Moisture-Resistance Tests Show Sonic Innovations' Hearing Aids Outlast Competition
March 15 2010 - 4:02PM
Business Wire
Sonic Innovations, the U.S.-based hearing aid manufacturer,
recently conducted moisture-resistance tests using two of its
products and eight from major competitors. The results? Sonic
outlasted its nearest competitor by 44 percent.
“A younger demographic and more active seniors led us to
test our products to make sure they could withstand the lifestyle
of our users,” says Sonic Innovations Vice President of Auditory
Research Michael Nilsson, Ph.D. Nilsson noted that
according to the National Academy on an Aging
Society more than 5 million people age 18 through 64 and
nearly 500,000 children have hearing loss.
Changing needs of hearing aids:
Nilsson said, “Moisture can be a hearing aid’s worst enemy, but
most people don’t think about that when they are purchasing one.
When subjected to moisture, devices can actually give out and
require repair, either from blockage in the receiver, tubing or
microphone, corrosion in the battery compartment or internal
damage.”
“Today’s active hearing aid wearers are counting on products
that can stand up to heat, humidity and sweat-prone environments,”
says Nilsson. “In these tests, Sonic Innovations’ devices proved to
lead the industry in moisture resistance.”
Product testing:
- Used industry standard protocol originally created to test
automotive products which helps determine potential failure from
metal corrosion due to moisture.
- Hearing devices were exposed to a 95-degree Fahrenheit
environment with very dense fog.
- Majority of the competitors’ devices died within either the
first, second or third days, while Sonic Touch and ion devices
lasted 10 days.
- All products tested were receiver-in-the-canal or thin tube
style devices.
Sonic Innovations’ moisture-resistant devices
include:
Sonic Innovations, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has
international offices and manufacturing centers across the globe.
In conjunction with its distributor partners, Sonic Innovations has
provided hearing care services and solutions in more than 25
countries and the company’s partners have prescribed more than 1
million Sonic hearing instruments. Sonic Innovations is part of the
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