Siemens

Videos

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

News

Hearing Industry Research Consortium Announces First Grant Recipients
May 22, 2013 Two Winners Will Receive $150,000 Each for Research on Advancing Interaction of Cognition and Hearing Aids.MINNEAPOLIS, May 20, 2013 Starkey Laboratories, Inc., – The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) is excited to announce the results

Siemens 2013 Expert Series Lineup Announced
April 12, 2013 Leading independent researchers Catherine Palmer, Jay Hall, Pamela Souza, Susan Scollie and Gus Mueller discuss best practices in adult amplification and management in a new series of free webinars on AudiologyOnline. Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc

Siemens Announces Expanded micon Availability at AudiologyNOW!
April 5, 2013 · Siemens showcases Insio™ micon custom hearing aids· Siemens displays new Active Kids & Teens portfolio· New miniTek® Android™ app for smartphones unveiledPiscataway, N.J., April 4, 2013 - Today, Siemens Hear

Audiology Process Innovation Creating Time and Quality Efficiencies at The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
March 28, 2013  Study outlines streamlining of clinical workflow using innovative audiology tool that upholds QIPP agenda and assists with positive positioning in AQP climate.The Department of Hearing Services at The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has announced th

Siemens Durable Hearing Aid Aquaris Successfully Put through its Paces During Gruelling Ultra-Marathon
March 17, 2013 Hearing loss marathon runner, Jamie Flanagan, recently completed the 160 mile Ocean Floor Race ultra-marathon in Egypt in just 73 hours, wearing the Aquaris hearing aid from Siemens Hearing Instruments. Jamie, who is from Edinburgh, successfully ran

Siemens Aquaris Selected as CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree
March 12, 2013 World’s first digital waterproof hearing aid was chosen for Accessible and Universal Design Technologies category. Piscataway, NJ  - Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. announced that the waterproof Aquaris® hearing aid was named an Inte

Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Continues Commitment to NHS
March 8, 2013 Hearing instruments and workflow innovations deliver efficiencies and positive user experiences to meet the evolving 2013 health landscape.Siemens Hearing Instruments is proud to announce its continued support of the NHS with its innovative range of

Siemens Binaural Hearing System Researchers Awarded One of Europe’s Highest Honours for Innovation
January 28, 2013 Siemens Hearing Instruments researchers were recently awarded the prestigious German Future Prize, for developing a binaural hearing system, enabling users to follow conversations even in noisy situations. The innovative system enables hearing device

BAA 2012 a Success for Siemens Hearing Instruments UK
December 12, 2012 Latest instruments and workflow solutions showcased alongside AQP support knowledge to guide audiology industry to efficiency and competitiveness gains.Siemens Hearing Instruments has announced a successful British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Conferen

BBC’s See Hear Features Aquaris in Technology Special
November 19, 2012 Siemens Hearing Instruments’ innovative device for people with an active life positively profiled in use by marathon runner.See Hear, BBC Two’s flagship magazine show for people that are deaf or hard of hearing in the UK, has recently put

Siemens UK Launches Bluetooth Companion Microphone Device for Clear Speech and Conversation Clarity, Whatever the Location
November 10, 2012 Siemens Hearing Instruments has announced the launch of VoiceLinkTM, its latest audiology innovation for miniTek® Bluetooth® streaming device users. It is a remote companion microphone system that improves the listening experience for the use

Siemens’ Newest Hearing Aid Platform Delivers a Natural, Uncompromised Listening Experience
October 29, 2012 New technology is available in the new Ace™, Siemens’ tiniest receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aid, Pure®, the fully-featured all-in-one RIC, the open-fit Siemens Life®, and Aquaris®, the industry’s only digital water

Siemens Hearing Instruments Leads Innovation in Audiology Industry
October 22, 2012 Registration of two and half times more audiological technology patents than next competitor over past five years.Siemens Hearing Instruments is proud to continue building upon its world class reputation as an audiology technology innovator. At the B

