CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear
Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing
solutions, announced today the commercial availability of the
Cochlear™ Baha® 5 Sound Processor. For people who are deaf in one
ear, or have conductive or mixed hearing loss, the Baha 5 Sound
Processor is not only the smallest bone conduction sound processor
in the industry, it is full of advanced hearing technologies
designed to help users hear better than ever before.
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"We are always looking for new ways to improve the quality of
life of those who use our technology to hear every day," said
Chris Smith, President of Cochlear
Americas. "When developing the Baha 5 Sound Processor, we conducted
extensive research to determine what was most important to our
customers and two words consistently rose to the top of that list –
size and simplicity. So, that's what we did. We created the
industry's smallest and smartest bone conduction sound processor
with the goal of providing an improved and simplified listening
experience through direct-to-device streaming from iPhone, iPad and
iPod touch, and automatic signal processing with our proprietary
SmartSound® iQ technology."
Made for iPhone® Now Available in Hearing
Implants
Despite advances in technology, people with
hearing loss still have difficulty using the phone and depend on
intermediary devices to connect their phone to their hearing device
in order to hear better. For more than a year, Cochlear has
provided a full range of wireless accessories that stream sound
directly to the sound processor with the goal of helping Baha
System users experience the true wireless freedom they have always
wanted. Now, Cochlear takes it one step further by introducing the
first hearing implant system that lets people stream sound, and
even control their sound processor, directly from iPhone, iPad® or
iPod touch®.
With this new technology, people with a Baha 5 System can enjoy
music, games, movies, apps – even make a FaceTime® call to family
on the other side of the world – with sound streamed straight to
their sound processor. It's easy to set up and easy to use, so
people can stay connected to the devices and people they love.
A Personalized Hearing Experience with New Smart
App
To further enhance the overall hearing experience
only possible with Made for iPhone, Cochlear has released a new
Baha 5 Smart App compatible with the Baha 5 Sound Processor for
extra simplicity. With the Baha 5 Smart App, users can personalize
their listening experience by adjusting and customizing the sound
processor directly from iPhone. They can save programs to specific
locations, adjust volume, treble and bass and even track down a
misplaced sound processor – all discreetly done without having to
draw attention to their sound processor.
Listening Made Easy in a Small, Discreet Package
The
Baha 5 Sound Processor is designed to help users enjoy clearer,
crisper sound even in noisy environments. The key to this new sound
experience is the innovative SmartSound® iQ technology, which is a
signal processing platform that automatically adapts to different
sound environments to deliver a more comfortable listening
experience and the opportunity for the best possible hearing
performance in noisy situations.
All of this is packaged inside the smallest bone conduction
sound processor in the industry.
The Baha 5 Sound Processor is also an award winner. It recently
received the prestigious, internationally recognized Red Dot Award:
Product Design 2015, which is only given to outstandingly creative,
innovative and high quality products. It is a great honor for
Cochlear to be presented with this award.
To learn if you may be a candidate for the Baha System, visit
http://www.Cochlear.com/US/BahaSystem.
To find out more about the features of the Baha 5 Sound
Processor, visit http://www.Cochlear.com/US/Baha.
About Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH)
Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions.
The company has a global workforce of 2,700 people and invests more
than AUS$100 million a year in research and development. Products
include hearing systems for cochlear, bone conduction and acoustic
implants.
Over 350,000 people of all ages, across more than 100 countries,
now hear because of Cochlear.
www.cochlear.com
The Cochlear Baha 5 Sound Processor is compatible with iPhone 6
Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPad Air 2, iPad
Air, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini and
iPod touch (5th generation) using iOS 7.* or later.
Apple, the Apple logo, FaceTime, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are
trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. App Store is a service
mark of Apple Inc.
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