Signia Hearing Aids
Austin Hearing Aid Center is an authorized provider of Signia hearing aids in Austin, TX. We can help you know more about Signia hearing aids and what model would best address your unique hearing requirements.
Signia delivers some of the top products in the hearing aid industry. Their goal to help people “Hear Well and Be Well” is reflected in the state-of-the-art technology embedded in their devices. Their newest sound processing, Augmented Xperience (AX), allows patients to have improved speech clarity in even the most challenging listening environments. With an entire family of styles to choose from, Signia offers something for everyone!
Current Signia Hearing Aid Models In Austin, TX
Austin Hearing Aid Center offers a wide selection of hearing aids in Austin, TX. Learn more about the latest Starkey hearing aids below:
Signia Pure Charge & Go BCT IX
Signia Pure Charge & Go BCT IX is a stylish receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing aid with built-in Bluetooth Classic. Enjoy hands-free calls and audio streaming from your favorite devices, like smartphones, tablets, TVs, and computers.
This hearing aid is designed for active lifestyles, delivering powerful and reliable performance, all-day battery life, and clear conversations no matter where you are.
It’s the ideal choice for anyone who wants reliable hearing support with modern, wireless convenience.
Unique features:
- Universal Bluetooth Classic Connectivity: Easy pairing and reliable audio streaming.
- Long battery usage: Up to 36 hours of battery life on a single charge
- Speech understanding in noisy environments: Powered by Integrated Xperience (IX) platform with RealTime Conversation Enhancement technology.
- Discreet design: Sleek, discreet design that ranks among the smallest Bluetooth-compatible RIC devices available.
- Built-in telecoil: For optimized performance in public venues.
Signia Pure Charge&Go T AX
Signia’s newest Augmented Focus™ technology, with updated eWindScreen and AX Soundscape Processing, helps to process speech and background noise separately to create a clear contrast in any environment. As a result, 94% of hearing aid users report excellent speech understanding while using Signia AX products.
Signia Pure Charge&Go T AX devices are appropriate for fitting mild to profound hearing losses. This product is available in the receiver-in-the-ear (RITE) style and offers a rechargeable battery. The portable rechargeability is a convenient option that provides 36 hours of listening on a single charge. The Signia Pure 312 AX offers the same benefits in sound processing as the Pure Charge&Go AX but with a disposable 312 battery solution in a sleek RITE design.
Unique Features:
- Bluetooth Connectivity: Allows for direct streaming for iOS and compatible Android smartphones. It handles the signal of a streaming input independently from other signals, ensuring the sound is even clearer and easier to optimize.
- App: The Signia app integrates all the functionalities of the previous apps, including connectivity, remote control, the 24/7 Signia Assistant, and TeleCare into one unified app.
- Remote help: The Signia app includes a 24/7 Signia Assistant and TeleCare. This integrates seamlessly into your fitting, making it easier for you to get instant support when needed and to stay in touch between visits.
Signia Insio Charge&Go AX
For many years custom in-the-ear (ITE) products only offered disposable battery solutions. Signia paved the way in the hearing aid industry by offering the world’s first custom hearing aids with contactless charging. The Insio Charge&Go AX devices are crafted specifically to your ear shape and provide a comfortable, discrete fit. In addition to the improved physical fit, there is also improved sound quality in the AX technology. In fact, a recent study found that 3 out of 4 hearing aid users experienced less listening effort with AX devices than with their previous hearing aids.
Signia Insio Charge&Go AX devices are appropriate for fitting mild to profound hearing losses. The devices are an ITE style and offer a rechargeable battery solution. Convenient charging is accessible on the go and provides 24 hours of listening on a single charge.
Unique Features:
- Bluetooth Connectivity: Allows for direct streaming for iOS and compatible Android smartphones. It handles the signal of a streaming input independently from other signals, ensuring the sound is even clearer and easier to optimize.
- App: The Signia app integrates all the functionalities of the previous apps, including connectivity, remote control, the 24/7 Signia Assistant, and TeleCare into one unified app.
- Remote help: The Signia app includes a 24/7 Signia Assistant and TeleCare. This integrates seamlessly into your fitting, making it easier for you to get instant support when needed and to stay in touch between visits.
Signia CROS AX
Signia’s contralateral routing of the signal (CROS) AX and CROS X devices wirelessly transmit sound from your unaidable ear to the better-hearing ear, so that you can follow conversations effortlessly. This allows you to handle situations confidently when someone is speaking to you in your poorer hearing ear.
The CROS AX is appropriate for individuals with single-sided hearing loss or single-sided deafness (SSD). There are several styles available in the Signia CROS, which allows you to decide which option fits your lifestyle and listening needs best. These options include:
- CROS Styletto AX: Portable charging with up to 20 hours of use with a single charge. A receiver-in-the-ear (RITE) with a sleek and streamlined design.
- CROS Pure Charge&Go AX: This RITE design offers convenient on-the-go rechargeability for up to 29 hours of wear time.
- CROS Pure 312: This RITE style uses a size 312 disposable battery and delivers up to 4 days of battery life.