Siemens Hearing Instruments UK to Showcase its Range of Workflow Solutions at BAA 2012
October 13, 2012 IMPACT Pro, Life 501, Unity 2, Primus AUD & REMSiemens Hearing Instruments will showcase a range of audiology workflow solutions, the IMPACT Pro family and Life products at this year’s British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Conference, from 12t

Siemens Audiologists’ “Faith in Practice” Helps Children of Guatemala
October 4, 2012 Rublin is an eleven year old Guatemalan boy whose teacher used to beat him for not paying attention. His classmates made fun of him and he was eventually expelled from school. If you asked Rublin, he would tell you he was trying to pay attention&mdas

Siemens Hearing Instruments Extends XCEL Technology to Motion Custom Hearing Aids
August 30, 2012 Latest hearing aid technology now available in Siemens' most popular line of in-the-ear (ITE) hearing devices. Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. today announced its Motion® lineup of custom hearing instruments will feature XCEL, the new generatio

Ultra Marathon Runner Miles Ahead in Overturning the Stigma of Hearing Loss
August 24, 2012 Waterproof, dust-proof hearing instrument helps Jamie Flanagan undertake a grueling challenge. Aquaris, the only waterproof digital hearing instrument in the world will aid Jamie Flanagan as he prepares for the biggest challenge of his life, a 160 mi

Siemens Student University Welcomes Country's Top Au.D. Students
August 17, 2012 On July 26, Siemens Hearing Instruments (SHI) held its first Siemens Student University at its New Jersey state-of-the-art learning center. The intensive two-day program was attended by 36 top doctor of audiology (Au.D.) students from around the USA

Siemens Hearing Instruments UK Announces New Environmentally Friendly Packaging Initiative
July 12, 2012 Sustainable packing delivers a 15 per cent reduction in carbon footprint. Siemens Hearing Instruments has announced the redesign of its range of NHS packaging, to support the NHS Supply Chain's commitment to sustainability. The fully recyclable new d

ATEX Certification Proves Dynamite for Siemens UK
July 4, 2012 Range of hearing instruments launched for those working in explosive atmosphere environments. Siemens has expanded its range of ATEX certified hearing instruments to provide exceptional sound quality to those working in explosive environments. Five

Articles

Real World Assessment of Auditory Localization Using Hearing Aids
April 22, 2013 Rosa-Linde Fischer, PhD, Jennifer Weber, AuD  Auditory localization has been researched for hundreds of years, in both animals and humans.  One of the most widely studied animals is the barn owl, as this species is known for its exceptional localization ability.  Why is this? The

Siemens Expert Series: NAL-NL2 - Principles, Background Data, and Comparison to Other Procedures
October 22, 2012 Harvey Dillon, PhD, Gitte Keidser, PhD Editor’s Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live seminar on AudiologyOnline, presented in partnership with Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.  Download supplemental course materials here (link to pdf of slides).Dr. Harvey D

Siemens Expert Series: Thoughts on Verification Your Professor May Not Have Taught You
October 1, 2012 Michael Valente, PhD Editor’s Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live seminar. Download supplemental course materials here (link to handout).This is a presentation of things that I have thought about over the years as I have taught an Au.D. course

Siemens Expert Series: Implementing a Gain Learning Feature
August 8, 2012 Catherine Palmer, PhD Editor's Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live seminar on AudiologyOnline, presented as part of Siemens Hearing Instruments Expert Series 2012. Please download supplemental course materials. To view other courses in this series

How Loud is Too Loud? Using Loudness Discomfort Level Measures for Hearing Aid Fitting and Verification, Part 1
June 20, 2011 H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, FAAA This is an edited transcript of the Siemens eLearning Seminar recorded on 7/10/09. The author, Gus Mueller, added additional comments 5/01/11. To register to view the recorded course, click here. The handout for the recorded course contains several t

