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(Benefits) The use of wireless transmission allows convenient
and synchronized control of hearing aid functions The CLEAR
wireless hearing aids share input information between the two
partnerhearingaidsInsodoingthewearerswouldexperience
thefollowingadditionaluserbenefits(onlywhenwearingbinaural
CLEARhearingaids)
Synchronization of volume control settings between hearing
aids–ThevolumeinbothhearingaidswillchangewhentheVCis
adjustedononeear
Synchronizationoflisteningprogramsbetweenhearingaids–The
samelisteningprogramisusedinbothhearingaidswhenoneis
changedbytheuser
Surveillanceofpartnerhearingaid–Thehearingaid(s)willsignal
analert(“partnercheck”)whenahearingaidbatteryhasexpired
orthatoneofthehearingaidshasfallenoffInrareinstancesa
muchstrongerwirelesssourcenearbymayactivatethisalertThis
servesasanearlywarningtothewearerofsuchserviceinterrup-
tion
Coordinationofcompression–TheCLEARhearingaidsmaintain
theintensitylevel differencebetween ears (inter-aurallevel dif-
ferenceILD)Insomesituationswherespeechispresentedto
onesideandnoisetheothersidethiscoordinatedactioncould
enhancetherelativeloudnessofthespeechsoundstothenoise
backgroundandimprovespeechunderstandingforsomewearers
Moreaccurateidentificationoffeedback–TheCLEARhearingaids
distinguishbetween“true”hearingaidwhistling(orfeedback)and
musicsoundstopreventunnecessaryfeedbackcancellationand
preservenaturalsoundquality