- CROS Silk X: The only ready-to-wear completely-in-the-canal (CIC) delivers clearer speech understanding in an ultra-discreet size and instant fit. **Available on the Signia X platform
Unique Features
- Bluetooth Connectivity: AX CROS/BiCROS solutions allow Bluetooth streaming for Apple® and Android phones for calls and music plus HandsFree calls with CallControl on select iOS phones.
- App: In the Signia app, users have access to hearing aids and CROS controls, streaming capabilities with multiple devices, care services via Signia TeleCare, and My WellBeing activity tracking.
Assistive Listening Devices & Technology by Signia
- StreamLine TV
- StreamLine Mic
- StreamLine Remote
Older Signia Hearing Aid Models Supported By Austin Hearing Aid Center In Austin, TX
These hearing aid models may still be supported for hearing aid servicing and repair by Austin Hearing Aid Center in Austin, TX. Please contact us for more information.
- Signia Styletto AX
- Signia Motion X
- Signia Active Pro
- Signia Cellion Primax
- Signia CROS X
- Signia Insio Nx
- Signia Intuis 3
- Signia Nx
- Signia Pure 312 X
- Signia Pure Charge&Go AX
- Signia Pure Charge&Go X
- Signia Pure Nx
- Signia Pure Primax
- Signia Silk Nx
- Signia Silk Primax
- Signia Silk X
- Signia Styletto X
- Signia Xperience
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Signia Hearing Aids
What is the top-of-the-line Signia hearing aid?
The Signia AX platform is the most current technology offered by Signia. This platform is available in the Styletto, Pure, and Insio Charge&Go hearing aid styles. The trademarked Augmented Focus (AX) technology is its top feature, which uses two pathways to process sound: one for speech and the other for background noise.
What are the levels of Signia Pure Charge&Go technology?
Signia offers the AX in five different technology levels, including: (1AX, 2AX, 3AX, 5AX, and 7AX) from least to most advanced technology, respectively.
Can I adjust my Signia hearing aid?
Yes! Using the Signia app, you can change hearing aid programs and the volume level. There’s also an ability to adjust the sound balance between bass and treble.
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What is an audiologist?
What types of tests and treatments do audiologists perform?
- Diagnostic hearing tests
- Annual hearing evaluations
- Hearing aid fittings, programming and consultations
- Earmold and earplug fittings and consultations
- Dizziness and balance testing and treatment
- Hearing aid repairs, service, and maintenance
- Pediatric hearing loss detection and treatment
- Hearing loss prevention and protection programs
- Aural rehabilitation/Hearing rehabilitation and auditory training
- Custom musicians earplugs and in-ear- monitors
- Tinnitus treatment programs for ringing and buzzing in the ears
- Sound therapy and counseling
- Cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and implant programming
How do I know if I have hearing loss?
- Perception that people are mumbling when speaking to you
- Constantly asking people to repeat themselves
- Playing the TV or radio louder than the volume level that others around you enjoy
- Missing the doorbell or the telephone
- Missing environmental sounds, such as birds chirping, your car turn signal and microwave beepings
- Hearing a ringing sound in your ears, especially when it is quiet
What is the most common cause of hearing loss?
Hearing loss can be caused by several factors including exposure to loud noises, aging, ear infections, head or ear trauma, medications, congenital or genetic factors, diseases, and a number of other causes.
The most common cause of hearing loss (acquired) is exposure to loud noise. Hearing can be protected by wearing suitable hearing protection like ear plugs or ear muffs.
How is hearing loss diagnosed?
Hearing loss is diagnosed through a hearing evaluation conducted by an audiologist. Through a hearing test or diagnostic audiologic evaluation, an audiologist will determine the type and degree of hearing loss. The sensitivity, acuity and accuracy of speech understanding will also be evaluated in a hearing test.
A hearing evaluation covers a thorough case history and a physical inspection of the eardrum and the ear canal. Additional tests may also be performed depending on the symptoms. If an audiologist assesses that the hearing loss may benefit from medical intervention, a patient will be referred to a physician.
What are the different degrees of hearing loss?
The results of a hearing test are plotted on a chart called an audiogram. Hearing level (HL) is measured in decibels (dB) and is presented in general categories as follows:
Normal hearing (0-25 dB HL)
Mild hearing loss (26-40 dB HL)
Moderate hearing loss (41-70dB HL)
Severe hearing loss (71-90 dB HL)
Profound hearing loss (greater than 90 dB HL)
What are the different types of hearing loss?
Hearing loss is categorized into three types, each caused by different factors and requires different levels of hearing aid technology.
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is a problem with the auditory nerve or the inner ear, specifically damage to the nerve fibers or hair cells of the auditory system. This is the most common type of hearing loss in adults. The most common causes of sensorineural hearing loss are noise exposure and age-related changes. A disturbance in the circulation of the inner ear may also result in hearing loss. Fortunately, there are numerous options for patients with sensorineural hearing loss.
Conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss is linked to problems in the middle or external ear. With conductive hearing loss, sound is not conducted efficiently through the ear canal, eardrum or middle ear bones, resulting in the reduction of hearing. This may be caused by earwax blockage or other obstruction in the ear canal, perforation in the eardrum, middle ear fluid, middle ear infection, or other disease of the middle or inner ear. If you are diagnosed with conductive hearing loss, you may benefit from hearing aids, medication, medical implants, or surgical options.
Mixed hearing loss
When there are problems in both the middle and inner ear, the diagnosis will be a mixed hearing impairment. Since mixed hearing loss links both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, treatment options will depend on the nature of the impairment and the symptoms.
What are the signs of hearing loss in children?
Hearing loss can occur at any time in life from factors such as genetics, ear infections, head trauma or certain medications. If you suspect the following symptoms or behaviors in your child, you may need to consult with an audiologist:
-Failed newborn hearing screening
-Delays in speech and language acquisition (i.e no babbling)
-Frequent ear infections
-No startling reaction to loud sounds
-No response or turning to the source of loud sounds after six months of age
-Difficulty following verbal directions
-Short attention span
Any symptom of hearing loss in children should be addressed right away so as not to hamper or delay speech, language and cognitive development as a whole.
What style of hearing aid do I need?
There are many different types of hearing aids in the market today, ranging from style, technology, features and design.
Aside from considering the style of the device, you need to consider the features that would be most beneficial to you and applicable to your lifestyle. From waterproof options, directional microphones, telecoils, and Bluetooth technology, there will surely be something for everyone.
Hearing aids are also available in different styles and sizes, and thanks to the advancements and innovations in technology, hearing aids are getting smaller without compromising power.
When selecting a style of hearing aid, the following should be considered:
-Type/degree of the hearing loss
-Power requirements
-Manual dexterity and visual abilities
-Budget
-Aesthetics
-Anatomical and medical considerations
-Lifestyle requirements
What are assistive listening devices (ALDs)?
People with any type and degree of hearing loss may benefit from an assistive listening device. Since the microphone of a standard hearing aid is either worn on or behind the ear, the ability to enhance the speaker-to-background-noise ratio may become limited. This is where ALDs enter the picture, as they are designed to increase the loudness of a desired sound, such as a public speaker, TV, or radio, without necessarily increasing the background noise.
ALDs include TV listening systems, alarm clocks, telephone amplifying devices, and auditorium-type assistive listening systems. Newer ALDs are small, wireless and compatible with digital hearing aids.
What is tinnitus?
Tinnitus, often referred to as ringing in the ears, is a common disorder affecting more than 50 million people in the United States. Some people experience tinnitus as a roaring, hissing, whistling, buzzing, or clicking sound in the ear.
Technically, tinnitus is not the actual disease, but a symptom of another underlying medical condition of the ear or affected by another influencing health factor. Tinnitus can be constant or intermittent, with single or multiple tones. The perceived tinnitus volume can range from extremely loud to very soft.
American Tinnitus Association: https://www.ata.org/
What causes tinnitus?
The exact cause of tinnitus is not known. However, there are a wide variety of factors linked to tinnitus that include:
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Age-related hearing loss
- Wax build-up in the ear canal
- Certain medications
- Ear or sinus infections
- Ear diseases and disorders
- Jaw misalignment
- Cardiovascular disease
- Certain types of tumors in the neck or head area
- Thyroid disorders
- Head and neck trauma
How is tinnitus treated?
Treatment will vary based on the severity and underlying condition of the tinnitus. There are several treatments to manage the perception of unwanted noise which include:
- Hearing aids with tinnitus-masking features
- Tinnitus retraining therapy
- Sound therapy
- Avoidance of certain medications
- Behavioral therapy
What is the difference between an audiologist and a hearing instrument specialist (HIS)?
There are various types of hearing healthcare professionals in the industry, varying in terms of education and training.
A hearing instrument specialist and an audiologist are two of the most in-demand professionals when it comes to seeking treatment or advice for hearing loss. To better understand and select which professional is best for your case, here’s the difference between the two –
Audiologist
An audiologist has a degree in audiology and is trained to diagnose, treat, and monitor disorders of the hearing and balance system. Audiologists are well-versed and trained in handling amplification devices, cochlear implants, acoustics, electrophysiology, auditory rehabilitation and psychophysics.
At a minimum, Doctors of Audiology complete an undergraduate and doctoral level degree in audiology. They also undergo a supervised externship prior to state licensure and national certification. Continuing education requirements must be completed so audiologists can maintain state licensure.
For people with hearing loss, balance problems and auditory issues, an audiologist is the most qualified professional that can provide proper diagnosis and treatment.
Hearing instrument specialist (HIS)
A hearing instrument specialist is licensed to conduct audiometric testing to fit and sell hearing aids. To get a license, a hearing instrument specialist needs to take a certification program in hearing aids, complete training hours in the relevant field and pass an exam.
Hearing instrument specialists can fit and repair hearing aids. However, they cannot diagnose or treat hearing loss.
For more questions about hearing loss and other related services, our team at the Austin Hearing Aid Center will be happy to assist you. Call us today at (512-444-8684).