How Loud is Too Loud? Using Loudness Discomfort Level Measures for Hearing Aid Fitting and Verification, Part 2
June 20, 2011 H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, FAAA This is an edited transcript of the Siemens eLearning Seminar recorded on 8/12/09. The author, Gus Mueller, added additional comments 5/1/11. To register to view the recorded course, click here. The handout for the recorded course contains several ta

Coupler Assessment of Open Canal Hearing Instruments
October 5, 2009 Anton Gebert, Oleg Saltykov In recent years, open canal (OC) hearing instruments have become a popular style selection for individuals with mild-to-moderate downward sloping hearing loss. One of the reasons for their popularity is that such instruments do not create the so-call

Maximizing Speech Intelligibility for Open Canal Fittings
September 15, 2008 Josef Chalupper, Robert Kasanmascheff Determining appropriate gain for high-frequency hearing losses often requires a different fitting approach from the more common downward-sloping presbyacusic configuration. Due to normal or near-normal hearing in the lower frequencies, the occlusion

CENTRA Active - Combining Water Resistance and Rechargeable Batteries with Receiver-in-the-Canal Technology
October 15, 2007 Josef Chalupper, Thomas A. Powers, PhD, Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A One of the biggest fitting challenges for hearing care professionals is handling the high expectations of hearing instrument users. With modern technology, wearers seek high speech intelligibility in noise and a high level of overall listening comfor

Having HIPAA Headaches? Let Software Provide Relief
January 5, 2004 William Lesiecki, MA Hearing Care Professionals and hearing instrument manufacturers survived April 14, 2003, the date that the HIPAA Privacy regulations went into effect. They did so despite dire warnings from some prognosticators who viewed the date as some sort of "do

Ask the Expert

Survey Pinpoints Major Hearing-Aid User Concerns
November 21, 2011 Alina Urdaneta Many of my adult patients tell me they don't wear their hearing aids regularly because they "get in the way" or they don't want to risk damaging them during their normal daily activities. Is this a common complaint across the industry, and if so, what can I do to increase patient compliance and satisfaction?

Waterproof Hearing Aids: Too Good to be True?
October 3, 2011 Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A I have seen the term "water-resistant" used for hearing aids and even for submergible cochlear implant processors. Are there any hearing aids that are waterproof?

Hearing Aids and Airport Security
December 13, 2010 Gus Hernandez, MA, FAAA I think I've seen hearing aid user manuals mention not sending hearing aids through the airport x-ray machine, I assume to prevent damage to the microchip. Do they contain enough metal to set off the metal detectors, potentially subjecting wearers to scans and pat-downs? What is the best advice for hearing aid wearers going through security?

Is Feedback Optimization Always Necessary?
December 21, 2009 Gus Hernandez, MA, FAAA When fitting open canal or Receiver-In-Canal (RIC) hearing aids, we see a large reduction in high frequency gain in comparison with other aids after running feedback optimization. This is seen even if the aid is fit well and no feedback was observed prior to the optimization. Is it necessary to run feedback optimization in all hearing aids, even when the aids are suitably fitted, as this often means a reduction in the headroom!?

Wireless FM Systems for Improving Understanding in Noise
February 19, 2007 Gus Hernandez, MA, FAAA I have been informed that a wireless receiver might be useful to increase speech recognition. I have a pair of Siemens Triano hearing aids. Is there a wireless receiver that I can purchase for these hearing aids?

My Hearing Aids Set Off Store Security Alarms
April 17, 2006 Thomas A. Powers, PhD I have been a hearing aid wearer for 15 years. I am currently testing some new models that communicate wirelessly from one ear to the other. I have noticed that a couple of brands have set off the shop lifting security alarm at the entrance/exit at a couple of stores. (Mervyns, Barnes and Noble and Target) How can I prevent this from happening? Are some brands more susceptible to this? It happened when I was using testing the ACURIS E2E and also the Rexton Calibra 2. Can you help explain why this is happening?

