Even within the same sound environment, users have different listening needs. Today’s hearing aids understand sound, but not the user. They apply a one-size-fits-all approach to sound processing. But we at Oticon know you can’t treat all users the same way. Only by understanding each user’s listening intention, can we provide truly personalised support - empowering them to engage in life and communicate with ease.
New BrainHearing™ insights1 reveal that people’s communication behaviour reflects their listening needs and intentions via head and body movements.
With the introduction of our new premium hearing aid Oticon Intent, we incorporate information from head and body movement, conversation activity and the acoustic environment into the world’s first 4D Sensor technology.
This groundbreaking technology seamlessly adapts to the user’s specific listening needs – even within the same sound environment. Oticon Intent helps users move beyond just hearing and listening, helping them to communicate and fully engage in life.
Acoustic environment
Sensors gather details of the 360º sound scene around the listener as it varies within listening environments and between environments.
Head movement
Sensors monitor if and how the user moves their head to understand the type of communication situation.
Body movement
Physical movement sensors help anticipate the need for increased spatial awareness support.
Conversation activity
Monitoring if there is an active conversation or not informs the system to prioritise speech.
New 4D Sensor technology fuels the sound processing in Oticon Intent
With Oticon Intent, we expand the possibilities of the industry-leading MoreSound technologies. By introducing the world’s first user-intent sensors together with the new Deep Neural Network 2.0, MoreSound Intelligence™ 3.0 provides individualised help based on the situation and the listener’s intention. This, together with significant improvement to the MoreSound Amplifier™ 3.0 and the purpose-built, brand-new Sirius™ platform, enables us to take our BrainHearing technologies to the next level.
Backed up by extensive clinical studies, Oticon Intent is proven to provide truly personalised listening support based on your client's listening needs and intentions. Discover more about how Oticon Intent improves speech clarity2, supports the brain3, reduces listening stress4, and much more.
Provide your clients with high sound quality and greater power efficiency while streaming music, podcasts and movies. With the latest Bluetooth LE Audio technology, users can make and receive hands-free calls from their Android™ device and PC.5 And as Made for iPhone hearing aids, users with an iPhone, iPad or Mac can also enjoy high-quality audio streaming and hands-free calls.
Your clients will even be ready for future communication technologies such as Auracast broadcast audio.6
With the Easy LE Adapter, even more smart devices are capable of streaming high-quality audio and enabling hands-free calls. Simply plug the Easy LE Adapter into your client's Android phone, tablet or PC with USB-C to instantly upgrade them to the latest, future-proof connectivity.
As ‘Made for iPhone’ hearing aids, Oticon Intent lets users enjoy hands-free calls as well as direct streaming on iPhone, iPad, or Mac without the need for an intermediary device such as a ConnectClip. Oticon Intent is also compatible with the Android Protocol for Audio Streaming (ASHA), allowing users to stream audio directly from an Android device.
Easy control with the Oticon Companion app gives your clients the freedom to discreetly control, customise, and care for their hearing – all from one easy-to-use app for your phone or Apple Watch.
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