise and over distance. In quiet, the Roger Pen can zoom in on soft voices reducing the perceived listening distance by up to 75%.
Roger benefits :
• Maximum performance – Best ever speech-in-noise performance with documented improvements of up to 35% over Dynamic FM and 54% over other FM systems.6
• Zero hassle – Fully automatic microphone settings. No programming software required. Multiple microphones can be connected easily into a network for multiple speakers in noise and over distance; all it takes is the push of a button.
• Universal compatibility – Roger is available for almost every hearing instrument, cochlear implant and BAHA.
6 Professor Thibodeau, Linda, PhD (2013), Comparison of speech recognition with adaptive digital and FM wireless technology by listeners who use hearing aids, University of Texas, Dallas, USA, International Journal of Audiology.
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Phonak Wireless Communication Portfolio
Even with the very latest hearing aids, some challenging listening situations – in noise, over distance, or on the phone – may need a boost. That’s where Phonak wireless accessories come in. The great news is, since you told us the complexity of wireless accessories was too much, we’ve made the products in our expanded Wireless Communication Portfolio easier to use than ever before. We also ensured that these accessories, which include wireless microphones based on our ground-breaking Roger technology, perform better than any in the industry. And we have developed support tools to help you select the right solutions for each client.
Simply add the accessory of choice to a hearing aid, such as Phonak Naída Q, to create a powerful hearing solution that your clients will need to experience to believe. A solution that allows them to communicate and thrive in situations that previously posed a serious challenge.
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Face to face 10 meters
Noisy restaurant
Quiet environment
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StereoZoom
Directional
Omni Microphone
Roger Pen, Roger Clip-On Mic
Phonak RemoteMic
Phonak hearing aids offer a host of features based on Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ that offer users excellent performance in a range of challenging listening situations.
In certain cases, however, many users with significant hearing loss still require an extra performance boost – such as when communicating in loud noise and over distance. The ideal solution is a microphone that wirelessly transmits the speakers voice directly to the user’s hearing aids. Our game-changing digital wireless standard, Roger, improves understanding better than any other FM (analogue or digital) system.6
Phonak Naída QThe Phonak Naída Q is the power hearing aid of choice for people with moderate to profound hearing loss – in other words, those clients who can most benefit from our wireless accessories. The Naída Q family is also the most complete portfolio of power hearing aids available today, featuring three
water-resistant BTE and RIC models (IP67), available across four performance levels. Based on the latest and highly successful Phonak Quest platform, it offers powerful features based on Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ and our unique, effective non-linear frequency compression SoundRecover.
6 Professor Thibodeau, Linda, PhD (2013), Comparison of speech recognition with adaptive digital and FM wireless technology by listeners who use hearing aids, University of Texas, Dallas, USA, International Journal of Audiology.
Overcoming the challenges of noise and distance
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State-of-the-art simplicityFor clients to enjoy the communication benefits that wireless accessories bring, they must be able to use them effectively and effortlessly. Fortunately, the accessories in our Wireless Communication Portfolio are as simple to use as pushing a button. They’re also easy to demonstrate, making the benefits of using them crystal clear. Our new online “Easy Guide to the Phonak Wireless Communication Portfolio” makes matching clients’ needs with the right accessory a breeze. There’s nothing to prevent your clients from enjoying a substantial communication boost (www.easyguide.phonakpro.com).
Proven performance you can trustOur two new wireless Roger microphones boost speech understanding more effectively than any products on the market.6 Who can argue with independently proven performance improvements of up to 54% 6 over FM and equivalent digital systems, and up to 35% 6 over our own Dynamic FM? And as most of your customers probably don’t use any accessories today, this boost in hearing will be even more amazing.
Our new Phonak cordless phone is another proven performance leader. It streams incoming phone calls to both hearing aids simultaneously, which greatly improves speech understanding.7
The Phonak Wireless Communication Portfolio is packed full of products that boost speech understanding way above and beyond anything your clients ever dreamed of.