Obtaining LDLs
February 13, 2006 Gus Hernandez, MA, FAAA I obtain LDL measurements (loud but ok) using both speech and pure tones. The instructions are the same for both procedures. More often than not the patient has an LDL of 100 dB or so for pure tones but only 75 or 80dB for speech. I'm assuming this is the binaural fusion effect for speech. Should I use speech rather than tones for this measurement?

Articulation Index and Patient Expectations
October 17, 2005 Gus Hernandez, MA, FAAA I have some patients with low hearing instrument satisfaction after 1 year of use. When I looked at their audiometry I found that they have a very low Articulation Index and their Word recognition was very bad. So could the AI help me to know if I have to be more careful in the fitting process of these patients? Could it be a prediction index?

Polar Plots
January 19, 2004 Angela Pool, MS, FAAA Regarding polar plots, can you please tell me the best application for each of them?

Digital Hearing Aids and Amplifiers
December 22, 2003 Angela Pool, MS, FAAA If I order a 100% digital hearing aid, is that available as a class D, or are those 2 things mutually exclusive?

Directional Microphone Verification
March 17, 2003 Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A My practice is a 'bare bones' practice. We do not have real ear equipment. Nonetheless, we would like to verify performance of directional microphones for our patients. How can we accomplish this?

High Tech Hearing Instrument Shells - 'LasR™
February 24, 2003 Lori Timmerman, MA, CCC-A Please discuss ''LasR™'' hearing instrument shells, the technology, and please explain what benefits we should expect from this technology?

Does Counseling Matter?
January 27, 2003 Megan Carreras How important and effective is one-on-one counseling? Does it really matter, and is it really worth the time? Do handouts help educate the patient or are they seen as sales tools, rather than as sources of additional information?

Great Ear Impressions
December 16, 2002 Siemens Audiology Staff An excellent impression is critical for a well fitting hearing instrument. The following tips will help insure a good fit, either for a new custom instrument or a remake.

Transcranial CROS Update
September 16, 2002 H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, FAAA Approximately 10 years ago there was quite a buzz about transcranial CROS hearing aid fittings. I haven't seen anything recently about this fitting. Do you have anything new regarding this type of fitting, in particular: Have there been some guidelines developed for predicting gain and output by frequency? Have there been guidelines developed for evaluating these fittings?

Multiple Microphone Technology
June 17, 2002 Pam Burton I just read about a three microphone hearing aid system. Please tell me about the three mic system, versus the two mic system, versus the one mic system? What are the differences between them and do they really work? What is the cost for directional features?

Directionality and WDRC
February 5, 2001 H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, FAAA How is directionality affected by hearing aids utilizing wide dynamic range compression?

Using Probe Mics to Measure Directionality
January 24, 2001 H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, FAAA How do you use probe microphone measures to assess the integrity of directional microphone hearing aids?

Interviews

Interview with Alina Urdaneta, Vice President of Marketing and Training, and Eric Branda, Au.D., Senior Manager of Product Management, Siemens Hearing Instruments
May 6, 2013 Alina Urdaneta, Eric Branda, AuD Topic: Siemens Update - Additions to the micon Family, Active Kids & Teens Portfolio and a New App!

Interview with Alina Urdaneta and Eric Branda, Au.D., Siemens Hearing Instruments
November 19, 2012 Alina Urdaneta, Eric Branda, AuD Topic: Introducing Siemens micon™

Interview with Alina Urdaneta, Vice President of Marketing and Training, and Eric Branda, Au.D., Senior Manager of Product Management, Siemens Hearing Instruments
June 4, 2012 Alina Urdaneta, Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A Topic: Spontaneous Acceptance with Hearing Instruments - Introducing Siemens XCEL

Interview with Angela Flores, Au.D., Director of Education and Training, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
April 9, 2012 Angela Pool, MS, FAAA Topic: 2012 Siemens Expert Series - Free, Online Seminars from Leading Experts Explore Best Practices in Hearing Aid Fittings and Patient Management

Interview with Alina Urdaneta, Vice President of Marketing and Training, and Eric Branda, Au.D., Senior Manager of Product Management, Siemens Hearing Instruments
January 23, 2012 Alina Urdaneta, Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A Topic: Custom Hearing Instrument Portfolio - New Additions!

