What is the “X Factor” in Unitron’s all new Moxi S-RX?

AudiologyOnline: AI is a major focus in hearing aid technology today—how does Unitron’s approach to AI differ in Moxi S-RX? And what role does a Deep Neural Network (DNN) play in Moxi S‑RX?

Courtney Smith: AI is not new to hearing aids—Unitron has been leveraging AI and machine learning for over two decades through systems like Integra OS, which continuously analyzes sound environments and adapts the hearing aid’s features in real time.
 

What sets Moxi S‑RX apart is its integration of a Deep Neural Network (DNN) via the DEEPSONIC chip, the industry’s first dedicated AI chip for speech‑from‑noise separation. In Moxi S-RX, the DEEPSONIC chip partners with Sonova’s trusted ERA chip to deliver unparalleled patient performance in noise.

AudiologyOnline: Exactly how do the DEEPSONIC chip and the ERA chip work together?

Courtney Smith: Moxi S‑RX introduces a dual‑chip system, combining the ERA chip and the DEEPSONIC DNN chip, which each have a distinct role.

• The ERA chip handles environment classification and automatic feature adjustments via Integra OS.
   
• The DEEPSONIC chip is dedicated entirely to real-time speech‑noise separation and signal enhancement and drives SoundSonic360, our DNN denoising feature that activates automatically when the conditions around the patient call for it.
   

AudiologyOnline: Why is this important clinically?

Courtney Smith: Clinically, this results in:

• More precise sound processing in complex environments
   
• Improved speech clarity without sacrificing comfort
   
• Greater confidence for patients in challenging listening situations

AudiologyOnline: Can you share any data with clinicians on the benefits of SoundSonic360?

Courtney Smith: Compared to legacy features like HyperFocus, which rely on directional beamforming primarily from the front, SoundSonic360 works from any direction. This results in meaningful clinical benefits.

• Patients will experience an up to 10 dB signal-to-noise ratio improvement.
   
• Patients are three times more likely to understand speech from any direction.
   
• Patients experience up to a 37% reduction in listening effort.
   

Ultimately, SoundSonic360 shifts the experience from “straining to hear” to effortless conversation in complex, real-world environments and gives Moxi S-RX that “X Factor” that providers and patients are looking for.

Patients can now say “bring on the noise”!