7 Schulte, M. (2013), Phonak DECT CP1 study, Hearing Center Oldenburg.
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Roger PenThe Roger Pen is a cutting-edge wireless microphone, which enables clients to hear and understand more speech in loud noise and over distance. It is compatible with virtually every hearing aid and cochlear implant that has direct audio input, its settings automatically adjust to suit the environment, and receivers are connected to the microphone with a single click. It even features wideband audio Bluetooth for cell phone calling and can be used with a TV. If desired several Roger microphones can be linked to allow easy conversation with multiple speakers.
Ideal for: Challenging listening situations – in loud noise, over distance, and when there are several speakers.
Also supports: Cell phone calls, TV, music players, etc.
Roger Clip-On Mic The Roger Clip-on Mic is an easy-to-use wireless microphone for one-to-one communication in loud noise and over distance. This discreet shirt-worn device is used by the partner of the hearing aid user and boasts the same Roger speech-in-noise performance as the Roger Pen. It can be used as a stand-alone microphone or alongside other Roger Clip-On Mics or Roger Pens for easy conversations with multiple partners.
Ideal for: One-to-one or many-to-one communication in loud noise and over distance.
Also supports: TV, music players, etc.
Phonak DECT CP1 This cordless phone automatically transmits the telephone conversation to both hearing aids simultaneously, which maximizes speech understanding. It has a booster mode for those moments when users are not wearing their hearing aids. The Phonak cordless phone is easy to use and offers a range of useful phone features. Thanks to the wireless streaming, the phone can be held and used in a comfortable manner. Plus, because it functions as a regular phone, the whole family can use it. Its instant demo function makes presenting its benefits as easy as pressing a button.
Ideal for: Phone calls at home.
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Phonak ComPilotThis streaming accessory allows clients to enjoy high-clarity cell phone calls and stereo sound quality for multimedia audio through their hearing aids.Thanks to Bluetooth, the Phonak ComPilot can be easily connected to a huge range of cell phones, smartphones, computers, tablets, music players and more. It also includes a remote control for changing the hearing aids program and volume, and VoiceAlerts for easier hearing aid interaction.
Ideal for: Cell phone, music players, computers, remote control of hearing aids.
Phonak RemoteMicUse this handy wireless microphone with Phonak ComPilot for a quick and easy way to enhance a clients’ one-to-one conversations in noise or over distance.
Ideal for: One-to-one communication in noise and over distance.
Phonak TVLink SThe Phonak TVLink S base station works with the ComPilot to turn any Phonak hearing aid into a wireless TV headset with a range of up to 30 meters /100 feet. It offers stereo sound quality and can be installed in just 60 seconds.
Ideal for: TV, HiFi.
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Phonak pediatric solutions
A child is not a small adult. It sounds obvious, but in reality it’s a profound insight – one that guides practically everything we do when we develop solutions for children.
For example, you wouldn’t give a newborn baby a steak to eat. Just like you wouldn’t give a toddler adult medicine, or ask a 13-year-old to drive you to work. Whatever a child’s age, we treat them appropriately. This is especially important for children with hearing loss. Crucially, these young listeners don’t have the foundation of language that adults do. So, they need the most consistent access possible to the sounds of life to build that foundation.
At Phonak we have served children around the world for over 40 years, working alongside the world’s leading pediatric specialists and taking on board the considered advice of our Pediatric Advisory Board. The result of this knowledge is a new dedicated portfolio of pediatric solutions. One that is designed to meet children’s specific needs – ensuring their access to speech and language is continually optimized.
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Phonak Sky Q
Phonak Sky Q is our new dedicated family of pediatric hearing aids. Choose from four different models, including a size 13 Receiver-In-Canal (RIC) version, across three performance levels (Premium 90, Advanced 70, Standard 50). There is a Phonak Sky Q model to fit every child. All Phonak Sky Q models are resistant to water, sweat and dust (IP67), making them the perfect companions for active explorers. Effective tamperproofing ensures tiny fingers cannot access any batteries.
Driven by the processing power of Phonak Quest technology, Phonak Sky Q features SoundRecover, the proprietary non-linear frequency compression algorithm. It has been shown to provide maximum access to high-frequency speech sounds – essential for children developing their speech and language.