Interview with Pamela Burton, Au.D., Vice President of Customer Care, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
October 10, 2011 Pam Burton Topic: Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., Participates in Hearing Loss Association of America's Walk4Hearing

Interview with Alina Urdaneta, Vice President of Marketing & Eric Branda, Senior Manager of Product Management, Siemens Hearing Instruments
August 8, 2011 Alina Urdaneta, Eric Branda, MS, CCC-A Topic: 2011 Aquaris™ Survey & Product Introduction

Interview with Carol Meyers, Au.D., Educational Specialist, Siemens Hearing Instruments
May 9, 2011 Carol Meyers, AuD Topic: Expert e-Seminar Series from Siemens Featuring Catherine Palmer, Susan Scollie, Michael Valente, Kristi Oeding & Robyn Cox

Interview with Thomas Powers, Ph.D., Vice President for Compliance and Audiology, Siemens Hearing Instruments
June 14, 2010 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: Siemens BestSound Technology and Other New Innovations

Interview with Thomas Powers, Ph.D., Vice President for Compliance and Audiology, Siemens Hearing Instruments
February 15, 2010 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: New Releases from Siemens - Motion® 100 MX, Nitro® SP, and the Explorer® 500M

Interview with Shawnae Jebbia, Miss USA 1998
August 10, 2009 Shawnae Jebbia Topic: Inspiring Others to Seek Early Treatment for Hearing Loss

Interview with Dr. Pam Burton, Siemens Hearing Instruments, & James Cudo
July 13, 2009 Pam Burton Topic: Educating the Public on Hearing Health

Interview with Christi Pedra, CEO of Siemens Hearing & Nancy Ivester Fitzpatrick, Deputy Executive Director, Quota International
June 1, 2009 Nancy Ivester Fitzpatrick, Christi Pedra Topic: Siemens Hearing & Quota International's Sound Beginnings Partnership

Interview with Thomas Powers, Ph.D., Vice President of Audiology & Compliance- Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
November 3, 2008 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: Wireless Connectivity and New Siemens Products: Motion™, Life

Interview with Tom Powers, Ph.D., Vice President Audiology and Professional Relations, Siemens Hearing Instruments
June 9, 2008 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: The Siemens Vibe®, Pure®, Tek™, and Explorer™

Interview with Tom Powers, Ph.D., VP, Audiology and Professional Relations, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
March 3, 2008 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: Siemens NITRO™ 16 High Power CIC

Interview with Tom Powers, Ph.D., VP Audiology and Professional Relations, Siemens Hearing Instruments
December 17, 2007 Thomas A. Powers, PhD Topic: CIELO™ 2 Active

Interview with Christi Pedra, President and CEO of Siemens Hearing
April 23, 2007 Christi Pedra Topic: Focusing on customers, pediatrics, patients and the new CENTRA Active™

Interview with Pam Burton, Siemens Hearing Instruments
December 26, 2005 Pam Burton Topic: Siemens Mid-Range Digital Hearing Aids

Interview with William Lesiecki, M.A., Audiologist and Director of Software & E-Business Solutions, Siemens Hearing Instruments
October 3, 2005 William Lesiecki, MA Topic: iScan - New Technology from Siemens

Resources

2013 Siemens Expert Series

April 16, 2013 Join us all summer long in a series of free, online seminars as we explore best practices in hearing aid fittings with the world’s foremost independent researchers.