The next challenge is hearing in noise. And while the optimal speech-in-noise performer is wireless microphone technology, children often still listen in noise with just their hearing aids. This is where Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ delivers. It enables improved hearing in a broad range of difficult listening situations.
Hearing in color
When it comes to bringing a smile to a child’s face, there’s nothing quite like color.
Phonak Sky Q housings are available in no less than 17 colors. These include many new joyful housing and ear hook colors, ranging from Caribbean Pirate through fiery Dragon Orange to Vanity Pink, as well as subtle hair and skin tones.
Q2 Electric Green
R1 Green
Q3 Caribbean Pirate Q4 Dragon Orange Q5 Vanity Pink Q6 Blue Lagoon Transparent
Q7 Royal Purple Transparent
R2 Yellow Q6 Blue R3 Pink Q7 Purple R4 Orange
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Q5
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R1
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Mix & Match
Kids can Mix & Match these housing colors with different colored hooks and Roger receivers – taking ownership of their technology by designing electrifying multitone hearing aids they’ll love to wear.
Mix & Match color toolThis fun new interactive resource, available online, enables Phonak Sky Q users to design their own hearing aids and explore the benefits these products will bring. www.phonakpro.com/mix-match
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Back to basics: Great sound, easy fit
Phonak is proud to introduce its Q15 family of hearing aids, comprising a new, and fifth performance level in the basic segment. It is built around the processing power of Phonak Quest. Both the Baseo Q15 behind-the-ear and the Tao Q15 custom product families include WhistleBlock feedback cancellation and NoiseBlock to reduce background noise. Plus, they’re all programmable on the easy-to-use Phonak Target fitting software for outstanding first fit acceptance.
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Getting the basics right
A pivotal moment in the fitting process is when the hearing aids are turned on for the first time. That’s why we have included Quest technology also in our basic performance level Q15, to ensure outstanding first-fit acceptance. As a matter of fact our Phonak Target precalculation gets it right 83% of the time.8 Extensive statistics based on 11,000 hearing aid fittings show that on average only 2 dB of fine tuning was necessary after the first fitting.
Enabling you to program all Phonak devices with the same fitting software is something we know is important to you. This is now a reality. With the introduction of the Q15 products you can now use Phonak Target for all solutions in all price and performance levels.
Both Phonak Baseo Q15 and Tao Q15 offer a perfect balance between performance and affordability, making them the most competitive offering in this performance class.
Key features include:
• 4 channels• WhistleBlock• NoiseBlock Basic• Fixed directional microphones• BassBoost• DataLogging• End-of-battery-life and program beeps
8 Phonak hearing research center, Phonak AG.
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Phonak Baseo Q15
This BTE family of hearing aids consists of three models (M, P, SP) providing three power levels, packaged in robust and attractive housings. All three housings sport nano-coated mic protection and a new metal connection for excellent retention of the tone hook. Plus, all three are water resistant, with an IP57 classification.
In addition, for clients with a significant hearing loss, the Baseo direct audio input connection easily allows the use of FM and/or Roger technology for an extra speech understanding boost.
Phonak Tao Q15
This family of custom hearing aids offers three styles in up to four power levels (M, P, SP, UP) with a variety of options to suit your clients’ needs, making Phonak advanced 3D design and individual craftsmanship more affordable than ever.
High frequency audibility
SoundRecover
Restaurant
auto StereoZoom, SoundRelax, Roger
Telephone calls
DuoPhone, Phonak DECT CP1
Cell phones
Roger Pen, DuoPhone, ComPilot
In-car
auto ZoomControl,
Phonak RemoteMic, Roger
Conversation in large groups
Roger
Conversation in small groups
UltraZoom, Roger
Outdoors
Water and dust resistant IP67
Concert / Movie
Music program – automatic or manual
Listening to music
Music program – automatic or manual, Phonak ComPilot
Television
Roger Pen, Roger Clip-On Mic,
Phonak TVLink S
One-on-one conversation
WhistleBlock, WindBlock
Outdoors
Speech in Wind, Phonak RemoteMic
Hearing aid user satisfaction is directly related to the hearing
aids’ ability to deliver on their expectation.9
The unique technology in the Phonak Quest products and
accessories offers the broadest range of features to deliver
satisfaction in virtually every soundscape.
9 Kochkin S. (2010), MarkeTrak VII Satisfaction study.
70 – Advanced
StereoZoom *
ZoomControl *
FlexVolume
SoundRelax
WindBlock
Real Ear Sound
User Preference Learning
DuoPhone *
CROS compatible
QuickSync
SoundFlow Advanced
UltraZoom Advanced
Tinnitus Balance **
NoiseBlock Advanced
WhistleBlock
SoundRecover
auto Acclimatization
Wireless fitting
Wireless communication
16 channels
50 – Standard
DuoPhone *
CROS compatible
QuickSync
SoundFlow Standard
UltraZoom Standard
Tinnitus Balance **
NoiseBlock Standard
WhistleBlock
SoundRecover
auto Acclimatization
Wireless fitting
Wireless communication
12 channels
30 – Essential
Everyday Automatic
UltraZoom Essential
Tinnitus Balance **
NoiseBlock Essential
WhistleBlock
SoundRecover
auto Acclimatization
Wireless fitting
Wireless communication
8 channels
Speech in Wind *
auto StereoZoom *
auto ZoomControl *
FlexControl
EchoBlock
StereoZoom *
ZoomControl *
FlexVolume
SoundRelax
WindBlock
Real Ear Sound
User Preference Learning
DuoPhone *
CROS compatible
QuickSync
SoundFlow Premium
UltraZoom Premium
Tinnitus Balance **
NoiseBlock Premium
WhistleBlock
SoundRecover
auto Acclimatization
Wireless fitting
Wireless communication
20 channels
90 – Premium
Five performance levels and best-in-class performance
* Binaural VoiceStream Technology ™.
** Tinnitus Balance noise generator with Audéo Q only.
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Fixed directional mic.
WhistleBlock
NoiseBlock Basic
4 channels
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The beauty is in the details
Sometimes we underestimate the importance of the small details but they’re still vital in ensuring everything works in harmony.
Did you know that:
• You can significantly improve the cosmetics of a power fitting with minimal impact on audibility by using the Phonak Power SlimTube offered with a standard earmold.
• Phonak offers a broad selection of attractive RIC receivers, offering an extremely high fit-rate and wearing comfort.
• Phonak offers Smokey Domes that reduce visibility when worn and keep their original color longer.
• We offers a Tinnitus Balance noise generator with all Phonak Audéo Q models.
• The Phoneme Perception Test is now fully NOAH compatible making it even easier to verify the benefits of SoundRecover and to apply the results to the fitting.
• There is now a verification wizard available in Phonak Target making target matching more streamlined.
• All Phonak Quest RICs and BTEs are water and dust resistant (IP57 / IP67) and designed to withstand sweat, humidity and dirt.
• You can assess speech recognition in noise of your clients with LiSN-S PGA, distributed by Phonak, identifying Roger candidates in just five minutes.
• New MicGuard for Phonak nano is an exchangeable microphone protection. It is designed to increase lifetime and service repairs. It is easy to maintain while very robust. • All Phonak custom products offer AOV, our exclusive Acoustically Optimized Vent, that takes the guesswork out of vent
design for an optimum balance of audibility and comfort.
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Partnership • Phonak is able to offer innovative solutions based on our strong partnership with you. We are sure that you and your clients will be pleased with the results.
We are eager to continue the dialogue so that we can stay on the path to achieve our common goal of providing ever better hearing solutions.
Let your voice be heard. We would love to hear from you:[email protected]
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We are sensitive to the needs of everyone who depends on our knowledge, ideas and care. And by creatively challenging the limits of technology, we develop innovations that help people hear, understand and experience more of life’s rich soundscapes.
Interact freely. Communicate with confidence. Live without limit. Life is on.
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